News and reports

Are you fasting for Ramadan or Lent this month? Check out this advice article from South East London Integrated Care System to help you care for your health and wellbeing.

Read our new report on supporting engagement with people and communities in Lambeth Primary Care Networks (PCNs), with additional reports on our projects on digital inclusion in Fiveways PCN and engaging South Asian patients in Streatham PCN. The reports highlight the importance of community engagement in shaping local healthcare services and outline steps for improving patient involvement across Lambeth’s PCNs.

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.

A new report from the London Assembly Health Committee examines the state of dentistry and oral health.

Read Healthwatch England's response to the plan, which aims to tackle record NHS waiting times and improve people's experience while they wait.

Earlier this year, we published our report on women’s experiences using maternity care services in South East London. We would like to thank the women and birthing people who shared their stories.

We held our Annual General Meeting (AGM) for 2024 on Wednesday, 4 December. We introduced our new trustees, discussed our planned work for the current financial year, and reflected on our key achievements from the previous year. Highlights included discussing the impact of our maternity and hospital discharge projects and meeting the Mayor of Lambeth, Cllr John-Paul Ennis.

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.

Congratulations to Folake Segun, who has been appointed as the CEO of Healthwatch Lambeth. The move comes after four and a half years working as Director of Healthwatch South East London.

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111, the NHS has announced today.

As we head into autumn, read this health advice article from Claire Grant, Pharmacy Manager at Day Lewis, Streatham.