News and reports

The NHS remains open and here for local people who need urgent care and support over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

The King's Fund have shared a useful video about how the NHS is changing and preparing for the future.

Yesterday we held our Open Meeting where NHS colleagues presented an update on SWL ICS and Kingston Place and we shared our Bereavement Community Engagement work

The Healthwatch network is supported by thousands of volunteers who help make a difference to health and care across the country.

Most people who catch COVID-19 don’t become severely ill and get better quickly, but some can go on to develop longer lasting symptoms after recovering from the initial infection.

For Mental Health Awareness Week this year, organisations are coming together to raise awareness of the impact of loneliness on mental health and the practical steps that can be taken to address it.

Dementia Action Week is an awareness raising campaign. This year's theme is 'diagnosis'.

On 1 April 2022 the government lifted the last of the Covid restrictions as part of their Living with Covid Plan.

A carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help.

Inclusion and amplifying the voices of people with a learning disability is a key priority for the work of Healthwatch Kingston. Here is the Healthwatch Kingston Learning Disabilities End of Year Report 2021 - 2022

Healthwatch Kingston independently chairs and provides administrative support for this group.

The LSVG will bring together three people with lived experience of Safeguarding from each London borough. Healthwatch Kingston has been commissioned by the London Safeguarding Adults Board to coordinate the LSVG work programme.