News and reports

Read our new bimonthly Feedback Report for November and December 2024. This new reporting initiative anonymously reports the feedback we receive from Lambeth residents, along with a brief summary of key issues.

As part of our Enter and View programme, Healthwatch Lambeth visited the Luther King Ward, one of the wards in Lambeth Hospital where male service users living in the London Borough of Lambeth receive care for their acute mental illness.

Healthwatch Lambeth publishes our report on healthcare waiting lists, based on our survey of residents and their experiences. The findings reveal significant impacts on patient wellbeing due to extended wait times and limited communication.

Healthwatch Lambeth is thrilled to present its Annual Report for 2023-2024, detailing a year of significant achievements and ongoing commitments to enhancing health and social care services within Lambeth. As your local health and social care champion, Healthwatch Lambeth ensures that the voices of residents are heard by decision-makers, contributing to meaningful improvements in care.

In March 2024, Healthwatch Lambeth launched the Lambeth Pulse: a monthly survey exploring the views of Lambeth residents on a variety of topics across health and social care.

Healthwatch Lambeth has today published "Trust Mother's Words," a report based on a research project funded by SEL Local Maternity and Neonatal services (LMNS) exploring the maternity care experiences of women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, refugees, migrant and asylum-seekers, women living in areas of high deprivation and women with learning disabilities.

Our newest Healthwatch Lambeth report examines the hospital discharge system and identifies potential improvements throughout the discharge process.

The latest Healthwatch Lambeth report explores the experiences of service users and carers when applying for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.

Our report from mental health service The Tree House

Our Annual Report for 2022-2023 is out now! See how your feedback on health and social care services in Lambeth helped us influence local providers to make things better.

Our latest report is out now! We met people with learning difficulties, autism and severe mental illness (and their carers) to discuss access to healthcare checks and Covid-19 vaccines.

Our Annual Report for 2021-2022 is out now! See how your feedback on health and social care services in Lambeth helped us influence local providers and make services better.