News and reports

We held an event to raise awareness of Self Care Week and the importance of self-care and the self-management of health conditions. The event included four separate workshops focussing on particular self care issues: diabetes, eye care, respiratory diseases and mental health.

We visited 5 food banks across the boroughs of Bromley and Lewisham. We interviewed residents about their experiences of accessing health and social care services and the circumstances which has caused them to access community services in the borough. The community providers of food banks were also engaged, regarding information around numbers and their front line experiences.

The purpose of this Enter & View visit was to engage with patients and staff about their experience of Green Parks House and to gather their views. This included how involved people feel in planning their care, the ward environment, relationships between staff and patients and whether people feel safe.

We conducted an Enter & View visit to engage with tenants of the Extra Care Schemes to understand their experience of the service and provide them with the opportunity to voice their opinions regarding the care that they receive and the environment in which they live. We engaged with 65 tenants and 37 staff members.

Our annual report includes how we have engaged and supported people over the year.

We set out to speak to gain a wider understanding and appreciation of the young people of Bromley’s attitude toward mental health and in the hope that it would raise awareness around the services that are available. A total of 350 young people aged 10-17 took part in our engagement.

We conducted an Enter & View visit looking at the care and support provided at Durham House. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions at the care home.

We conducted an Enter & View visit looking at the care and support provided at Crown Meadow Court. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions at the care home.

We conducted an Enter & View visit looking at the care and support provided at Norton Court. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions at the care home.

We conducted an Enter & View visit looking at the care and support provided at Apsley Court. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions at the care home.

We conducted an Enter & View visit looking at the care and support provided at Regency Court. During our visit, we spoke with staff, family, and service users about their experiences and response to living conditions at the care home.

Healthwatch Bromley and Lewisham launched a research project focusing on attitudes toward mental health and service access in the London Borough of Bromley. A total of 133 responses were accumulated.