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The 2016/17 Annual Report demonstrates our continuing commitment to delivering a high quality and high value Healthwatch Richmond. -
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An integral part of our work is talking to you, the community, about local health and social care services. We've visited hundreds of community groups and spaces to hear from thousands of people.
The experiences people share shape our work plans. -
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Read our 2014/15 Annual Report. This demonstrates how we continue making a difference to local health and social care services. -
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Healthwatch Richmond's first Annual Report -
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Read the Healthwatch Annual Report for 2015-2016. The report gives an overview of our work over the year, describes our key achievements and how we have made a difference to local health and social care services. -
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The report demonstrates how we have made a difference to the care that local people receive. -
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Individuals and organisations have the right to express their views about the performance of Healthwatch Richmond or Richmond Health Voices and the way in which it conducts its business.
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As your watchdog we want to represent your voice. We speak to thousands of people and we want to ensure that the views and experiences in our database represent our Borough. We have looked at the demographics of people who have spoken to us. -
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Healthwatch Richmond is an independent organisation. Managing potential conflicts of interests is important for this. We require all Trustees and Committee members to make the following declaration of interests: -
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Healthwatch organisations are required to have and publish a decision making policy. Our is here. -
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Our Annual Report 2019/20 demonstrates our work and impact over the year -
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We have published our Mid Year review for the year 2020/21, covering our work since April 2020 until now. -
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2020/21 was our busiest and most successful year to date. Find out more about it here -
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Healthwatch Richmond has been nominated for a prestigious national award for COVID-19 Response which has helped seldom heard groups access care and have a voice during the pandemic, across Richmond. -
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"Throughout, our overriding concern was to maintain our effectiveness in serving the interests of Richmond residents, patients and service users." - John Anderson, Chair, Healthwatch Richmond. Read the report here -
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2023 marks the 10-year anniversary of the launch of Healthwatch and, having run Healthwatch Richmond since its inception in 2013, we are delighted to present our Annual Report 2022-23. -
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Applications are now open for Healthwatch Volunteers. Find out how you can get involved. -
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High quality care for children and young people is one of South West London's health and care plan top priorities. Find how Healthwatch Richmond and Kingston are supporting it. -
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Our 2017/18 Annual Report demonstrates our ongoing efforts to deliver a high quality service for Richmond residents. -
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Healthwatch Richmond collected the opinions of parents and schools on services they have received from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Richmond. -
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Healthwatch Richmond was invited to work in collaboration with Richmond SEND Family Voice (RSFV), ADHD Richmond and Richmond National Autistic society (Richmond NAS) to collect the opinions of parents and schools on CAMHS services. -
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Jakhya Rahman and Sandra Hempel attended this event on behalf of Healthwatch Richmond. It was organised by Marina Yannakoudakis, Conservative MEP for London, and sponsored by the Evening Standard. -
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To give our community a voice in in the Care Act, the largest piece of social care legislation in 60 years, we ran an extensive engagement programme reaching around 300 people from across the community. Read about the findings of this work here. -
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In 2016 we undertook a review of emotional wellbeing and mental health services for young people. This is what we found. -
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The NHS, Richmond Council, voluntary sector and Healthwatch have launched a two-year plan to meet the health and care needs of people living in Richmond. -
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In February 2019, Youth Out Loud! completed their first 15 steps challenge at Kingston Hospital. They gave invaluable advice to improve the paediatric day unit and the paediatric emergency unit. -
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The government and the NHS are taking necessary steps to manage the pandemic, reduce transmission and treat those who need medical attention. Here we explain what this means for children, young people and their families. -
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The shielding programme ended in England on 15 September 2021. This means that people who were previously considered clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) will not be advised to shield in the future or follow specific guidance. -
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If you're a young person and you're concerned about the spread of coronavirus amongst kids and teens, below are some resources and information for you. -
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The Covid-19 pandemic is full of uncertainties and you may be asked by your school, college or workplace to stay at home for a period of time. It is now more important then ever that you look after yourself and your wellbeing. But how? -
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This report represents 2200 experiences collected through around 250 visits to community groups across the geographic and demographic range of Richmond as well as the findings of focussed reviews of services where relevant to the JSNA topics. -
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Our youth group - Youth Out Loud! (YOL!) have launched their video "Self Harm: Being a Good Friend" and a fantastic set of resources to help manage mental health. -
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Read our Youth Out Loud! (YOL!) report into young people's experiences during coronavirus. YOL! is a partnership between Healthwatch Richmond and Healthwatch Kingston. -
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It is important you answer children and young people's questions about COVID-19 in a way they can understand, without causing alarm. -
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Healthwatch Richmond shared our experience, success and achievements from supporting Youth Out Loud! since the pandemic began, with 42 Healthwatch from across the country at national Healthwatch Week conference. -
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Youth Out Loud! works with young people aged 13-17 -
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Youth Out Loud! develops, produces and distributes podcasts made by young people, for young people, using the expertise of professionals, on important topics around health and social care services. -
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The revised SEND Futures Plan aims to improve the quality of services for children & young people and reduce the financial deficit in Richmond. We responded to the plan to ensure peoples' voices were included. Read the plan and our response here. -
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The NHS is now offering Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5 to 11. Why should children take the vaccine? What vaccine will they be offered? Read to find out more. -
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Following the identification of type 2 polio virus in sewage samples from north London, all children aged 1 to 9 years in London need to have a dose of polio vaccine now. -
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When a child or young person has a special educational need/disability (SEND), there are often lots of different organisations involved in providing the education, health and social care support needed for that individual to achieve their potential. -
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The South West London and Surrey Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee received a presentation from the NHS Specialised Commissioning Team on the reconfiguration of Children’s Cancer Principal Treatment Centre. -
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We have written on behalf of Healthwatch Richmond and Healthwatch Merton in response to the consultation on the move of cancer services from Royal Marsden to either St George’s or Evalina Hospitals.