1. News -

    Healthwatch Central West London has today published a response to NHS England’s consultation on the future of Integrated Care Systems

  2. News -

    The theme of this year’s report is ‘Then and Now’.  It’s been designed to highlight how our work in 2020-21 has helped local patients, residents, and carers engage with changes to health and social care provision during the pandemic.

  3. News -

    As the NHS moves more services online, we have been speaking to local patients, residents, and carers about how well digital tools work for them
  4. News -

    We were delighted to work with the Garway Medical Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) earlier this month to help Garaway patients to understand the issues surrounding General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR).
  5. News -

    For the past 8 months, we have been carrying out public engagement in collaboration with a range of grassroots partnerships to understand how people have been using health services and healthcare support ‘online’. Using health services in this way is becoming known as Digital Healthcare*.
  6. News -

    Our work is focused on giving local people a voice in health and care; however, we also like to share when our work gets mentioned internationally…
  7. News -

    Alongside this year’s Annual report, we have created an A5 booklet that shares the impact of our work, with a focus on tackling health inequalities and improving local services.
  8. News -

    On Tuesday 7th December, we held our 2021 Annual Meeting.
    We brought together over 60 members, volunteers, staff, local colleagues, community partners, and members of the public to showcase our work and plan our priorities for the coming year.
  9. News -

    We have published a new report, ‘Accessing Healthcare Digitally’. The report sets out the findings from our recent community engagement on the accessibility of digital healthcare tools. It also contains a comprehensive set of recommendations for service providers, designed to ensure that digital healthcare tools become as accessible and user-friendly as possible.
  10. News -

    From collaborating with local schools to auditing GP websites, discover how Young Healthwatch is exploring and representing the needs of young people in Kensington & Chelsea.
  11. Report -

    We have played a key role in keeping local people up to date with reliable information, linking them to sources of help and support, and countering misinformation.
  12. Report -

    This report details the issues facing local people during the first wave of COVID-19, how they were managing, and how they were finding accessing information and support.
  13. Report -

    How we have made health and care better by listening to residents, patients, & carers.
  14. Report -

    We received patients feedback that some GP practice websites are difficult to navigate or it is hard to find the right information. Many of them are clutered with pop ups and the CQC ratings are not clearly displayed or are not up to date.
  15. Report -

    This report builds on previous work we have carried out on digital healthcare. Our 2020 report ‘Healthcare in the Digital Era’ explored local young people’s healthcare needs and how these could be met using digital technology.
  16. News -

    Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea have shared an update for parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) on the support available during the current lockdown.
  17. News -

    The Grenfell Community Assembly is holding its next virtual meeting on Monday 25 January, at 18:00.
    The Assembly, which is run by Kensington & Chelsea, offers a forum for the Grenfell community to come together and discuss important issues.

  18. News -

    In January 2020, we launched our Small Grants Programme – a first of its kind project for our organisation. We wanted to reach people in Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea who find it hardest to be heard in conversations about health and social care. We awarded the recipients of our grant £500 to complete engagement with groups from these communities.