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More people in England, Scotland and Wales are now dissatisfied (41%) with the NHS than are satisfied for the first time since 2002, according to a report from King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust. -
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The Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden, has been published today. Read our response. -
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The latest NHS data shows that a record number of people are waiting for care, although the number of people waiting a year or more has fallen slightly. Read our response. -
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The latest figures from the NHS show that the number of people waiting for NHS treatment has increased by 180,000. Read Healthwatch's response. -
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Read Healthwatch's submission to the COVID-19 Inquiry draft terms of reference consultation. -
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Our national director Louise Ansari responds to General Sir Gordon Messenger and Dame Linda Pollard’s review of health and care leadership. -
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Care Quality Commissions has today published its annual State of Care report, highlighting that a combination of cost-of-living crisis and workforce pressures risks ‘unfair care’ for many people. Read Healthwatch's response. -
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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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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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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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We are pleased to publish a new report which provides information on the projects we are undertaking at present, and those we hope to deliver over the next year and beyond. We will review these and provide further updates as these become available. -
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The COVID health crisis is understandably drawing public scrutiny and press attention. Local services and providers are facing unprecedented challenges and are adapting quickly to emerging issues. -
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Our core work is to gather patient opinion on health and social care services from across the community. The Equality Impact Assessment presents the degree to which the reports we publish reached out to the ‘protected characteristics groups’. -
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Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducts an annual survey of stakeholders in order to understand their awareness of Healthwatch and assess their views on our activities over the previous year. -
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This performance report describes the role Healthwatch Brighton and Hove played in supporting patients and local health and social care services during the COVID-19 crisis. We have focused in this report on our activity from early January to April -
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Over the summer of 2019, Healthwatch Brighton & Hove conducted research to gain a better insight into information that is available to people who are looking to make a complaint, raise a concern or provide feedback about health & social care services -
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Healthwatch in Sussex - a collaboration between local Healthwatch from Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex - arranged for cancer patients and their families to have their questions answered by three cancer experts. -
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Healthwatch Brighton and Hove worked alongside Young Healthwatch to gather the views and opinions of BAME young people, aged 17-25 and living in Brighton and Hove around local sexual health services and STIs. -
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Working closely with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and local NHS Trust, we launched an outpatients’ booking survey in January 2020. -
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Our Annual Report for the period to March 2020, highlighting the work and achievements over the past year, which includes the impact Coronavirus and COVID-19 has had on our organisation. -
Environmental Audits of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust: April 2019 to March 2020
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Since December 2016, we have worked in partnership with Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust to conduct monthly visits across the estate. -
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Welcome to our second report which examines the outcomes from the annual Patient-Led Assessments of the Care Environment programme (PLACE).
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Since the coronavirus was recognised as a global pandemic, and particularly since lockdown was announced in England on 23 March, we have been presented with an ever-increasing amount of data describing the impacts of the virus (COVID-19). -
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This performance report describes Healthwatch Brighton and Hove activities from May to June 2020. -
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Today we announce the publication of our review of all GP practices and surgeries across the City. -
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The notes from our board of governors development meeting on 14th April 2014. -
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The notes from our board of governors development meeting on 8th April 2019 -
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The notes from our board of governors development meeting on June 17th 2019