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NHS pharmacies in the South East begin treating people for common conditions
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.
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How do you feel about health and care in Sussex?
Healthwatch in Sussex would like to hear from you about your experiences of accessing NHS Sussex services
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Barriers and inequalities in cervical screening
Healthwatch England's blog brings together some of the key challenges people have shared about cervical screening with their local Healthwatch, including in Brighton & Hove.
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Christmas & New Year Message 2023
Our offices are closed during Christmas and the New Year, until 2nd January 2024.
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Temporary changes to Memory Assessment and Dementia Services in Sussex
A message from Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust about service changes.
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New Acute Stroke Centre for West Sussex
An Acute Stroke Centre will be developed in Chichester to further improve outcomes for people who experience a stroke.
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Healthwatch England's response to the latest British Social Attitudes Survey results
Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey.
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Health Counts 2024 Survey
On behalf of Brighton & Hove Council, the University of Brighton are asking all Brighton and Hove residents to take part in the once in a decade…
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Healthwatch Chair interviwed by BBC about long waits at our local hospital Trust
South East facing some of longest NHS wait times
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Your experiences of Hospital Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) in Sussex
In March 2024, the three local Healthwatch in Sussex sought experiences of Hospital ‘Patient Advice and Liaison Services’. You can read about what people told us below
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Healthwatch visits Mill View Hospital and Rutland Gardens as part of the PLACE programme
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted visits to Mill View Hospital and Rutland Gardens which are both run by the Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (SPFT). Six of our trained volunteers conducted these visits.
Our visits to Mill View Hospital and Rutland Gardens were part of PLACE or ‘Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment’. This report provides the volunteer's observations from their 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.
Our visits to Mill View Hospital and Rutland Gardens were part of PLACE or ‘Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment’. This report provides the volunteer's observations from their 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.
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Healthwatch England Annual report 2022-23
In their 2022-23 annual report, Healthwatch England shares the value that the public's voices bring to health and social care services. Read about their work and the next steps they plan to take. They refer to the work undertaken by Healthwatch in Brighton and Hove (on GPs) and Healthwatch in Sussex (on dentistry).
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Your experiences of ‘Patients Know Best’
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.
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