News and reports

Following an unannounced inspection in April 2022, the CQC, Care Quality Commission have downgraded the Royal Sussex County Hospital Accident & Emergency Department from "Good" to "Required Improvement". Read our press release.

The NHS has announced a new plan and more money to improve support for Long Covid. Find out how the experiences you shared helped make the difference.

Healthwatch England finds that record NHS waiting times appear to be increasing the number of people paying for private care, according to a new BBC analysis. Read their response

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove led the organisation of a regional conference, alongside other local Healthwatch partners in East Sussex, West Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Meadway.

Welcome to our July 2022 Healthwatch newsletter. This includes information about our work, updates on health, social care and COVID-19.

Healthwatch were commissioned to explore service user experience of mental health services and accommodation which provides mental health support, in our city. This report is about the experiences of 137 service users and 96 mental health professionals.

We spoke to 20 people who had ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ internet skills. This study showed that the context of use was an important part of digital exclusion, with some people happy to use the internet for some purposes but not for health and care.

It’s easy to feel isolated and alone when struggling with Long Covid, but we are here to help to you find the support and treatment you need.

This document provides a summary of the public enquiries we received between April to June 2022.

Thanks to you, NHS England will take several steps to ensure better dental support for people with complex problems and improve the information for those trying to find an NHS dentist. Read our response

NHS England has announced changes (on 19th July) to the NHS dental contract – the first in 16 years, which should start to improve access for patients

Thousands of patients with ear, nose and throat problems are going to benefit from quicker and more direct access to support and treatment after the launch of Sussex’s brand-new ENT service