We are pleased to announce that on Monday 1st July 2024, a number of corporate changes, including our new branding, have gone live.

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We have a new name, Wandsworth GP General Practitioner Federation, and an updated strapline “Working Together for Better Health and Care.”

We believe the new brand captures more accurately what we are about as an organisation, what we do and the impact our work has.

Over ten years since the formation of Battersea Healthcare, in the autumn of 2023 the Board led a review of our corporate structure, mission and purpose, to ensure that:

• Our vision for the future, our mission statement & role as partners in the local health and care system are relevant and clearly described.
• We have a name that better reflects our role in supporting general practice and delivering services across the whole borough of Wandsworth.
• We update our Articles of Association to ensure they are fit for purpose.
• We have fairness and equity in shareholder arrangements, with every GP General Practitioner practice in Wandsworth holding equal status in supporting the work and future governance of the Federation.

What has changed?

Following a period of discussion and consultation with our shareholder GP General Practitioner Practices, a number of changes to our corporate working arrangements were unanimously agreed, including to:

• adopt a new mission statement for the organisation
• reform the Federation as one Community Interest Company
• adopt new Articles of Association
• re-name the organisation as Wandsworth GP General Practitioner Federation CIC
• Reform shareholding arrangements based on one share per GP General Practitioner practice in Wandsworth

The changes were formally introduced from 15th April 2024

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We are proud to be working with Age UK Wandsworth to deliver their Better At Home services for people aged 60 or over – and the feedback from those using the service shows the impact it’s having.

Funded by Wandsworth GP General Practitioner Federation and Wandsworth Council, the service enables older people across Wandsworth to live independently in their homes for as long as they wish to, or are able to.

It recently supported a 93-year-old Battersea resident, with a history of hoarding, get the support he needed following recent falls he had at home. These falls resulted in him being admitted to hospital on several occasions.

The Hospital Discharge Service (HDS) assistant worked closely with a neighbour to reduce his grocery costs and hoarding by making a basic shopping list with the essentials for the week.

The HDS assistant also helped with moving furniture and disposing of rubbish to make the house environment safer. A deep clean of the property was also carried out, resulting in a cleaner home to live in.

There are several elements to the Better at Home service, each designed to provide holistic support to those needing it, including two befriending services, a handyperson service, support with hospital discharge and online food shopping and a Voluntary Services Navigator, who acts as a link between Age UK Wandsworth and community health services and GPs. 

Read more about the work of Age UK Wandsworth.