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Since April 2021, Healthwatch Kingston has been running its ‘Pulse Check’ community engagement programme to work more closely with people living with long-term conditions in Kingston and listen to their views and experiences of health and social care services.

The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting.

What should people expect when it comes to raising concerns and complaints about health and social care? Our new report explains.

The public is welcome to join PART A of this meeting.

This meeting will take place online via Teams

Healthwatch Kingston is delighted to share our Annual Report 2022-23 - Together we're making health and social care better

Towards the end of 2021, in response to some concerns raised about the treatment of frontline staff in the care sector in Kingston, the Royal Borough of Kingston (RBK) Quality Assurance Team ran a wellbeing survey for care workers.

Mental health continues to be of significant concern locally, with people seeking information and requesting help to access support.

Inclusion and amplifying the voices of people with a learning disability is a key priority for the work of Healthwatch Kingston.

Making Safeguarding Personal (MSP) puts the person who is the focus of a concern at the centre during a safeguarding enquiry - from the beginning to the end.

The LSV wants to bring together people with lived experience of Safeguarding from each London borough. Healthwatch Kingston has been re-commissioned by the London Safeguarding Adults Board to coordinate the LSV work programme.

Youth Out Loud! (YOL!), is a group of young people aged 13-17 from Kingston and Richmond helping to improve health and social care services and promote the wellbeing of young people.