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People in London regret not raising concerns about their care
New research for CQC shows people in Greater London regret not raising concerns about their care – but those who do raise concerns see improvements.
20 February 2019
News
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Lambeth Learning Disability Assembly - Newsletters
Here you can find all past issues of the LLDA newsletter. The newsletter has useful information for Lambeth people with Learning disabilities. It also introduces new services and talks about issues that local people with learning disabilities share.
10 February 2019
News
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Evaluating the Red bag project
In 2018 we worked with the Health Innovation Network to ensure that peoples’ voices were heard in the evaluation of their red bag project.
6 January 2019
Report
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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
24 December 2018
Advice and Information
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Quarterly report - Summer 2018: What we’ve heard recently about local services
Every three months, we’ll bring you a round-up of the latest feedback we have received from Lambeth residents.  Here’s a summary of what we’ve heard from 48 people between April and September 2018.
11 October 2018
Report
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Early Experiences on Project Smith
We carried out an evalution of the first two years of Project Smith, where local people worked together with NHS Lambeth CCG and Lambeth Council, recognising that the community and people are the assets and key to good health and wellbeing.
1 October 2018
Report
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Finding our way around King's College Hospital
In February 2018, three teams visited Kings College Hospital to assess effectiveness and accessibility of signage for people with learning disabilities within the grounds and hospital.
14 May 2018
Report
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New "Red bag" scheme for hospital transfer
Local hospitals have joined together with care homes in Lambeth to introduce the ‘red bag’ scheme. The red bag helps to provide a prompt, safe and efficient transfer of clinical care, when a resident moves between a care home and clinical settings.
7 May 2018
Advice and Information
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Sign up to GP online services
GP online services allow you to access a range of services via your computer or mobile. Here's how you can use it and how to sign up.
6 May 2018
Advice and Information
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The Going Home Project
Hospital discharge has been identified as a national problem. The Going Home project follows a patient's journey from hospital to home to see how well services work together to ensure a good recovery.
5 April 2018
Report
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Enter & View: Right for Everyone
The Right for Everyone project was a partnership initiative to investigate how well community health services work for people with learning disabilities. We looked at dental services, GP practices, pharmacy, foot clinics and opticians.
3 March 2018
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Assessing King's College Hosptial signage
In 2018 we visited our local hospital, King’s College Hospital with members of the LLDA to assess it for disability friendly signage. Members worked together to come up with recommendations on how the signage could better meet their needs.
7 February 2018
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