News and reports

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.

Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients, including Healthwatch England, have joined forces regarding on-going industrial action in the NHS.

How and where to access health and care services over the festive period

Our offices are closed during Christmas and the New Year, until 2nd January 2024.

From 31 October 2023, GP surgeries must give patients online access to their new health record entries. Find out what information is in your record and how to access it.

Advice for the public ahead of upcoming junior doctor strikes

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.

A message from Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust about service changes.

Please see the PDF below for the Christmas & New Year Pharmacy opening times in Sussex.

Efforts are underway to ensure that people who need urgent medical help and support can receive the care they need during the festive period. Read more, below.

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

A new volunteer-led support group has been created in East Sussex to support the estimated tens of thousands in the county with suspected or diagnosed endometriosis.