Health and social care

Our Wandsworth 2018

Health and social care

Wandsworth has less recorded crime than North Lincolnshire

Each secondary school has its own police officer and a community support officer

The borough has more than 480 neighbourhood watches

Wandsworth is home to London's first-ever Community Justice Court

Our vision

We want Wandsworth to be a place where people lead active, independent and healthy lives supported byhigh quality, person-centered health and social care.

What we're doing

Help older people, people with learning disabilities and mental health issues stay independent
Give people more control over their care through personal budgets and direct payments
Encourage healthy lifestyles to tackle obesity, smoking alcohol and drug misuse
Establish a network of primary care centres

News and press releases

Exhibition and talk on new US embassy

Lister welcomes government free schools plan

Parking changes for Wimbledon tennis

Councillors geared for spending challenge

How we are doing it

When Isabella Conway had a stroke, she thought she would have to leave her home of 50 years and go into residential care. Instead, the Wandsworth START scheme sent a care worker to help her get back on her feet and re-learn old skills, such as washing, dressing and preparing meals. She was then assessed to determine her longer-term care needs. The scheme meant she was able to remain independent, with support from regular visits from care workers. "Now I can get myself dressed and make myself a cup of tea," said Isabella. "I would definitely recommend this to others. It's meant I can stay in my home."

Find out more about START by calling 020 8871 7707.

How to find out more

To find out more about health and social care in Wandsworth you can download our Profile of Wandsworth. This looks into more detail about where Wandsworth is now and the developments that are taking place over the next few years.

You can also find out more about what we are doing to improve health and social care in Wandsworth