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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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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Our Annual Report for 2021/22 is out now! See how your feedback on health and social care services in Lambeth helped us influence local providers and make services better. -
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Covid boosters now available to carers, pregnant women and over 65s in Lambeth -
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Come and meet members of the Healthwatch Lambeth team and discuss your experience of healthcare in the borough -
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NHS to remind parents and carers of routine MMR vaccinations for children with information campaign beginning next week -
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We've pulled together a number of services for parents in need of support for their mental health. Read more to find out where you can go to get the help you need. -
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We know from our conversations with the public that some patients report feeling rushed during appointments and struggling to make themselves heard. Here are some tips that could help you get the most out of visiting your GP. -
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Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment. -
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Find a Polio vaccination site near you -
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At risk groups and over 65s to be reminded about Covid-19 autumn booster next week -
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For this year's virtual Lambeth Country Show, we've put together a short video explaining what we do and why we want to hear from YOU! -
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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 -
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Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services. -
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It is normal to feel worried during these difficult times. For some people, especially those who were already dealing with anxiety, depression or other mental health challenges, these times can be particularly hard.
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Lambeth Public Health has a health and wellbeing web page titled ‘Your health’. This digital resource helps people find health and wellbeing services in the local community. -
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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 -
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We’ve put together services that can help children and young people experiencing mental health problems, and their parents or carers. -
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Qwell is a free, anonymous online counselling and emotional wellbeing service for adults over 26 from digital mental health pioneers Kooth. -
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Healthwatch England to survey experience of maternity services and mental healthcare -
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For information on Covid-19, Lambeth Council's guidance pages should point you in the right direction. If you need more help, call or email us for further support. -
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Healtwatch Lambeth to co-facilitate Enter and View visit to young person's service in Herne Hill -
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Healthcare body launches the #FreeYourMind campaign to promote self-care around mental health -
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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 -
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Increases in pay will help dentists treat patients needing most complex treatments -
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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 -
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NHS programme identifies conditions and helps patients seek early treatment -
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A short guide for parents and carers -
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A short guide on the Royal College of Nursing strikes in December 2022 -
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Our latest report is out now! We met people with learning difficulties, autism and severe mental illness (and their carers) to discuss access to healthcare checks and Covid-19 vaccines. -
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Winter can be a challenging time. Viruses spread more easily. Cold and damp weather can aggravate existing health problems and make us more vulnerable to respiratory infections. But there’s lots you can do to prepare yourself and stay well.