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CQC assessment highlights shortcomings

We're working on a project to improve access to GPs for certain groups of disabled people.

Pharmacists will be able to prescribe treatments for common ailments

Our project aims to improve GP services for those with specific communication needs.

We're pushing for change after our worrying report from the autumn.

One of the comments we most often hear about the NHS is that people are unhappy with their local GP. Here we comment on the topics patients most often raise with us.

We have received a response to our report from South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust, which provides mental health care in Sutton.

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NHS England is promoting a public consultation about changes to the treatment centre for children with cancer that serves South West London. They want the service to move from its current location at the Royal Marsden Hospital, citing safety concerns. Some patients of current service users disagree with this decision and say that the service should remain where it is.

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Local NHS managers have responded to our recent report highlighting a decline in the mental health of children aged 9-11 since the pandemic.

We surveyed over 1,000 Sutton children aged 9 to 11 about their mental health and wellbeing, and compared the results with the same survey conducted just before the pandemic. Their mental health now is worse – over half have had trouble sleeping.