News and reports

Have your say in how Brighton General Community Health Hub is created at the site of Brighton General Hospital on Elm Grove.

Non-emergency Patient Transport Services (PTS) across Sussex continue to improve according to independent watchdog, Healthwatch.

Our latest report indicates that patient satisfaction with Patient Transport Services has finally started to improve.

The BBC has launched its NHS Tracker project.

Public Health Brighton and Hove have published a needs assessment on Self harm.

The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) is helping people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes become healthier and avoid the condition.

NHS England has published final guidance for Clinical Commissioning Groups on the prescribing of over the counter medicines.

The Healthwatch team have had a busy time over the first few months of 2018. As Spring approaches, staff have been bringing together new reports, sharing results and recommendations from large-scale projects and embarking on new programmes.

In March and April, hospitals in our city will undergo an independent review. These reviews are called Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment, or PLACE.

“Vulnerable adults badly let down by benefits assessments" - 0ur in-depth report highlights how local benefits assessments fail to meet the needs of local people.

Brighton & Hove and East Sussex are developing a joint strategy to create an enhanced and coordinated response to various aspects of abuse.

Our recent report on the Patient Transport Services was submitted to the council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee