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Healthwatch in Sussex poll: your experiences of access to weight loss injections
Healthwatch in Sussex want to hear from you! If you live in Sussex, we would like to find out what you know about, and your experiences of accessing or trying to access, weight loss injections.
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Spotlight: The Hangleton and Knoll Project community health drop-in
Our Spotlight is an opportunity to share local projects, organisations and events which benefit the community. This month we’re spotlighting The Hangleton and Knoll Project community health drop-in.
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Sussex resident receives care at home via Virtual Wards
A Sussex resident was able to receive hospital level care at home using Urgent Community Response (UCR) teams and Virtual Wards.
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Your views on the creation of a new NHS Online Trust
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England are developing a new NHS online service which will deliver hospital care online as an alternative to seeing someone in person. Share your feedback about this new service.
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Care Quality Commission report: The Broadway Surgery
Read the latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on The Broadway Surgery. This practice was given an overall rating of 'Good'.
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Care Quality Commission report: Trafalgar Dental Practice
Read the latest Care Quality Commission report on Trafalgar Dental Practice.
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St Richard’s Cardiology Cath Lab
We are sharing a statement from the Chief Medical Officer, Prof Katie Urch, of University Hospitals Sussex, about proposals which affect this service…
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Care Quality Commission report: Bupa Dental Care Hove, May 2025
Read the latest Care Quality Commission report on Bupa Dental Care Hove.
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Press release: Healthwatch launch a national petition to save independent representation for patients in health and social care
Local Healthwatch are asking people to sign a national petition asking the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Right Hon Wes Streeting…
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Latest reports and publication
Consultation on the creation of a new NHS Online - our response
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England (NHSE) are working to establish a new online service – ‘NHS Online’ - which will deliver online elective care as part of the NHS. When the establishment of any NHS Trust is being considered, there is a duty on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to first consult with the relevant local Healthwatch.
This is the response from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove to the consultation which is based on our extensive engagement with local people on the use of digital and remote appointments in the health care settings
This is the response from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove to the consultation which is based on our extensive engagement with local people on the use of digital and remote appointments in the health care settings
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A Healthwatch in Sussex report on Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services
Healthwatch in Sussex delivered a project to learn about patient experiences of the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service since the 1st April 2025 when the EMED group took over the delivery of the Sussex contract. Read our report and recommendations.
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Healthwatch in Sussex - ‘You and Your GP’ mapping
The NHS introduced ‘You and Your General Practice’, known by some as a GP Charter, in the autumn of 2025. Read our report on a review of 163 GP practice websites.
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Healthwatch in Sussex pharmacy poll 2026
Healthwatch in Sussex sought your experiences of using local pharmacy services, including Pharmacy First, via a short poll. These are our findings.
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