11.10.2017
Come to our Annual Meeting and Community Fair: How can your experience of health and social care influence service change?
Healthwatch Croydon are holding their Annual Meeting and Community Fair 2017, under the title: How can your experience of health and social care influence service change? Croydon’s health and social care services are undergoing dramatic change. Our role, to gain experiences and feedback to those who run services, has never been more important. Hear out about...
View article05.09.2017
Croydon Council wants your views on Healthwatch Croydon’s future direction
Croydon Council are inviting residents and stakeholders to a workshop to support the on-going development of Healthwatch Croydon. The workshop will be of interest to people, groups and organisations that have an interest in Healthwatch and how patients and the public can be involved in improving health and social care services. The purpose of this...
View article16.08.2017
Croydon young adults urged to make their voices heard on sexual health services
Croydon’s young adults are being asked for their views on how sexual health services can meet their needs, thanks to Healthwatch Croydon and Croydon Council. Healthwatch Croydon, working together with Croydon Council’s Public Health team, are organising Young Healthwatch Day: Let Your Voice Be Heard on Tuesday 22 August 2pm at Caysh to get young...
View article26.07.2017
Fund your Croydon event through our Grassroots Programme
Grassroots engagement funding opportunity 2017/18 Would you like to run an activity/event for local people that is fun AND allows the NHS to speak to individuals about their experiences of health services? The NHS in south west London is putting together a plan of how to improve services over the next 5 years and they...
View article04.07.2017
Are you a carer from African, Asian, Caribbean and mixed race heritage? Tell us your views on GP services.
This summer, we are researching on how Croydon GPs have supported your health and wellbeing and in your caring role. 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. Tell us how GPs support...
View article03.04.2017
Croydon children’s autism report contributes to Healthwatch England briefing
Healthwatch England recognises Healthwatch Croydon’s 2016 report, Autism: The Experience of Children and Young People in Croydon, in its national briefing on the issue. The report which reviewed research undertaken by Healthwatch organisations across England, raised Croydon resident experiences of using GP services with autistic children, as well as the need for a single point of...
View article07.03.2017
Croydon teenagers to gain voice on designing their sexual health services
Croydon’s teenagers will have the opportunity to advise on how sexual health services can meet their needs, due to a report published today by Healthwatch Croydon. Healthwatch Croydon, the local champion for better health and social care, publishes its Sexual Health Services: The Experience of Teenagers in Croydon report today, based on the experiences of...
View article21.02.2017
Healthwatch Croydon statement on Croydon Health Services exiting Financial Special Measures
Following Croydon Health Services NHS Trust’s announcement that they have exited Financial Special Measures, Healthwatch Croydon makes the following statement: “Healthwatch Croydon welcomes the news that Croydon Health Services has been taken out of Financial Special Measures. We understand the significant challenges that the Trust has had in recent months. We welcome the commitment to...
View article30.01.2017
New roles and structure for Healthwatch Croydon
A statement from John Davey, Chair of Healthwatch Croydon: I am pleased to inform you that the council have now confirmed their intention to renew Healthwatch Croydon’s contract for a further year to 31 March 2018. They are likely to initiate a tendering process later this year for funding in 2018 and beyond. Now we...
View article18.01.2017
Healthwatch Croydon responds to Foxley Lane decision by NHS Croydon CCG
The NHS Croydon CCG Governing Body made the decision yesterday to close the Foxley Lane women’s mental health unit. Healthwatch Croydon acknowledge the current financial situation at the CCG. However, there was strong public opinion during engagement that the proposed services are not an effective substitute for what is currently being provided. Therefore, we will...
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