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Exploring the Out of Hours GP Service: A Visit to Croydon University Hospital
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.
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Healthwatch Croydon Annual Meeting 2024
Thank you to everyone who made the Healthwatch Croydon Annual Meeting and Question Time 2024 a success! Your voices, questions, and insights are driving positive change in health and social care for Croydon.
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Agreement secured for additional pharmacy funding.
Department of Health and Social Care reached an agreement with Community Pharmacy England to provide an additional £617 million for pharmacy services…
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Government Plans to Abolish NHS England: Healthwatch England and Healthwatch Croydon Response
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to abolish NHS England, returning the management of the NHS to ministerial control. Find out more…
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The Delivery of the Accessible Information Standard in South West London GP Practices: What We Found
Understanding the Accessible Information Standard
The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) helps health and care services meet the…
The Accessible Information Standard (AIS) helps health and care services meet the…
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Croydon residents' experiences of eye care services
Healthwatch Croydon surveyed patients on specialist eye care waiting times, trust in opticians, service accessibility, and needed improvements.
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Health inequalities report for the Croydon Health and Care Plan
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
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
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