1. Healthwatch Central West London is changing!

    News -

    Over the last nine years, Healthwatch Central West London (CWL) has delivered the Healthwatch function across Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea. As with most publicly funded contracts, these are put out to tender by the Local Authority on a regular basis, and potential providers are invited to apply.

  2. Listening to what’s important to young care leavers

    News -

    Following an email exchange with the group lead, our Youth Engagement Manager, attended Westminster Council’s ‘Tuesday Group’ in March to run an engagement workshop that would start discussions with young care leavers.

  3. How you can influence decisions about the range, shape, and quality of services provided by your GP practice

    News -

    If you are a patient or carer in any of the wards across Westminster or Kensington & Chelsea and are registered to a local GP, then the good news is you can join your GP practice Patient Participation Group (PPG).

  4. Why get involved?

    Advice and Information -

    If you have an hour to spare or you’re looking for a longer-term role as a volunteer, we offer a wide range of ways to get involved, from representing us at events, circulating surveys, or assessing the delivery of local health and care services.

  5. Join us as a Community Listener Volunteer

    News -

    Help to improve local health and social care services and record what people say about the services they use.

  6. Complaints process

    Report -

    Our complaints process outlines how to make a complaint about us and our approach to making sure complaints are resolved.
    We aim to provide the best possible service, but we do not always get it right.

  7. Have your say: Pharmacy First

    Advice and Information -

    Are you or your community affected by the new Pharmacy First scheme? How has it impacted your access to care? Do you have any feedback or concerns about the scheme? We want to hear from you!

  8. Recent change to online support for adults experiencing mental health difficulties

    News -

    Closure of Qwell mental health service on the 31st March, 2024

  9. Cost-of-living crisis impacts people’s access to health and care

    News -

    Our new data suggests that people are increasingly avoiding booking NHS appointments or taking up prescriptions because of the cost-of-living crisis. Find out more about the support available to help you cover NHS treatment costs

  10. Consultation on the future of acute mental health services for adult residents of the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

    News -

    A public consultation evaluation report on the proposed changes to acute mental health services for residents in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea has recently been published. We have summarised the main findings below.