News and reports

Have your say about pharmacy services in Kingston - We all use our local pharmacies. Kingston is currently carrying out a survey to find out how we all use them, when we use them, and if they are meeting our needs and the needs of our families.
The information you share will help Kingston Council better understand residents' requirements and plan effective services that best meet our current and future needs.

A new public website has been developed in anticipation of the launch of the merged Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.

The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on October 10 each year. While mental health issues can affect anyone at any time, this day offers a special opportunity to show your support for mental health awareness and to start taking steps toward improving your own wellbeing.

For World Homeless Day, we share some important information from the Micro Rainbow organisation who has been tackling homelessness of LGBTQI asylum seekers.

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

Healthwatch Kingston was joined by KVA and Kingston Council to present the impacts and future plans of work done on the Bereavement Services and Support in Kingston Report at the Inclusive Kingston Borough Alliance on Thursday, 3 October.

A collation of our Enter & View reports of care and nursing homes in Kingston.

Find out about services in Kingston for autistic people, people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other neurodivergent conditions.

People who asked for our help learned what was possible within health and care.

We escalated people’s concerns about limited access to ADHD and other important medications to NHS England through Healthwatch England.

People we engaged with during our ‘Including Communities’ work told us they felt at a disadvantage when trying to access NHS and social care services because they did not have a computer or were not computer literate.

Over a 20-month period, ending in October 2023, Healthwatch Kingston attended 28 health and wellbeing events and local community groups to engage with 334 people from seldom heard from communities and the most vulnerable in our society. Participants included refugees, asylum seekers and people from other migrant communities, people experiencing homelessness and areas of high deprivation.