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We did an Enter and view at Hillyard House, an extra care housing facility for 41 tenants providing care and support to a mixed clientele including older people, learning disabled adult and younger disabled people, and residents living with dementia. -
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In this presentation to the Lambeth Council Health & Wellbeing Board, we highlighted why social relations are important, in relation to our priority areas including Poor Mental Health, Community based care and Cuts to welfare and care budgets. -
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We carried out Enter and View visits at Helmi House, a Sanctuary Home Care for 46 tenants, currently providing care and support to 26 people of mixed ages including wheelchair users and two residents living with dementia. -
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We did an Enter and View visits at Lingham Court, an extra care housing facility for 30 tenants, providing care and support to older people including wheelchair users and five residents living with dementia.
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We undertook a review of dementia services in the Clapham Park area of Lambeth during the second half of 2014, in order to gain an insight into the experiences of local residents with dementia and their carers (both paid and unpaid) -
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We visited Dulwich Care Centre, a nursing home for 93 residents, providing nursing or personal care to older people, including people with physical disabilities and people living with dementia.
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Healthwatch Lambeth Trustees held a seminar on transforming primary care services (dental, GPs and community pharmacists) on June 10, 2015. The seminar took place from 6pm – 8pm at the Norwood Health and Leisure Centre. -
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Over 2015, we carried out Enter & View visits to all 5 of Lambeth’s extra care schemes and held interviews with the on-site service providers to understand whether services are enabling people to have a good quality of life and improving independece. -
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This visit programme contributes to one of Healthwatch Lambeth’s priority areas; access to community based services and their impact. We chose to focus on community pharmacies because most people use these services. -
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Healthwatch Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark contributed to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspector information pack prior to their inspection of South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Trust in September 2015. -
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Lambeth DataNet (LDN) was created in 2006 by Lambeth GPs with an interest in tackling health inequalities, by using anonymous information from GP patient records. This activity looked at promoting transparency in how the patient data in being used. -
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We explored current understanding among residents of Vassal ward of how they would seek advice, information or support for a mental health concern. -
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We aimed to gather older people’s views of being in hospital and to talk to patients about their perceptions of the discharge process. -
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Our work focuses on assessing youth-friendly health services, access to information and keeping healthy. -
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The Sanctuary at Mosaic Clubhouse is an out of-hours support service in a non-clinical space, targeted at Lambeth residents over 18 years of age who live with a mental health condition. -
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Here is some information on where you can get help, advice and treatment for sexual health issues. These include contraception, sexually transmitted infections, unplanned pregnancy and relationships. -
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Lambeth’s GP Federations are offering extended opening times at four specially selected GP Access Hubs. Evening and weekend GP appointments are available to Lambeth residents (registered with a GP in Lambeth) each evening until 8pm and on weekends. -
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Our work focuses on care behind closed doors including care homes, transfer of care from hospital to home and tackling loneliness. -
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Our Enter and View programme involves training authorised representatives to visit publicly funded health and social care services in Lambeth to see what is going on and to talk to service users, their relatives and carers, as well as staff. -
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Our work focuses on community and secondary care services, prevention and early intervention and addressing mental health inequalities in Lambeth. -
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We are represented on 30 different committees, boards and working groups. We use this role to share patient/service user feedback, inform discussion, influence processes and, in some cases, participate in decision making. -
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The Lambeth Learning Disability Assembly (LLDA) is a place for people with a learning disability and carers to come together to talk about things that are affecting them and what they want to see happen -
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St George's NHS Trust is holding a series of events for you to tell them what you think about St George’s and the services we provide. Everyone is welcome, and the service is keen to hear from anyone who has an interest in the services. -
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Patients are getting treatment and advice closer to where they live thanks to the opening of Guy’s and St Thomas’ new Low Vision Clinic at Streatham Library. -
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Children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) in Lambeth can access local support through ‘The Local Offer’, provided by Lambeth Council. -
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Lambeth Dementia Action Alliance is a network of local organisations, services and businesses that are working to make Lambeth more dementia friendly. -
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If you are passionate about ensuring that the health and wellbeing needs of all in Lambeth are heard, understood and met, then we want to hear from you! -
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We want to hear from Lambeth people about their hospital experience. Do you stay local at Guy’s & St Thomas’ or King’s College Hospital? Or do you travel outside the borough to visit St George’s or Croydon University Hospital? Talk to us!
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Every Tuesday St Christopher's will be at We are 336, 336 Brixton Road SW9 7AA from 2-4pm. For people to come and find out more about bereavement services in your area. Advice, guidance and a listening ear will be available. -
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If you need to go into hospital for a short-term stay but have no one to look after your dog or cat, you may be eligible for help under Mayhew’s Pet Refuge programme. -
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Healthier and safer streets in and around Brixton. Join the conversation to develop ideas for your neighbourhood. Currently engaging with people on Railton, Loughborough and Ferndale Neighbourhoods. -
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Have you had problems with booking appointments or written correspondence with the NHS? Do you have views on how this should be improved? We want to hear how people's care experience has been affected by poor NHS administration.
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What are the most important research questions that occupational therapists, people who access occupational therapy services and their carers want answered? -
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The current recommendation for any information on the Coronavirus is to stay updated via Public Health England’s COVID public information page, and follow advice such as regularly washing hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, -
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More Coronavirus support for vulnerable people announced!
Register if you have a medical condition that makes you extremely vulnerable to COVID-19. -
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In September and October 2019 we carried out enter and view visits at three local care homes run by Excelcare, following a quality and safety review by Lambeth Council which indicated improvement was needed. -
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We want to know what you think about our proposal to move adult inpatient mental health services from Lambeth Hospital, in Landor Road, Lambeth to new, high-quality facilities on the Maudsley Hospital site, in Denmark Hill, in Southwark. -
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University College London have launched a study into the psychological and social effects of Covid-19 in the UK. The aim is to understand the effects of the virus and social distancing measures, and to track people's Mental Health and loneliness. -
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With the new Clinical Commissioning structure in place this month, our new South East London Healthwatch Director Folake Segun will ensure that the six Healthwatch across the region have a joint impact to ensure local people are represented. -
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Lambeth Educational Psychology Service has put together some advice and guidance for parents and carers about how to support the wellbeing and learning of their children during the coronavirus outbreak. -
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Dementia is a disease of the brain and reduces the capacity of people to reason and make choices. So the UK and global response to Coronavirus 19 is particularly challenging for families and people living with dementia. -
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Black Thrive has teamed up with a number of South London organisations to answer the Government call for evidence that the COVID 19 pandemic is causing additional issues in protected communities.
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WLM St Luke’s has compiled this guide with information and links to help people sort out money problems, cut costs and apply for benefits at this difficult time. Please pass it on to friends, family, neighbours and colleagues who may find it useful. -
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Doctors in Lambeth are asking patients not to put off contacting their GP surgery if they need to consult a doctor or nurse.