1. All about: Safeguarding

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    Advice and information about safeguarding services in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

  2. London Safeguarding Voices (LSV)

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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.

  3. Community and voluntary sector mental health - What people said

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    This Healthwatch Kingston report provides feedback from local community and voluntary sector mental health commissioners and providers. It has informed the South London Mental Ill-Health Prevention and Recovery Programme.

  4. Kingston Communities Taskforce: Mental Health and Wellbeing Subgroup, Workshop: Children, young people and parental mental health engagement

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  5. Healthwatch Kingston Pulse check report - Services for people with diabetes

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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.

  6. All Age Learning Disability Partnership Board Meeting

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  7. 10-Year Cancer Plan: Call for Evidence. Can you help?

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    The Department for Health and Social Care are running a consultation to inform the development of the government’s 10-Year Cancer Plan for England. It is open to everyone aged 16 and over, and closes at 11:45pm on 1 April 2022.

  8. Digital Community Day with Kingston Libraries - Discover Healthwatch Kingston Community Surgery

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  9. Consultation on removing vaccination as a condition of deployment for health and social care staff

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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.

  10. Healthwatch England publishes our network's Annual Report 2020-21

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    England faces enormous health and social care challenges. Find out in this Annual Report how feedback from Healthwatch Kingston, and other local Healthwatch has helped NHS and social care services improve care plans for the future.

  11. YOL!Talks Third Podcast Released

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    Youth Out Loud! Collaborates with the Kingston & Richmond Youth Council and Launches their third podcast in their YOL!Talks podcast series - 'How has Covid-19 impacted young peoples' mental health?'

  12. Working in Primary Care Event - Kingston Voluntary Action

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  13. Kingston Health and Wellbeing Day - For people experiencing homelessness or seeking asylum in Kingston

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  14. The Social Prescribing Show

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  15. Healthwatch Kingston Supports Race Equality Week 7 - 12 February 2022

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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.

  16. Healthwatch Kingston is proud to support LGBT+ History Month 2022

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    2022 is the 50th anniversary of the first Pride March in the UK.

  17. HIV testing week returns

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    HIV now infects more heterosexual people than gay or bisexual men.

  18. Discover Healthwatch Kingston Community Surgery - Digital Community Day with Kingston Libraries -

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  19. Carers Week

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  20. Social Prescribing Day

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  21. Living with Long Covid in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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    Between July and September 2021, Healthwatch Kingston undertook a community engagement project to gather the views of residents who were experiencing a complexity of symptoms associated with Long Covid. This is our report.

  22. Your care, your way – new Healthwatch campaign launched

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Healthwatch England is working with Healthwatch Kingston to help you have your say on what needs to change.

  23. Kingston All Ages Learning Disability Partnership Board - End of Year Report 2021 - 2022

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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.

  24. iCope Kingston service user review report: update

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    Healthwatch Kingston report published Monday 7 March 2022.

  25. All about: Multiple Sclerosis services

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    Advice and information about Multiple Sclerosis services in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and other resources provided by the MS Society.

  26. Healthwatch Kingston Pulse Check report: Multiple Sclerosis services

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    In April 2021 Healthwatch Kingston launched our ‘Pulse Check’ engagement programme to work more closely with our diverse communities in Kingston and listen to their views and experiences of health and social care services.

  27. Involve Team Activities meeting

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  28. Help the NHS and your local community by sharing your views about the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5-11

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    The NHS in South West London is running a number of focus groups and a survey to hear from parents of children between the ages of 5-17 years living in South West London.

  29. Healthwatch Kingston Board Meeting - Wednesday 30 March 2022

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  30. Healthwatch Kingston Board Meeting - Wednesday 30 March 2022

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    The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting via the Zoom Meeting link, ID and Password below.

  31. Healthwatch Kingston Pulse Check report: Neurodiversity and health and care services report

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    REPORT PUBLISHED 24 March 2022: In April 2021 Healthwatch Kingston launched our ‘Pulse Check’ engagement programme to work with our diverse communities in Kingston and listen to their views and experiences of health and social care services.

  32. Safeguarding Resource Hub

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    Find out more about the Safeguarding Voices Hub

  33. London Safeguarding Voices Group: End of Year Report 2021-22

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    The LSVG will bring together three people with lived experience of Safeguarding from each London borough. Healthwatch Kingston has been commissioned by the London Safeguarding Adults Board to coordinate the LSVG work programme.

  34. Mental Health and Wellbeing Subgroup (Kingston Communities Task Force): End of Year Report 2021-22

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    Healthwatch Kingston independently chairs and provides administrative support for this group.

  35. Learning Disabilities End of Year Report 2021 - 2022

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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

  36. All about: unpaid carers

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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.

  37. Learning Disability England Updated Easy Read Guidance : Covid-19: Where we are now

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    On 1 April 2022 the government lifted the last of the Covid restrictions as part of their Living with Covid Plan.

  38. Dementia Action Week

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  39. Dementia Action Week is 16 - 22 May

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    Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign. This year's theme is 'diagnosis'.

  40. Mental Health Awareness Week: Local action to tackle loneliness

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    For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, organisations are coming together to raise awareness of the impact of loneliness on mental health and the practical steps that can be taken to address it.

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  42. Living with Long Covid Event

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  43. Help is on hand for those with Long COVID

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    Most people who catch COVID-19 don’t become severely ill and get better quickly, but some can go on to develop longer lasting symptoms after recovering from the initial infection.

  44. Volunteers Week (1 - 7 June 2022)

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    The Healthwatch network is supported by thousands of volunteers who help make a difference to health and care across the country.

  45. Opportunity to join a focus group to share your thoughts on a new pelvic floor app?

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  46. Healthwatch Kingston's Open Meeting - Update on SWL ICS and Kingston Place

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  47. Kingston Health and Wellbeing Day - For people experiencing homelessness or seeking asylum in Kingston

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  48. Tea and Treats

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