1. Our statement in response to the NHS consultation on the future of the Integrated Care Systems

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

  2. Catch up on our work: Annual Report 2020-21

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    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. Digital health: how translation services can be improved

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    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. Helping Garway patients to understand what’s happening to their data

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    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. Digital Healthcare: hearing from minority ethnic groups locally

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    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. International Influence: strengthening local health and care for young people

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    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. Our Impact: new booklet available

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    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. Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual Meeting

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    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. Accessing digital healthcare: how well are digital health tools working?

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    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. Young Healthwatch: 2022 Projects

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    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. Statement on the anniversary of the murder of George Floyd.

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    We are committed to equality, inclusion, and fairness. We are opposed to all forms of racism, discrimination, and prejudice.

  12. Exploring the exclusivity of digital healthcare

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    The NHS is currently following a digital first strategy. From GP appointments to physiotherapy, many services are being moved online. Accessing services online is often called ‘digital health’.

  13. We take on a leading role in a new pilot project to reduce health inequalities nationwide with Healthwatch England

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    Imagine a project that not only facilitates conversation and idea-sharing between Healthwatch branches across the country, it also plays an important part in removing barriers that may prevent engagement work with minority ethnic groups and other minority groups…

  14. We are piloting an exciting new student engagement project with the North West London Schools Research Network

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    Healthwatch Central West London will collaborate with the North West London Schools Research Network to pilot a new student engagement project in schools across North West London.

  15. Consulting with the Filipino Community in collaboration with Sport4Health

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    Over the past two years, collaborating with local groups has become an essential part of our work through our Small Grants Programme. It enables us to connect with people from a range of minority ethnic backgrounds and minority groups.

  16. How we’re collaborating with Imperial College London to raise awareness of local health inequalities

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    Last month we were delighted to continue our relationship with Imperial College London by hosting four third-year medical students for a workshop on health inequalities and the work of local Healthwatch.