Healthwatch Kingston's Open Meeting: Learn About and Help Shape Our Priorities for 2025/26 - Tuesday 11th February 2025 (online)

Healthwatch Kingston's Open Meeting: Learn About and Help Shape Our Priorities for 2025/26 - Tuesday 11th February 2025 (online)

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AGENDA:

12.00pm - Welcome and introductions - Stephen Bitti, Healthwatch Kingston, CEO

Healthwatch Kingston work areas 2024-25 

1. NHS and social care transformation 

Continue to monitor the commissioning, provision and transformation of NHS and social care in Kingston and the ‘South West London Integrated Care System’. 

2. Promoting positive health and reducing health and care inequalities 

Continue to monitor inequalities, in particular, the health and care needs of children (0-5 years), women, and people living with short, intermediate and long-term conditions.

3. Learning disability, autism, and neurodiversity 

a) Continue to support meaningful engagement with local people with a learning disability, autism, and neurodiversity in the work of Healthwatch Kingston, including Enter and View training and visits. 

b) Continue to provide independent chair and administrative support for the ‘Kingston All Age Learning Disability Partnership Board’. 

c) Continue membership of the ‘Kingston Autism and ADHD Partnership Board’. 

4. Mental health and wellbeing 

a) Continue to provide independent chair and administrative support for the ‘Kingston Mental Health and Wellbeing Group’. 

b) Continue to collaborate with Kingston Voluntary Action to support community engagement about Bereavement services.

5. Young People (13-17 years) 

a) Continue to support Youth Out Loud! (YOL!) to review health and care services. 

b) Continue to support delivery of the Digital Youth Project to add to the library of short health and care films and podcasts by young people for young people. 

c) Continue to support YOL! to develop its online and social media.

6. Residential care, nursing home and supportive living

a) Continue membership of the ‘Kingston Care Governance Board’. 

b) Enter and View a series of Kingston based care and nursing homes, focusing on living environment, mealtime experiences, and meaningful activities for residents. 

7. Safeguarding and prevention of harm 

a) Continue membership of the ‘Kingston Safeguarding Adults Board’. 

b) Continue to deliver the Kingston Making Safeguarding Personal project, including Kingston Safeguarding Voices. 

c) Continue support for the London Safeguarding Adults Board, London Safeguarding Voice, and Conference Planning Groups to ensure people with lived experience of safeguarding are integral to safeguarding systems and processes across London.