Our revealing report into local Bengali Women’s experience of Diabetes in Camden has now been published. We spoke to over 60 women about their experiences of diabetes and the local services available.

The Annual Report for 2024/2025 for Healthwatch Camden is now live. Please click on the link to download.

Healthwatch Camden conducted a funded project to explore the experience of endometriosis among women in Camden. This report is one of the outcomes of the project and it aims to present women’s experiences around the myriad ways in which endometriosis is having an impact on the quality of their health and wellbeing.

Here is Healthwatch Camden’s annual report from 2023/24

Sexual health is a significant aspect of a young person’s overall health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social-well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity”.

In Camden, a 2021 survey reported 8% of year 8 and 10 pupils were occasionally or regularly vaping. This report looks at current perceptions about vaping among young people aged 13-19 years old.

Mental health and well-being of young people in England is in steep decline leading to unprecedented demand for mental health support. Analysis of local and national data in 2021 found that Camden had the second highest prevalence of severe and enduring mental illness, including schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, and other psychoses, out of all the other North Central London boroughs.

A snapshot report into local people's experiences using Camden's Urgent and Emergency Care Services.

Healthwatch Camden interviewed local women and their experiences of using local maternity services to identify gaps and put forward recommendations to support the well-being of women giving birth in Camden.

Today marks the launch of Healthwatch Camden's Strategic Plan for 2022-2026: 'Championing a Healthier Future'.

Healthwatch Camden worked in partnership with the other North Central London Healthwatch to gather local people's experiences of 'Long Covid'. Our aims were to identify any gaps in current provisions and support the better development of services and systems that help local people in NCL to manage their symptoms.