1. Have your say on issues affecting GP services in Lambeth!

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    Can you help us prioritise the most important issues affecting GP consultations?
    We’re keen to hear from patients registered at an NHS GP practice

  2. Healthwatch Lambeth shortlisted for network award

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    · Local health champion is shortlisted for the creation of the South East London Healthwatch Director in major national awards scheme

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  3. Survey results show high levels of concern about COVID-19 remain among health service users

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    In May 2021, 1,501 people told the Joint Programme for Patient, Carer and Public Involvement in COVID Recovery how they felt about using NHS services during the pandemic, now, and in the future.

  4. Putting people's wishes at the heart of care

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    Most people leave it too late to make their wishes known. Our work on advance care planning gives local people and services the tools they need to talk about the care and treatment that’s right for them.

  5. Reducing delays for children and young people in care

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    Our work with Lambeth's social care teams addressed the delays in assessing the health needs of children in care. This has led to a 50% increase in the number of children being assessed on time.

  6. Improving support for young people with mental health needs

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    Young people told us about challenges during their transition to adult mental health services. This led to the recruitment of transition workers to help coordinate their support, ensuring services are responsive to their needs.

  7. Autumn COVID Booster Jabs Now Available to Over 65s

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    Covid boosters now available to carers, pregnant women and over 65s in Lambeth

  8. Join Us At Our Autumn Outreach Events

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    Come and meet members of the Healthwatch Lambeth team and discuss your experience of healthcare in the borough

  9. NHS urges parents to book children in for essential MMR vaccination

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    NHS to remind parents and carers of routine MMR vaccinations for children with information campaign beginning next week

  10. NHS launches new online site finder for Monkeypox vaccines

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    NHS launches a new online vaccine site finder to make it as easy as possible for eligible people to get monkeypox jab

  11. The Survivors Trust and Brook Collaborate on #CheckWithMeFirst project

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    Organisations collaborate on #CheckWithMeFirst project to help raise awareness of the challenges that young survivors of sexual abuse, assault and trauma may face when accessing healthcare appointments

  12. Maternal Mental Health Care – What's Your Experience?

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    Healthwatch England to survey experience of maternity services and mental healthcare

  13. Healthwatch Lambeth Enter and View at The Well Centre

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    Healtwatch Lambeth to co-facilitate Enter and View visit to young person's service in Herne Hill

  14. South East London ICS Launches #FreeYourMind Campaign

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    Healthcare body launches the #FreeYourMind campaign to promote self-care around mental health

  15. NHS Offers Second Monkeypox Vaccinations to Eligible Residents

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    Almost 68,000 people have been vaccinated against monkeypox since the first cases in this outbreak were identified in England in May this year

  16. Dentist Pay Increased Following Healthwatch Advocacy

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    Increases in pay will help dentists treat patients needing most complex treatments

  17. Take Part in a study on Doctor/Patient Communication

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    Healthwatch Lambeth has teamed up with University of Cambridge's THIS.Institute on a programme aimed at improving doctor communication during diagnosis

  18. Rollout of testing at A&E sites identifies hundreds of new HIV and Hepatitis cases

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    NHS programme identifies conditions and helps patients seek early treatment

  19. St. Thomas' Maternity Service Receives Good Rating from CQC

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    Regulator gives maternity service good rating after September 2022 inspection

  20. A&E Delays 'Intolerable' says Healthwatch England

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    National director was responding to latest NHS performance stats

  21. Healthwatch England Contributes Evidence to House of Lords report on Emergency Services

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    Healthwatch evidence on declining patient confidence and poor access to urgent and emergency care services cited in House of Lords report

  22. Help Us Understand the Impact of Neighbourhood Nursing

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    Healthwatch Lambeth and GSTT work together to assess benefit of new Neighbourhood Nursing scheme

  23. Department of Health & Social Care Announces new Delivery Plan

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    Read more about Delivery Plan for Recovering and Emergency Care Services here

  24. Guy's introduces Pioneering Sleep Apnoea Treatment

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    Service becomes first UK NHS to provide new implant

  25. Your Feedback to Healthwatch Lambeth

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    What you've been telling us in recent weeks

  26. South East London ICS Launches New Priorities

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    South East London Integrated Care System develops five priorities for health and care

  27. Have your say on Lambeth’s All Age Autism Strategy

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    Lambeth council would like views of autistic residents as well as parents and carers

  28. Crown Dale Medical Practice reopens in Norwood

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    Norwood medical practice reopens following extensive redevelopment

  29. Take Part in Our Maternity Project

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    We want to speak to women from different backgrounds, communities and neighbourhoods about their experiences of maternity services with a view to improving them - making them more accessible, inclusive and high quality for all

  30. NHS (National Health Service) Workshop for Ukrainians

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    We are running a workshop to empower Ukrainians to access the NHS

  31. London Health Service Promotes Take Up of Routine Vaccines for Children

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    Parents are urged to protect their children from measles, mumps and rubella

  32. NHS to increase Polio Vaccine Drive

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    Health service keen to see wider uptake of vital vaccination in children

  33. Healthwatch England finds six-week postnatal checks failing many new mothers

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    Survey of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows shortfall in postnatal care services

  34. £500m Hospital Discharge Fund - Lambeth Expenditure

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    The government has released details of how Lambeth planned to spend its share of £500m hospital discharge fund

  35. Food & Drink: King's College Hospital Seeks Help from Lambeth Residents

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    Kings College Hospital NHS Trust wants help to shape its new food and drink strategy

  36. Junior Doctor's Strike Updates

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    Local NHS leaders ask south Londoners to “help us help you” during Easter break and junior doctors’ strike

  37. New HRT prescription prepayment certificate helping women access treatment

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    New prescription prepayment certificate (PPC) for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has proved popular, with 37,700 being purchased online by women within the first few days of its launch on 1 April

  38. Cancer Diagnosis Tests - King's College Hospital Wants Your Help

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    Trust wants to talk to the public about their information and support needs when attending hospital tests for a possible cancer diagnosis

  39. Healthwatch Lambeth Strategy 2023-25

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    We've laid out our strategy for the next couple of years, putting people at the heart of everything we do

  40. Lambeth Together Releases 'Our Health, Our Lambeth' Plan

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    Partnership group sets out how health and care services in Lambeth will work together to improve health and wellbeing outcomes over the next five years

  41. South East London ICS Publishes Transformation Plan for Children and Young People’s Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Services

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    Care provider sets out plan for next two years

  42. Council Launches New £10m Cost-of-Living Crisis Support Package

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    Further support offered to residents

  43. Help research high blood pressure and heart health in Lambeth

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    Lambeth’s Neighbourhood and Wellbeing Alliance (NWDA) want to find out about the health needs of communities of Black African and Black Caribbean heritage to help them prevent and take control of high blood pressure.