News and reports

Tell us your experiences of Hospital-based Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) by completing our short poll.

In February 2024, the three local Healthwatch in Sussex sought people’s experiences of ‘Patients Know Best’ through a short web-based poll. You can read what people told us below.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted visits to various sites run by the University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust (UHSx). Ten of our trained volunteers conducted these visits in October 2023.

Our visits to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, the Eye Hospital and various wards across the estate were part of PLACE or ‘Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment’. This report provides a summary of our observations from the visits. PLACE is delivered as a national programme, and all data is collected and formally analysed by NHS Digital. They will publish detailed reports after the programme has ended.

Using experiences of care from over 10 million people collected over the past ten years, Healthwatch England have a bold vision for the NHS in 2030. Find out where we think the NHS should be in six years and how it can get there.

Patients are being urged to support the NHS by using services wisely during industrial action

Take this one minute survey to share your views about local health and social care services

NHS dentistry has been under pressure for some time. NHS dental teams have been working hard to meet rising demand. Read about the work being done to transform dentistry provision.

NHS England has today announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in hospitals across England from April, enabling patients and families to seek an urgent review if their condition deteriorates.

Read our response to the latest CQC report on Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Under a new plan published by the Government, people will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. Read our response.

Patients in South East will now be able to get treatment for seven common conditions at their high street pharmacy without needing to see a GP, as part of a major transformation in the way the NHS delivers care.

Healthwatch in Sussex would like to hear from you about your experiences of accessing NHS Sussex services