1. News -

    The Care Quality Commission has just published a report from its inspection at the University of Sussex Health Centre.
  2. News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Westwood Care Home on 18th October 2016.
  3. News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Integrated Care 24 Limited – Woodingdean on 12th and 13th July 2016.
  4. Report -

    Perspectives of Renal Outpatient Department patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
  5. News -

    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.
  6. News -

    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."
  7. Advice and Information -

    The Patient Information Forum has launched a new guide sharing the experiences of people who have first-hand experience of developing or using Personal Health Records.
  8. News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 9 July 2015.
  9. News -

    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!
  10. News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Vallance Residential Care Home on 13 December 2016.
  11. News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Arundel Park Lodge on 29 November 2016.
  12. News -

    Brighton and Hove has the lowest cervical screening rates in the south east and numbers attending for screening are falling year on year.
  13. News -

    Do you feel you have been personally affected by the current rationing of NHS services and treatments?
  14. News -

    Dementia UK has produced a very handy guide that explains the communication challenges that people with dementia face.
  15. News -

    Back in February 2016, The Broadway Surgery in Whitehawk Road was rated inadequate and was placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
  16. News -

    Check out the latest edition of the Healthwatch magazine
  17. News -

    SECAmb ambulance service has announced plans to move its operations centre into a new building in Crawley in May.
  18. News -

    The complexity of the health system in England is holding back progress in meeting the needs of people with HIV, according to a new report from The King’s Fund.
  19. News -

    This board meeting was previously advertised as open to the public. Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to change its status and make it CLOSED to the public.

    Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
  20. News -

    Sign up for FREE Parent Workshops about Teens and self harm in May and June.
  21. Report -

    Read our new report on how Brighton and Hove’s Equipment and Adaptations Service has helped people with disabilities live independently at home.
  22. News -

    Check out these useful tips from Beat for spotting the first signs.
  23. News -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove have been disappointed to see the Bon Accord Care Home in Hove placed into Special Measures following a Care Quality Commission [CQC] inspection.
  24. News -

    Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease.
  25. News -

    Our full report is still to follow but we can share some initial insights.
  26. News -

    The Annual Brighton trans and non-binary conference invites trans and non-binary people; researchers; people from the public, community and voluntary sector, and those who want to know more about trans lives and trans issues to the 2017 conference.
  27. News -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove have been alerted to the planned closure of the Ridgeway Surgery in Woodingdean. This will become effective after 31 October 2017.
  28. Report -

    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.
  29. News -

    The Department of Health (DoH), and Healthwatch England [HWE] have asked local Healthwatch to be involved in Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs)
  30. News -

    Independent reports indicate improvements in local NHS provision
  31. Advice and Information -

    A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.
  32. News -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove welcomes the latest Care Quality Commission report on the Royal Sussex County Hospital and for their sister hospital, the Princess Royal Hospital at Haywards Heath.  Read more about the improvements that have been identified, and the challenges that still remain.
  33. News -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove (HWBH) welcomes the latest Care Quality Commission [CQC] report published today on the Royal Sussex County Hospital [RSCH], and for their sister hospital, the Princess Royal Hospital [PRH] at Haywards Heath.
  34. News -

    A number of people in the Brighton area have been sent fraudalent invoices claiming to be from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove.
  35. News -

    The future of the NHS and social care services are being designed by Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. There are 44 of these partnerships around the country and ours covers all of Sussex and East Surrey.