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Healthy Living Pharmacies are dedicated to health promotion, self-care and reducing health inequalities - and they might save you a trip to your GP or A&E. -
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People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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Four questions staff should ask you or a loved one about your oral health if you’re a care home resident, according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence quick guide. -
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End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions. -
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Our latest briefing paper provides an overview of the pressures and challenges facing sexual health services both nationally and in Brighton and Hove, and draws attention to how funding and commissioning challenges may be affecting provision.
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Early in 2019 we visited twenty care homes across Brighton and Hove to assess the oral care of residents. -
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Our latest Intelligence review of data and trends which selects the most pressing health issues in Brighton and Hove. These priorities will help inform our activities in the forthcoming months. -
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This year's Annual Report, showcasing the views of the people of Brighton & Hove, and the hard work of our volunteers, staff and board throughout the year. -
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In response to concerns about marketing from online pharmacy services, we conducted a survey of people who had received marketing from one of these companies. -
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The experiences of older people being discharged from the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, from July to September 2018. -
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From 1st July POhWER is delivering the NHS Complaints Advocacy Service, providing free, independent advocacy for the people of Brighton and Hove as part of the Sussex Advocacy Partnership. -
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Our volunteer, John, has suffered from hearing loss since childhood. He tells us his story and what changes he would like to see to make them more accessible for people living with hearing loss. -
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A Press Release on our latest report, looking at the experiences of old and frail people being discharged from the Royal Sussex County Hospital. -
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If you're living with hearing loss in, here are a few places in Brighton & Hove that can be of help. -
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Our latest press release on the patient experience and physical environment at Brighton hospitals. -
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Two reports on the patient experience and physical environment at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
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Healthwatch England recently celebrated the award of £500,000 in funding to promote public and patient engagement around the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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Read our new report on how Brighton and Hove’s Equipment and Adaptations Service has helped people with disabilities live independently at home. -
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Our annual report for the period 2016/2017, highlighting the views of the people of Brighton & Hove, and the hard work of our volunteers, staff and board throughout the year. -
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Our latest report on non-emergency Patient Transport Services services across Sussex, since South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust took over the contract in April 2017. -
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Our report highlighting insensitive treatment of vulnerable people in PIP and ESA assessments. -
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A comprehensive review of all GP practices in the city, with high patient satisfaction for GP's and nurses, but highlighting significant challenges. -
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Perspectives of Renal Outpatient Department patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. -
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Our latest report indicates that patient satisfaction with Patient Transport Services has finally started to improve. -
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We carried out two reviews of the Emergency Departments at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, looking at the patient experience for both adults and children. -
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Young people’s experiences of using the accident and emergency services in Brighton and Hove during a mental health crisis.
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Our first annual report summarising the findings of our environmental audits of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust estate, which includes the Royal Sussex County and Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospitals. -
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Our Annual Report 2018, highlighting the views of the people of Brighton & Hove, and the hard work of our volunteers, staff and board throughout the year. -
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Our annual review on how much our work reach the diverse population of Brighton and Hove.
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Our latest Intelligence review, examining current health trends in Brighton and Hove to identify key issues and inform our workplan. -
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Young Healthwatch wanted to know what young people know about the mental health support available in their school, and what were their ideas around what could be improved.
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Our annual survey of senior stakeholders, professionals from other organisations who work with Healthwatch. -
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Healthwatch England have been given £500,000 in relation to the NHS Long Term Plan, to promote engagement with the public, patients and NHS and Social Care staff. -
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The Care Quality Commission has just published a report from its inspection at the University of Sussex Health Centre.
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Westwood Care Home on 18th October 2016. -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Integrated Care 24 Limited – Woodingdean on 12th and 13th July 2016. -
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A great way to take control of your health and wellbeing is to have a health check. They are FREE for people aged 40 to 74, and people are encouraged to get their health check done every five years. -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 9 July 2015. -
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The NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for people to step forward and make a New Years resolution that is worth keeping - give blood or platelets and help save lives! -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Vallance Residential Care Home on 13 December 2016. -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Arundel Park Lodge on 29 November 2016. -
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Brighton and Hove has the lowest cervical screening rates in the south east and numbers attending for screening are falling year on year. -
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Ingrid Bridle, long-term patient and Chair of her GP Patient Participation Group in Tameside, talks about how online access to GP records benefits her:
“Using my GP records gives me such a wonderful feeling of control over my stuff." -
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Do you feel you have been personally affected by the current rationing of NHS services and treatments? -
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Dementia UK has produced a very handy guide that explains the communication challenges that people with dementia face. -
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Back in February 2016, The Broadway Surgery in Whitehawk Road was rated inadequate and was placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission. -
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SECAmb ambulance service has announced plans to move its operations centre into a new building in Crawley in May.