News and reports

We are supporting @HealthwatchE’s campaign calling on new mums and birthing parents to share their experience of mental health support. Please help us spread the word and share our survey with your audiences.

Complete our feedback survey sharing your experiences with the London Ambulance Service in the past 12 months. The survey opens on Thursday 1st December and closes on Wednesday 11th January at 12pm. All entrants will have the chance to win a £50 One4all voucher.

Primary care is made up of the GP, practice nurse, high street pharmacist, along with other clinicians working in your GP surgery to support you when you first feel poorly or are concerned about your physical or mental health. Watch this video to get information on how services are working and the best way to get the care you need.

On 12th July 2022, Healthwatch Bromley visited Antokol Care Home, a residential care home established in 1951 to care for elderly Polish refugees. Originally located in Beckenham, it was relocated to Chislehurst. Antokol provides housing and care for up to 36 residents, including 21 individuals with dementia and six with additional long-term conditions.

The Cancer Information and Support Survey was a local project run by Healthwatch Bromley. 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.

A statutory function of Healthwatch Bromley is to provide information and signposting to residents on health and social care services. Based on our intelligence we identified diabetes as one area of focus for our work.

A patient experience report with 600 reviews collected this quarter about the health and social care services in the London Borough of Bromley, covering the period from July-September. We found that 422 (70%) were positive with star rating 4-5, 31 (5%) neutral with star rating 3 and 147 (25%) negative with star rating 1-2.

Healthwatch Bromley is recruiting volunteers. Make this an opportunity to build your community.

NHS South East London ICS is seeking to recruit public members to join the Engagement Assurance Committee to fill the current vacancies from Bexley, Bromley and Southwark.

Children's vaccines, why they matter and your questions answered!

Next week (Oct 12th), Healthwatch Lambeth will mark @WMHDay 2022 (Oct 10) with a Zoom session including money saving tips, mindfulness and wellbeing events in Streatham. Register below to join!

“Windrush Generation” guidance for NHS staff and other providers of NHS funded secondary and community care services.