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Our top five work areas for 2019/20 have grown since last year and are set out here. -
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Local people to benefit from better joined up NHS and social care services -
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Local people to benefit from better joined up NHS and social care services -
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We are pleased to support the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) #DeclareYourCare campaign which is currently focussing on people with a learning disability, their family, carers and advocates. -
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The deadline for sharing your views is Sunday 1 November. We have been gathering experiences on access and quality of services during the pandemic and will be writing our report on these findings very soon. -
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Feedback from users of the Community Connector Service in Kingston -
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We are proud to share with you all we have been working on, over the past year (31 March 2019 - 1 April 2020) -
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Kingston Council are inviting Parents and Carers to have their say on Supported Living and Homecare Services -
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Presentations and documents shared at our last open meeting -
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Help the NHS this winter by sharing your views about flu vaccination. -
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The following gold briefing information has been shared with us from NHS South West London CCG. -
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Healthwatch Kingston recognises this is a sensitive time for many and we would like to hear about the experiences of residents, and also from family members and friends of residents of Care Homes, Supported Living Homes and Extra Care Housing. -
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You are invited to come along and find out how your Healthwatch Kingston is planning to listen to you this year and how you can influence our work. All are welcome to this virtual meeting. -
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The NHS in south west London drives forward ambitious vaccination programme -
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Since COVID-19 struck, the work of the Healthwatch network to support and listen to local people became more crucial than ever. Find out more in the Healthwatch England 2019-20 annual report to Parliament about how we have helped make care better. -
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Three months ago Kingston Borough’s daily case rate of Covid-19 infection peaked at over 300. Now it is averaging 11. Help Healthwatch Kingston find out what is going on by taking our survey. -
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The eye emergency clinic in Kingston Hospital’s Royal Eye Unit is being refurbished to create more space and to improve the experience for our patients. -
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REPORT PUBLISHED 15 June 2022: Between January to April 2021, HW Kingston ran two surveys about the experiences of residents, and family members and friends of residents of residential care during the pandemic. -
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Our busiest year ever! We are proud to share 'Our work with you - Then and now.' -
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Kingston Council Adult Carers' SURVEY is now LIVE, and also Carers UK is providing unpaid carers in Kingston access to a wide range of digital tools and essential resources. -
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Kingston’s Carers Strategy is being refreshed to make sure its able to support the needs of Kingston's carers.
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Safeguarding Adults Week 2021 (15 – 20 November) – London Safeguarding Adults Board schedule of events including annual LSAB Conference. Do join us. -
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Healthwatch Kingston is working collaboratively with Kingston Voluntary Action to deliver this engagement with the South West London Bereavement Think Tank. -
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Healthwatch Kingston would like to hear about your recent experiences of our local heath and social care services. You can tell us about everything from hospitals services and our local care homes to the Kingston vaccine response and GP's... -
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Advice and information about safeguarding services in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. -
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The LSV ensures that people with real lived experience of safeguarding are at the heart of London's safeguarding policies and procedures governance. -
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Healthwatch Kingston, working with Diabetes UK, encouraged Kingston residents with diabetes to share their views to help services work better for the people who use them. This report shares back what we learned. -
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On 31 January 2022, the Department of Health and Social Care press released information about a consultation to remove vaccination as a condition of deployment as Omicron replaces Delta as dominant COVID-19 variant. -
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Race Equality Week is an annual UK-wide movement uniting thousands of organisations and individuals to 'seriously' address the barriers to race equality in the workplace. -
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This report is a snapshot of the work achieved by partners and people with a learning disability, their families, carers and advocates during 2021. -
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Working closely with Kingston’s diverse communities: listening to people and gathering and reporting their experiences of health and social care services.
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Inclusion and amplifying the voices of people with a learning disability is a key priority for the work of Healthwatch Kingston. Here is the Healthwatch Kingston Learning Disabilities End of Year Report 2021 - 2022 -
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A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. -
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The NHS remains open and here for local people who need urgent care and support over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend. -
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Advice and information about myalgic encephalopathy (M.E) / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyaliga (Fibro) services in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. -
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Healthwatch Kingston are delighted to share their Annual Report 2021-22 - Championing what matters to you -
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Welcome to the July update about how partnership working across health and care is making a difference for local people in Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth. -
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"Arguably the biggest issue the UK is facing now is obesity - the silent pandemic. It is reported that over 60% of UK adults are overweight or obese." - NHS Digital -
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Healthwatch Kingston (HWK) and Kingston Voluntary Action (KVA) were commissioned by South West London Clinical Commissioning Group to undertake some research into people’s experiences of bereavement services in Kingston.
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The health and care plan outlines how we will help the people of Kingston start well, live well and age well. -
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At our Open Meeting held on 24 May 2022, we invited speakers from the NHS to come and update us on the latest ICS plans. We can now share responses from our NHS colleagues to the questions asked at that meeting. -
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We held an Open Meeting on Tuesday, 4 October, where we had speakers coming to talk about the cost of living crisis, the Health and Care Plan, and Obesity. -
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The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting. -
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Kingston Council (RBK) Safeguarding Adults Board invited partner organisations in Kingston to join together and sign a pledge to uphold adult safeguarding responsibilities. Healthwatch Kingston are delighted to share our dedication to the pledge. -
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The Kingston Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) seeks to identify the current and future health and care needs of local populations to inform the planning of services within Kingston. -
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We were joined by Sarah Ireland, RBK Interim Chief Executive and a number of representatives from different services provided updates on the progress of their Healthwatch Kingston recommendations. -
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NHS and social care services only make the best decisions if they listen to the people they care for. Read Healthwatch England's Annual Report to Parliament to see how your feedback has helped decision-makers prioritise what matters most.