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Enter and View Report: The Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital March 2024
Healthwatch Brighton & Hove undertook an Enter and View visit to the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital - read about what they found and our recommendations.
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Menopause support groups
Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC) holds a monthly group to share experiences around the menopause and also runs a weekly online energy reset session.
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NHS misses A&E waiting time target for March 2024
On 11th April, it was confirmed that NHS Trusts had missed the nationally set target to admit, discharge or transfer 76% of patients within 4 hours of arriving at A&E by March 2024
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Helpline enquires to Healthwatch Brighton and Hove: April 1st 2023 – March 31st 2024
Between April 1st 2023 and March 31st 2024, we received 365 enquiries to our helpline. These were a combination of phone call messages (42), feedback through our website (142) and emails (126). All enquiries are handled by two experienced, trained and DBS checked Healthwatch volunteers.
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Enter & View Report into Southlands Hospital (Shoreham)
Healthwatch West Sussex carried out an Enter and View visit to Southlands Hospital which is based in Shoreham.
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Healthwatch Brighton and Hove Workplan of Projects, April 2023 - March 2024
This document describes the health and social care projects that Healthwatch Brighton and Hove has worked on during the past year and those we determined that we were unable to take forward for various reasons. It also describes the work we are currently working on or are actively considering and which we will take forward into the next year (April 2024 – April 2025).
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Healthwatch Brighton and Hove Annual Performance Report 2023 (1st April 2023 and 31st March 2024)
Our Annual Performance Report demonstrates what we have achieved between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2023.
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Cost of living remains barrier to health for the most vulnerable
Healthwatch England has reported that the cost of living remains a barrier to health, particularly for people on low incomes, and those requiring dental care.
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A new provider for Non-Emergency Patient Transport in Sussex
Following a detailed procurement process including robust and thorough validation checks, NHS Sussex has appointed ERS Transition Limited, trading as EMED Group, to be the new provider of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the people in Sussex.
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Share your views on Memory and Dementia Assessment Services Survey
Healthwatch in Sussex is the local independent watchdog for health and care. We would like to hear about your most recent experience of Memory and Dementia Assessment Services.
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