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Self Care Week 2025 (17–23 November) is a national campaign led by the Self Care Forum, focused on empowering individuals and communities to take charge of their physical and mental wellbeing.

This guide tells you what to expect from your general practice (GP) and how you can help them, so you get the best from the National Health Service (NHS). More details can be found through the links below.

Get ready for winter - protect yourself and your family

We want to hear views and experiences of people accessing maternity services

Healthwatch Bromley has decided to do a research project examining the current landscape of substance misuse services in Bromley, and the experiences and views of service users, as well as their family/carers and healthcare professionals.

Every year, you should have an Annual Health Check with your GP (14 plus) and an eye test with your optician.

The E&V visit was carried out on Tuesday 1st July; four E&V ARs were present. It was announced and planned in partnership with the home. In preparation, we shared with the manager a poster announcing the E&V, to display in communal areas, and questionnaires explaining the purpose of the visit in further detail and seeking feedback.

A patient experience report with 541 reviews collected this quarter about the health and social care services in the London Borough of Bromley, covering the period from April - June 2025.

Antenatal Education Classes available languages French, Spanish, Portuguese, Somali & Romanian

The NHS 10 Year Health plan proposes to abolish Healthwatch England and 152 local Healthwatch, and transfer functions ‘in-house’ to local authorities and NHS Integrated Care Boards once legislation has passed. This is a result of the Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape, led by Dr Penny Dash.

Healthwatch Bromley is committed to empowering local residents to make best use of health and social care services. We initiated this research project to collect insights from and analyse the needs of Bromley young carers aged 11 – 19, in response to suggestions that this potentially vulnerable group might need targeted support to make better use of these services.

131 local Healthwatch services across England have signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to reconsider proposals that would bring public voice functions under the control of local authorities and NHS bodies.