News and reports

The government has launched a public consultation to inform its Major Conditions Strategy, to help set actions needed over the next five years to improve diagnosis and management of people’s care.

Following up on their commitment for conversations and co-production relating to:

· The Independent Culture Review findings and Community Risk Management plan

· Fire safety and evacuation and your safety in London

· Achieving co-production with Deaf and Disabled People in London

If you are looking for a new job, considering a change or want a lasting and fulfilling career, then join the thousands of committed, enthusiastic and diverse people working in Bromley health and care services. There are lots of different jobs and career opportunities on offer, in a wide variety of roles from clinical, to administration to therapies.

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is an event hosted by the Mental Health Foundation. The official theme for this year is anxiety.

There is an open call for evidence from the government to help them develop their ‘pathway for adult social care’.

This pathway will be published autumn 2023 and will set out the skills, knowledge and behaviours that people working in adult social care need to deliver high-quality, personalised, compassionate care and support.

Fancy a chat? @NHSVolunteerResponders are here to offer you or someone you know a friendly phone call and a listening ear through their newly launched Check In and Chat service.

Whether it’s just a one-off conversation, or regular chats, you can use this service by calling 0808 196 3646.

As part of a research project, Healthwatch Bromley produced leaflets for Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes to provide education and information.

South East London Integrated Care System (SEL ICS) is working hard to ensure everyone receives the maximum protection against potential illness and disease - including getting the information and support they need, and access to vaccinations wherever they live.

Nurses who are members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will be striking from 8pm on 30 April to 8pm on 2 May at Guys and St Thomas’s (GSTT), and Kings. Unite members (pharmacists, nurses, security and switchboard) will also be on strike on 2 May at GSTT (times tbc).

On 4th August 2022, Healthwatch Bromley visited Fallowfield, a nursing home located in a residential area of Chislehurst. The home is a three-acre Victorian mansion surrounded by extensive landscaped gardens, situated next to Fairlight residential home.

The Cancer Information and Support Survey was a local project run by Healthwatch Bromley from March to June 2022. The project aimed to identify and understand trends in the support needs of people, and their loved ones, living with or beyond different types of cancer.

We designed an infographic that illustrates ratings of cancer support across three cancer groups and the preferred location for a new cancer information and support centre.

A patient experience report with 645 reviews collected this quarter about the health and social care services in the London Borough of Bromley, covering the period from October- December.