News and reports

The Healthwatch Croydon team has the pleasure of working with two student volunteers from the public health course at Croydon College. They were a real credit to the team and as you will learn we think they gained a lot of value working with us too!

Healthwatch Croydon attends this years South West London Research Summit, we hear key findings from numerous health and social care research projects across the region as well as better understanding of academic principles in health research and advice and guidance from research bodies to aid the funding process.

A review of pharmacies, known as a Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA), is taking place in the borough.

GP practices in South West London, which cover Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, and Wandsworth boroughs, introduced a new BSL interpreter provider on 1st October 2024.

Croydon Council have refreshed the Joint Local Health and Wellbeing Strategy (2024-2029).

The UK government has called for evidence to inform the Men's Health Strategy, we are looking for the male population of Croydon to complete a survey to contribute to this consultation.

Croydon Council is refreshing our Adult Social Care and Health Strategy for the next five years – 2026 to 2030.

Carole Hembest is one of Healthwatch Croydon's longest serving volunteers, she is passionate about health and social care and is well loved within the community.

Department of Health and Social Care reached an agreement with Community Pharmacy England to provide an additional £617 million for pharmacy services over two years.

Healthwatch Croydon surveyed patients on specialist eye care waiting times, trust in opticians, service accessibility, and needed improvements.

As part of Healthwatch Croydon’s Annual Meeting on 6 November 2024 at the Clocktower Café in central Croydon, there was a public discussion, section under the title: Your views on health inequalities. Residents had the opportunity to share their views on health inequalities in Croydon to help inform the borough’s new Health and Care Plan.

This session was focused on hearing experiences as residents and as people and organisations supporting people living in Croydon who are dealing with the impact of health inequalities on their lives, their health (physical and mental) and their wellbeing

In February, Healthwatch board members and staff visited the Out of Hours GP service to find out more about the service they provide and how it integrates with other GP and urgent care services.