A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support.

If this is you and you are African, Asian, Caribbean or mixed race heritage, we want to know how local GPs support your health, wellbeing and caring role.

Fill in our survey by 28 July, book a place at our Forum on 8 August or find our more about the project. 

Read about our plans for the year ahead, as we continue to represent the views of Croydon residents on health and social care, and apply that feedback to influence changes in the delivery of services.

Click here to download business plan.

Croydon resident's gained insights from David Gilbert, of InHealth Associates and creator of the Engagement Cycle  on what good public engagement is. They also had their say on how the NHS can engage better with residents with Ros Spinks, Engagement Manager at the NHS Croydon Commissioning Group. Many thanks to all who attended.

Croydon’s teenagers will have the opportunity to advise on how sexual health services can meet their needs, due to a report published by Healthwatch Croydon.

We recommended that they should get involved in service design and Croydon Council agreed. A workshop will be planned in the coming months. See more.

A big change in the way that the NHS plans its services is coming to Croydon, and local residents want effective engagement in the process, according a report by Healthwatch Croydon. Find out more about how the Sustainability and Transformation Plan is going to change services. Call on 020 8663 5648, email at info@healthwatchcroydon.co.uk or tweet us your questions #CroydonSTP

Healthwatch Croydon works to get the best out of local health and social care services responding to your voice. From improving services today to helping shape better ones for tomorrow, we listen to your views and experiences and then influence decision-making. 

Support us by voicing your opinion on services, learning about services as a patient or carer, engaging with our activities, or volunteering in so many ways.

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Our report on refugees and asylums seeker's experience of health services in Croydon have found that single adults without access to benefits and accommodation can find life very difficult. They are vulnerable, at risk and some have experienced exploitation, violence, malnutrition and constant tiredness - for them survival is more essential than health.

Read more about our findings and recommendations

The Mayor of Croydon, Cllr Wayne Trakas-Lawlor, commended our work at our 2016 Annual Meeting. He expressed the importance of the role that Healthwatch Croydon has and the impact it is making to services: "Healthwatch Croydon is doing an amazing job highlighting the challenges and improvements that need to be made.”