1. Enter & View: Collingwood Court

    Report -

    We visited Collingwood Court Nursing Home, unit for people with mental health problems and a palliative care unit. Almost all the residents had dementia or dementia like symptoms.

  2. Enter & View: Clarence Avenue extra care housing

    Report -

    A visit to this extra care housing facility was carried out to seek the views of residents (particularly those with dementia) about the services and also how they accessed health and care services from the community.

  3. GP feedback from women who have experienced violence and/or the criminal justice system

    Report -

    We spoke with women who have experienced violence or sexual violence, or have been in touch with the criminal justice system. They shared their individual journeys with us, telling us about the barriers and challenges faced.

  4. GP survey report

    Report -

    We conducted the survey to understand patients’ experiences of using primary care services. The results were fed back into the whole “transforming primary care discussion” on a local and regional level.

  5. Review a Service

    Page -

    Feedback is an important tool for health and social care services, in order to better understand what they are doing well and where improvements can be made. Tell us more about your experiences and help make other residents well informed of services in Lambeth.

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

    News -

    Regulator gives maternity service good rating after September 2022 inspection

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

    News -

    National director was responding to latest NHS performance stats

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

    News -

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

  9. Help Us Understand the Impact of Neighbourhood Nursing

    News -

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

  10. Safeguarding in Lambeth

    Advice and Information -

    Our guide on safeguarding for adults and children in Lambeth

  11. Cost-of-Living Support

    Advice and Information -

    A guide to support available in Lambeth during the cost-of-living crisis

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

    News -

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

  13. Guy's introduces Pioneering Sleep Apnoea Treatment

    News -

    Service becomes first UK NHS to provide new implant

  14. Your Feedback to Healthwatch Lambeth

    News -

    What you've been telling us in recent weeks

  15. South East London ICS Launches New Priorities

    News -

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

  16. Healthwatch Meets... George Verghese

    Blog -

    Meet Dr. George Verghese, a GP and leading voice in healthcare in Lambeth

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

    News -

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

  18. Crown Dale Medical Practice reopens in Norwood

    News -

    Norwood medical practice reopens following extensive redevelopment

  19. Take Part in Our Maternity Project

    News -

    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

  20. Pop-Up Event @ King's College Hospital

    Event -

  21. How to Make a Social Care Complaint

    Advice and Information -

    Here we provide guidance on the various complaints pathways if you are dissatisfied with social care services

  22. Are your needs being met?

    Advice and Information -

    Our guide on unmet care needs and what you can do to address them

  23. NHS (National Health Service) Workshops for Ukrainians

    Event -

  24. Healthcare Strikes - What's the Latest NHS Advice?

    Advice and Information -

    With ongoing strike action, we detail the latest messaging from the NHS to patients

  25. Meet the Team...

    Blog -

    Meet Anna D'Agostino, Engagement Officer and mental health lead

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

    News -

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

  27. The London Plus Cost-of-Living Guide

    Advice and Information -

    Charitable organisation offers useful guide with various resources in Lambeth

  28. NHS (National Health Service) Workshop for Ukrainians

    News -

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

  29. NHS to increase Polio Vaccine Drive

    News -

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

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

    News -

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

  31. When Do My Children Need Their Vaccinations? - A Guide

    Advice and Information -

    The latest guidance from South East London ICS about keeping children up to date with their jabs

  32. £500m Hospital Discharge Fund - Lambeth Expenditure

    News -

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

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

    News -

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

  34. Junior Doctor's Strike Updates

    News -

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

  35. New HRT prescription prepayment certificate helping women access treatment

    News -

    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

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

    News -

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

  37. Healthwatch Lambeth Meets... The Motherhood Group

    Blog -

    We speak to Hilary Ibhagbemien, The Motherhood's Group's new Programmes & Communication Manager

  38. Healthwatch Lambeth Strategy 2023-25

    News -

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

  39. Social Care Workshop with Lambeth Links and Brixton Umbrella Circle

    Event -

  40. NHS Workshop with IRMO

    Event -

  41. Pop-Up at King's

    Event -

  42. Pop Up at King's College Hospital

    Event -

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

    News -

    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

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

    News -

    Care provider sets out plan for next two years

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

    News -

    Further support offered to residents

  46. Social Prescribing in Lambeth: What You Need to Know

    Advice and Information -

    Our guide on the benefits of social prescribing to communities in Lambeth

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

    News -

    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.

  48. What is Social Prescribing?

    Advice and Information -

    We explain all about a service which is increasingly being prescribed in Lambeth

  49. NHS offers free blood pressure checks at Lambeth Pharmacies

    Advice and Information -

    Over 30 pharmacies in Lambeth offering free checks to patients