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The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting via the Zoom Meeting link, ID and Password below. -
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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. -
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We are collecting experiences of the adult safeguarding services in Kingston! Have your say before the survey closes at the end of March. -
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On behalf of the London Safeguarding Adults Board (LSAB) and London Safeguarding Voices (LSV), we would like to invite you to this year’s London Safeguarding Adults Board Conference and luncheons which will take place virtually. -
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Find out more about the Safeguarding Voices Hub -
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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. -
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Youth Out Loud! are a group of people aged 13-17 working with Healthwatch Kingston and Healthwatch Richmond. -
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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.
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Healthwatch Kingston independently chairs and provides administrative support for this group. -
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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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On 1 April 2022 the government lifted the last of the Covid restrictions as part of their Living with Covid Plan. -
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Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign. This year's theme is 'diagnosis'. -
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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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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. -
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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. -
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During Carers Week, we're coming together from 6-12 June to make caring Visible, Valued and Supported. -
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Yesterday we held our Open Meeting where NHS colleagues presented an update on SWL ICS and Kingston Place and we shared our Bereavement Community Engagement work -
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The King's Fund have shared a useful video about how the NHS is changing and preparing for the future. -
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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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How to access NHS support over the bank holiday -
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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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On Saturday 10 September, Kingston Hospital Charity will be holding its first memory walk. -
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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. -
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Integrated care systems are being made law across the country meaning a joined up approach to care for populations at different levels: neighbourhoods, places and systems. -
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This year, Mencap want to show how people with a learning disability are reconnecting with friends and their communities. -
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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 -
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The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting. -
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The Village Surgery in New Malden will close permanently on 18 August 2022. If you or anyone you know will be affected by this then this information is for you. -
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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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Statement from the NHS about summer vaccination plans in Kingston and Richmond. -
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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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Pharmacists are medically trained experts in a variety of areas and can help with lots of common conditions and minor illnesses, such as colds, sore throats, tummy trouble, aches, pains and minor injuries. -
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Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it's too hot for too long, there are health risks. -
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Citizens Advice Kingston service is delivered online via www.citizensadvicekingston.org.uk and by telephone (020 3166 0953) -
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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.
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The event is on Friday, 2 September from 2pm at Searchlight Community Centre, New Malden -
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Kingston Hospital Charity are running this special walking event on Saturday 10 September to raise money to help improve hospital care for bereaved families. -
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Healthwatch Kingston are hosting an online event on 26th September to provide people with an opportunity to find out more about virtual wards at Kingston Hospital and how they might affect you or your loved ones. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Kingston Adult Education is delighted to launch its wide range of courses for the academic year 2022-23. Enrolments are being taken now! They are looking forward to both welcoming learners back to classes and introducing new learners to our courses. -
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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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The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting. -
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As the cost of living crisis deepens, Citizens Advice have released a toolkit to help Kingston residents. -
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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.