Healthwatch - Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets has some of the highest levels of reported mental health illness in London. With the Covid-19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis, more people are experiencing mental health problems.
It is known that older adults aged 65 or older, and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds are less likely to access mental health support services when needed. With this project, Healthwatch Tower Hamlets seeks to collect feedback to identify barriers that exist for these groups and how they can be overcome.
Their online survey can be accessed here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/THMENTALHEALTH/ or we can provide paper copies.
This survey is for anyone in Tower Hamlets aged 65 and older, from an ethnic minority community, or both.
Identifying barriers to accessing cancer screening services in Tower Hamlets
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Tower Hamlets, but the attendance rates for cervical, breast and bowel cancer screening services are below the national targets. Healthwatch Tower Hamlets seeks to collect feedback to identify barriers that exist to attending cervical, breast, and bowel cancer screening services.
Their online survey can be accessed here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/THCANCERSCREENING/ or we can provide paper copies of the survey.
The survey is for anyone living or using cancer screening services in Tower Hamlets.
Both surveys are 100% confidential and anonymous, and you do not have to answer any questions if you do not wish. The feedback from the surveys will be used to create reports of the key findings that will be shared with the local NHS and other stakeholder organisations to help improve services to meet the needs of the local population better.