Making a difference Report, Surrey
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Amplifying your voice
•	Children and Young People’s Partnership board and access for young people, in accessing Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and the work with Magna Carta School.
•	Challenged Adults & Health Select Committee on the provision of information on measuring long term impact on the proposals to reduce Housing Related Support.
•	Challenged Commissioners on clarity to be clear with people on changes to housing related support.
•	Healthwatch Surrey feedback was used in CAMHS Quality Review. 
Escalation
•	‘What We’ve Heard’ (WWH) meeting with NW Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group CCG and micro suction service.
•	Escalation Panel identification of experiences relating to dental changes.
•	Hospital prescriptions and out of hours.
•	Surrey and Borders Partnership to share evidence on mental health services in Surrey and CAMHS waiting times.
•	Quality Surveillance Group (QSG) experiences relating to Surrey and Borders and Mindsight CAMHS service.
•	Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub awareness on patient safety, security and hygiene at Abraham Cowley Unit.
•	Re-commissioning of Sexual Health Services to the Adults & Health Select Committee in Surrey recommendation of a review in the implementation phase, consultation process and lessons to be learned.
•	Treatment of an epileptic child on the ward at Epsom Hospital.
Relationships
•	Development of working relationships with South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) Lay Governors and programme managers for the work streams of the Surrey Heartlands Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP).
•	Healthwatch England Network.
Empowering people
•	3 new information leaflets, 8,200 of which have already been distributed through channels across Surrey.
•	2,000 people informed about Epsom & St Helier 2020-2030 proposals.
•	486 enquiries through Citizens Advice.
•	Advocacy service supported 68 individuals.
•	2,000 of our leaflets distributed through Surrey Coalition of Disabled People’s network. 
Projects
•	Magna Carta school project.
•	Babcock4s free training for schools for mental health training in schools.
•	GP Impact Report and impact on practices in area – training and information for patients.