1. Residents' experience of living in extra care housing

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    Our Extra Care Review used Enter and View to visit five of the borough's extra care housing schemes to find out whether residents have a good quality of life.

  2. Enter & View: King's College NHS Foundation Trust - Paediatric Ward

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    We were interested in understanding how ‘youth friendly’ the services at King’s College Hospital were from the perspective of young people and their families.

  3. GP Experiences: How supportive are waiting rooms for people with mental health concerns?

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    We explored GP waiting rooms from a mental health perspective, rRecognising that the waiting room atmosphere and the information displayed affect all patients, not only those with mental health concerns.

  4. GP Experiences: On talking to the GP about mental health

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    We were interested to listen to the experiences of adults either living in Lambeth or registered with a Lambeth GP who had spoken to their GP about mental health concerns in the last twelve months.

  5. GP Experiences: Mental health information on Lambeth GP websites

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    in 2016, we looked at websites of GP surgeries in Lambeth to find out what information and signposting was available for patients online.

  6. Seeking mental health support from a GP: Summary report

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    Our work in Vassall Ward in 2015 revealed that most people would choose to visit their GP first if they needed help for a mental health concern. That's why we decided to look at people's experience of tlaking to their GP about mental health.

  7. Enter & View: Mental Health Community Services

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    We carried out an Enter and View to take a closer look at community-based mental health services. The project was based on a recognition of the large numbers of people who rely on primary care and community services as an important means of support.

  8. Care Assessment Survey: with Sheltered Scheme and Care Home Managers

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    Our survey of care home managers and sheltered scheme managers reveals that some residents are not receiving a level of social care that meets their needs.

  9. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

    Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.

  10. What should you expect from home care services?

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    The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?

  11. Evaluation of the Caring with Carers Course adapted for community setting

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    We evaluated the adaptation of an existing hospital-based initiative designed by the Guy's and St Thomas' Trust, to help carers of elderly family members with dementia prepare for their return home after a stay in hospital.

  12. Covid-19 Vaccine in Lambeth webinar

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  13. Seeking views on cancer services for children and young people in South London and the South East of England

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    NHS London wants to hear from children and young people who have experiences with using cancer services in London and South East England, as well as their families and carers; following the most recent review of the services in January 2020.

  14. Re-imagining mental health services for Black communities

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    The Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework (PCREF) is running a series of events aimed at achieving anti-racism and equity in South London and Maudsley mental health services.

  15. Lambeth SEND and Inclusion Strategy

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    Healthwatch Lambeth engaged with children and young people aiming to hear their views on the Lambeth Council’s SEND and Inclusion Strategy.

  16. Birth during COVID-19: Women’s stories of maternity care through the pandemic

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    We spoke to women who gave birth at King's during lockdown to explore in more depth how mothers have been affected by the pandemic focusing on their experiences of maternity care services during pregnancy, birth, and the early postnatal period.

  17. Vascular Dementia Inequalities for Lambeth’s Black Communities

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    In October 2020, we held an online event with South London and Maudsley Trust (SLaM) and Black Thrive for local people to explore the inequalities linked to vascular dementia experienced by Lambeth’s Black communities.

  18. Food Poverty in Lambeth webinar

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  19. COVID-19 vaccination briefing for voluntary and community sector groups and organisations

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  20. Addressing food poverty in Lambeth webinar

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    We held a webinar on 23rd February with representatives of Public Health Lambeth to discuss action on food poverty in Lambeth.

  21. Opportunity for local people to become GSTT governors

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    Could you be a governor at Guy’s and St Thomas’? Nominations are open for the 2021 elections. A virtual awareness session is being held for prospective governors at 11am on 19 March.

  22. EU Settlement Scheme- help for local residents

    Advice and Information -

    Help is available for Lambeth residents who need to complete an application for the EU Settlement Scheme. 

  23. Vaccine rollout webinar for the LD community

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  24. World Health Day

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  25. AT Medics

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    Healthwatch across south-east London are aware of the sale in Feb 2021 by AT Medics of 8 GP surgeries to Operose Health, owned by US private healthcare company Centene Corporation, and the media interest this has generated.

  26. Mental Health Awareness week

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  27. Understanding Lambeth’s LGBTQI+ communities in times of COVID19

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    The London Met University are carrying out research into the affect of covid19 on health and wellbeing in the LGBQI+ community and are looking to hear from Lambeth residents about their experiences during the pandemic.

  28. Volunteers Week

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  29. The South East London Healthwatch Patient Group

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    Following a successful recruitment process, local Healthwatch in south east London have established a Patient Group to provide the added value of patient and public experience through a regional lens.

  30. VacciNation: Exploring vaccine confidence

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    Healthwatch' new research explores vaccine confidence amongst people from African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, and Pakistani backgrounds. We want to understand these barriers to ensure key lessons are taken forward for future public health campaigns.

  31. Our Annual Report 2020-21

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    Find out in our Annual Report about how we have made a difference for people in Lambeth, our resources and how we have engaged and supported people in 2020-21.

  32. 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