1. 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.

  2. Healthwatch Kingston Pulse Check Programme

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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.

  3. Making Safeguarding Personal: End of Year Report 2021-22

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    Healthwatch Kingston has been working with the Royal Borough of Kingston Adult Safeguarding Team to ensure that feedback from local people with lived experience of the safeguarding process improves the service.

  4. Youth Out Loud! End of Year Report 2021-22

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    Youth Out Loud! are a group of people aged 13-17 working with Healthwatch Kingston and Healthwatch Richmond.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. How does the NHS in England work and how is it changing?

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    The King's Fund have shared a useful video about how the NHS is changing and preparing for the future.

  8. How to access urgent mental health support over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend

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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.

  9. All about: Myalgic Encephalopathy (ME) and Fibromyalgia Services

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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.

  10. Join Kingston Hospital Charity for a ‘Night to Remember’

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    On Saturday 10 September, Kingston Hospital Charity will be holding its first memory walk.

  11. All about: Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

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    Primary care networks (PCNs) are groups of GP practices working closely together with other primary and community care staff and health and care organisations to provide integrated services to their local populations.

  12. Learning Disability Week 20 - 26 June

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    This year, Mencap want to show how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with friends and their communities.

  13. YOL! ‘Let’s Talk About Sexual Health’ Film

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    Youth Out Loud! have completed their third film as part of the Digital Youth Project - with a focus on Sexual Health

  14. Healthwatch Kingston Annual Report 2021/22 - Championing what matters to you

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    Healthwatch Kingston are delighted to share their Annual Report 2021-22 - Championing what matters to you

  15. South West London ICS Update - July 2022

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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.

  16. Could you help Public Health tackle obesity?

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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

  17. Bereavement Services and Support in Kingston - Community Engagement Report

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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.

  18. Summer heatwave

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    Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it's too hot for too long, there are health risks. 

  19. Citizen's Advice Service Update

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    Citizens Advice Kingston service is delivered online via www.citizensadvicekingston.org.uk and by telephone (020 3166 0953)

  20. SQUARE 1 CAFÉ

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    One of our Healthwatch Kingston volunteers invites you to join Square 1 Cafes in New Malden and Chessington. They are for social recovery from Covid-19 and life generally - a safe, inclusive space, where everyone is welcome, and everything is free.

  21. Getting ready for #AskAboutAsthma 12 – 18 September 2022

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    #AskAboutAsthma is back for 2022. Now in its sixth year the campaign is about making simple changes to children and young people’s care that will make a big difference to how they experience their asthma.

  22. Healthwatch England Report: Are people getting their right to accessible information?

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    Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people have shared their experiences of healthcare information and communication with us. We take an in-depth look at the impact of not being given information in the way you need had on you.

  23. Health and Care Plan (2022 - 2024)

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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.

  24. Cost of Living Toolkit from Citizens Advice Kingston

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    As the cost of living crisis deepens, Citizens Advice have released a toolkit to help Kingston residents.

  25. Your Integrated Care System (ICS) questions answered

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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.

  26. Our Open Meeting 4 October Recap

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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.

  27. Healthwatch Kingston Board Meeting - Wednesday 11 January 2023, 5pm to 6.15pm

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    The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting.

  28. Q&A with the London Ambulance Service - Event Recap

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    If you missed our Q&A with the London Ambulance Service last week, now is your chance to catch-up!

  29. NHS briefing: Industrial action winter 2023

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    A number of NHS trade unions in England have balloted their NHS members to take part in industrial action.

  30. Healthwatch Kingston Impact: Community Engagement Report on Bereavement Services

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    We are proud of the impact our community engagement report is having at South West London (SWL) level. Here we share an article published by the SWL Integrated Care System (ICS) regarding new resources for staff and patients.

  31. Dementia drop-ins and updates

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    Alzheimer's Society are running drop-in sessions for Dementia Support at Kingston Libraries.

  32. Healthwatch England media update: NHS plan/hospital discharge media coverage

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    Healthwatch England's response to the government's plan to help recover urgent and emergency care services, reduce waiting times, and improve patient experience.

  33. London Ambulance Service Strategy 2023–2028: Healthwatch Kingston Community Engagement Report and Recommendations

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    Along with other local Healthwatch across London, Healthwatch Kingston were invited by the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust as part of a pan-London consultation to inform a refreshed London Ambulance Service strategy for the next five years.

  34. LGBT+ History Month 2023

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    Healthwatch Kingston supports LGBT+ History Month which celebrates LGBTQ+ people in all their diversity, raises awareness and combats prejudice with education.

  35. Healthwatch Kingston Safeguarding Adults Pledge

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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.

  36. London Assembly Health Committee uses Healthwatch Kingston's evidence to inform London Ambulance Service Strategy

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    The London Assembly Health Committee has written to the London Ambulance Service (LAS) with 5 recommendations to help the development of its new organisational strategy for 2023-28.

  37. All Age Kingston Carers Strategy 2022 - 2027

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    The Kingston Carers All Age Strategy sets out our renewed vision and strategic priorities to support carers.

  38. Please give your views: to help develop the Kingston health and care ‘Joint Strategic Needs Assessment’ (JSNA)

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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.

  39. Catch-up on our Open Meeting held on 1 March 2023

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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.

  40. Long Covid Webinar

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    – for those working in the voluntary sector, primary care and adult social care in Kingston and Richmond.

  41. Healthwatch England Annual Report 2021 - 2022

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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.

  42. Community Voices Kingston joins Healthwatch Kingston Open Meeting

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    Community Voices Kingston aims to bring together local communities in Kingston and the groups and organisations supporting them.

  43. Youth Out Loud! End of Year Report 2022-23

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    Youth Out Loud! (YOL!), is a group of young people aged 13-17 from Kingston and Richmond helping to improve health and social care services and promote the wellbeing of young people.

  44. London Safeguarding Voices: End of Year Activity Update 2022-23

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    The LSV wants to bring together people with lived experience of Safeguarding from each London borough. Healthwatch Kingston has been re-commissioned by the London Safeguarding Adults Board to coordinate the LSV work programme.

  45. Making Safeguarding Personal Report 22-23

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    Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) puts the person who is the focus of a concern at the centre during a safeguarding enquiry - from the beginning to the end.

  46. All Ages Learning Disability Partnership Board End of Year Report 2022 - 2023

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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.

  47. Care Workforce Wellbeing: Engagement Report 2023

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    Towards the end of 2021, in response to some concerns raised about the treatment of frontline staff in the care sector in Kingston, the Royal Borough of Kingston (RBK) Quality Assurance Team ran a wellbeing survey for care workers.

  48. Including Communities Report

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  49. Healthwatch Kingston Pulse Check report: Chronic fatigue syndrome (ME) and fibromyalgia services

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    Since April 2021, Healthwatch Kingston has been running its ‘Pulse Check’ community engagement programme to work more closely with people living with long-term conditions in Kingston and listen to their views and experiences of health and social care services.

  50. Healthwatch Kingston Annual Report 2022-23 - Together we're making health and social care better

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    Healthwatch Kingston is delighted to share our Annual Report 2022-23 - Together we're making health and social care better.