1. Do Southwark GPs offer interpreting services?

    Report -

    Following an early report about the experiences of seldom-heard communities in accessing GPs, we carried out a review of GP out-of-hours answerphone messages.

  2. Young voices on sexual health

    Report -

    Over the summer of 2016, we engaged with 105 young people aged 13-25, via workshops and surveys, to find out about their experiences of sexual health education and information, access to services, and where they prefer to go for support.

  3. Gypsy and Traveller Community Focus Group

    Report -

    Healthwatch Southwark spoke with Traveller women who reside in Traveller sites in Southwark, of which there are four: Springtide (Peckham), Brideale (Peckham), Ilderton (Bermondsey) and Burnhill (Peckham).

  4. Burgess Park Care Home

    Report -

    In 2016, one of our priority areas was social care.

    A focus of this has been to look at the quality of nursing care provision, especially after the closure of one of the three Southwark nursing homes in October 2015 (Camberwell Green).

  5. Findings from our Trans Survey

    Report -

    Healthwatch Southwark wanted to understand the experience of local people in the context of the national experience of Trans patients and so started a series of engagement activities.

  6. Bengali Focus Group with Macmillan Cancer Support

    Report -

    We were commissioned by Macmillan Cancer Support, to run a focus group exploring the different ways the Bengali community access information – where they get it from and in what format and language.

  7. Young Voices on Mental Health

    Report -

    Over the summer of 2016, we engaged with 114 young people aged 12-23, via workshops and surveys, to find out about their experiences of mental health education and information, access to services, and where they prefer to go for support.

  8. What young voices told us about mental health

    News -

    Over the summer of 2016, we engaged with 114 young people aged 12-23, via workshops and surveys, to find out about their experiences of mental health education and information, access to services, and where they prefer to go for support.

  9. 10 top tips to get the most out of your dental appointment

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  10. Mental Health

    Report -

    Mental health was identified as a priority area for Healthwatch Southwark (HWS) through public and stakeholder consultation.

  11. Community Health Event

    Event -

  12. We are looking for new Advisory Board members!

    News -

    We are currently recruiting for Advisory Board members to help steer the work of Healthwatch Southwark. These are local people, who live or work in the community and can provide insights and guidance to the team.

  13. Annual Report 2022/3

    Report -

    Find out more about our work and achievements over the past year.

  14. Quarterly Insights Report- 1st April - 30 June

    Report -

    Read our latest quarterly Signposting and Feedback Insight Report! This report provides an overview of the key themes highlighted from community feedback and signposting enquiries we received from 1st April to 30th June 2023.

  15. Latin American Health Event

    Event -

  16. Access to Health and Social Care Services for Latin American Communities in Southwark Report

    Report -

    Read our report on access to health and social care services for Latin American communities in Southwark.

  17. We are hosting a Latin American Health Event!

    News -

    Join us at our Latin American Health Event on Saturday, September 2nd. Come and see what health support there is for the Latin American Community!

  18. Community Health Ambassadors are raising awareness of Long COVID

    News -

    Community Health Ambassadors participated in an educational programme, developed by the SE London Long COVID Programme, to raise awareness of long COVID in their communities.

  19. Responses to our Report on Latin American Access to Health and Social Care.

    Response -

    Care providers have responded to our report on Latin American access to health and social care services in Southwark.

  20. We are recruiting for a Community Engagement Officer

    News -

    Are you passionate about improving health and social care services for local people?
    Join our team!

  21. Get involved in research on healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults

    News -

    Help Healthwatch Southwark understand how to improve healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults.

  22. Have your say in local mental health services and research

    News -

    The Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) are looking for new members to join our new Advisory Group for our Clinical Informatics Service.