News and reports

Please see the information about Christmas opening times for food banks, affordable shops and meals, plus the main advice numbers.

Following reports that life-saving cancer care could be affected by strike action. Healthwatch England has written to the RCN asking for the issue to be clarified.

Sussex Health & Care and Foundations for Our Future are running two surveys accessing Child's mental health and emotional wellbeing services in Sussex.

Read our December update to find out more about the projects we have been working on. If you are interested in learning more about our projects, please get in touch office@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk

A guide for people living with a terminal illness

Dry January …. 31 days alcohol-free, a break and a total reset for the body and mind with Alcohol Change UK.

Read some information from University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust about Scarlet fever: advice for parents and carers

Racial Harassment Forum is a service which provides a safe and confidential space to report a religious or race related hate incident.

Healthwatch’s response to the CQC report on gastrointestinal surgery at Royal Sussex County Hospital

Help individuals with a learning disability stay well this winter

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

In September, Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted visits to two sites run by the Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (SPFT). Six of our trained volunteers and one staff member conducted these visits. Read what we found