Richmond Wellbeing Service Review

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch Richmond undertook engagement about the Richmond Wellbeing Service after hearing from people about their experience of the service.  They spoke to 110 people.

What works

  • People praised the ability of staff to pace sessions appropriately and create supportive conditions to share their experiences
  • People with long term conditions particularly praised the service for designing a specific course to help them cope with the concerns that come from living with a long term conditions

Issues

The main issues that people encountered were related to:

  • access,
  • limited upfront information about how the service runs and
  • being triaged to the right level or type of treatment.

The service provider, East London Foundation Trust have already started taking constructive steps in response to the recommendations that Healthwatch put forward.

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General details

Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch Richmond upon Thames
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Communication with patients; treatment explanation; verbal advice
Consent, choice, user involvement and being listened to
Lifestyle and wellbeing; wider determinants of health
Triage and admissions
Written information, guidance and publicity

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Focus group
Interviews
Observation (eg Enter and View)
Survey
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
Not Known

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Counselling/Psychotherapy/ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
110
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