News and reports

Stay up to date by checking your local pharmacy's opening times for the Spring Bank Holiday.

This Dementia Action Week (19th - 25th May 2025) we can all take action to help improve the lives of people affected by dementia. Learn more about the symptoms and find local activities and events in Brighton & Hove.

In April 2025, Healthwatch in Sussex sought people’s experiences of satisfaction with their local NHS services. This included what services people felt most satisfied with, and with which services they felt most dissatisfied.

Read the latest Care Quality Commission report on Fairdene Lodge

Read the latest Care Quality Commission report on Church Road Dental Practice.

The cancer care in Sussex has been granted planning permission for a major development at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Gloji is offering free programmes across Brighton & Hove with new adult groups starting at various Leisure Centres. Families can also join with children's active sessions including multisports and soft play!

Read the latest Care Quality Commission report on Patcham Nursing Home.

The government announced earlier this week that NHS prescription charges would not go up this financial year. Find out more.

University Hospitals Sussex proposes moving some day surgery cataract operations from St Richards to Southlands Hospital. Have your say.

Healthwatch Brighton & Hove undertook an Enter and View visit to the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital - read about what we found and our recommendations.

Healthwatch England's latest research found frequent errors in patients’ individual medical records.