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In January, HOSC received papers on NHS dentistry and Non-Emergency patient transport

A report on how Healthwatch uses your feedback to improve health and social care services.

This document describes the health and social care projects that Healthwatch Brighton and Hove has identified and is currently working on, is actively considering or has determined that it is unable to take forward. It also describes a number of essential internal projects that support the successful operation of our organisation.

This document provides a summary of each project’s status and is subject to regular revision.

These are the board papers for the Board of Directors meeting held on 15th January 2024.

Healthwatch Brighton Hove commented on the Sussex Shared Delivery Plan for a special Health and Wellbeing Board in June 2023. Read what we said and how we helped to influence the final document.

Healthwatch in Sussex is how we describe joint work carried out by the three Healthwatch teams in Sussex: Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex.

Impact has already been made through patient feedback at Healthwatch in Sussex deliberative engagement workshops, April - May 2023.

We contributed to a nationwide review on maternity services. We spoke to local women and their partners about emotional support during the perinatal experience (pregnancy, birth and post-birth up to one year afterwards) and gave findings to Healthwatch England who called for national policy change.

A summary report of our Homecare Check Service from November 2022 to October 2023.

Healthwatch Brighton & Hove undertook an Enter and View visit to the Atrium at the Louisa Martindale Building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital - read about what they found and our recommendations.

Participant Information provided in conjunction with the Healthwatch in Sussex Outpatient deliberative engagement workshops held April - May 2023.

Our six-month performance report demonstrates what we have achieved between April 1st 2023 and September 30th 2023.