Share your views to help shape local NHS services for the future
Share your views
A public survey is running until the 7th of September to hear views and experiences from local people about health services.
Service users are encouraged to share feedback on how NHS services are currently meeting the needs of local communities, and how this can be improved for the future.
All of the feedback received will help to shape NHS Sussex’s plans for 2026-27. They will help to develop final commissioning intentions for next year, setting out how they're considering the needs of our population, where further improvements are needed for next year, and how they can commission NHS services that address health inequalities and improve outcomes.
All of this is based on the direction set out in the Sussex jointly agreed system strategy, Improving Lives Together, and the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan.
Take part by completing the following survey. Closes 7th of September 2025.
During the development of Improving Lives Together, NHS Sussex undertook engagement with residents in Sussex, including:
- 800 individual conversations in public engagement events, 1,440 survey responses on our ambition priorities.
- 500 interviews and direct feedback through partners, including Healthwatch, face-to-face and virtual workshops with 420 people.
- Online communication reaching more than 200,000 people.
This informed their core priorities to ensure a focus on joined up care and support in neighbourhoods and communities, prevention and early intervention, and supporting their workforce to meet the needs of the local population.
All feedback shared through this survey will help to inform the plans for NHS Sussex for 2026/27.
Our ambition of Improving Lives Together requires the NHS and all our partners in Sussex to deliver more care in the communities where we live. So, we need as many residents of Sussex to complete this survey as possible to help us prioritise the changes required in our local NHS services to achieve this ambition and improve the health of the communities and residents we serve.”
Stephen Lightfoot, Chair of NHS Sussex