News and reports

The Brighton & Hove Safeguarding Adults Board (BHSAB) Annual Report for 2023/24 has been published with a message from their newly appointed Independent Chair, Seona Douglas.

Last week, the Department of Health and Social Care set out its guidance and priorities for winter 2024 - 2025 in Adult Social Care and NHS England set out similar guidance on urgent and emergency care.

In July and August 2024, Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted a survey for patients registered with Woodingdean Medical Practice.

Cervical screening, previously known as a smear test, saves over 4,000 lives every year in the UK. However, some people find it uncomfortable, so it's important to know what support is available and what adjustments you can request.

In August 2024, the three Healthwatch teams in Sussex sought your experiences of using eye care services. Read the results.

New research from Healthwatch calls for a more personalised approach to cervical screening to help the NHS meet its ambition to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.

Healthwatch England unpacks women's experiences of cervical screening and sets out recommendations for healthcare leaders. Earlier this year, Healthwatch Brighton and Hove captured local women's experiences to feed into this national report.

For the first time in its history, the NHS has started vaccinating people against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

Lord Darzi’s Independent Investigation of the NHS highlights the NHS's problems but presents a chance for change. Read the response from Healthwatch England.

The Care Quality Commission has published its annual survey on inpatient hospital care.

This document describes how we decide who to engage with to meet our statutory duties. This informed decision is based on three elements:

• A range of local data sources (both internally and externally to Healthwatch Brighton and Hove).
• What we already know about the population of Brighton and Hove (mostly council data).
• The policy context from the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC).

We conclude this strategy by outlining our engagement plans for 2024-2027 in terms of our target priorities for each year and expected outcomes.

Our Communication Plan sets out how Healthwatch Brighton and Hove uses communications to achieve its vision and mission and strengthen its approach to achieving them. Our strategy provides a framework for the delivery of effective communications which are clear, appropriate and help the organisation achieve its goals.