1. Key Projects

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    These are the issues we're currently looking into.

  2. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

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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.

  3. Meet our volunteer - Lynne

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    "I have been involved in a variety of research projects, but the one I get a real kick out of are the hospital visits. This gives me a great sense of achievement, as a volunteer."

  4. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove Board Meeting June 17th 2019

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    The notes from our board of governors development meeting on June 17th 2019

  5. Meet our volunteer - Cindy

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    "The project brings me into contact with a wide range of people who depend on their carers to bring support and stability to their lives. I enjoy this engagement with the community and it helps me to better appreciate the scale of the problem."

  6. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2019

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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.

  7. Smiling Matters: Oral Care in Care Homes Report

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    Early in 2019 we visited twenty care homes across Brighton and Hove to assess the oral care of residents.

  8. ‘SMILING MATTERS’: Oral care in care homes in Brighton and Hove

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    In 2019 Healthwatch visited 20 care homes across Brighton and Hove. We spoke to care staff and to residents. We wanted to know how staff assessed residents for oral health.

  9. Press Release: Longer waits to see GP in Brighton and Hove (30/05/2019)

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    Early findings from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove’s 2019 GP Patient survey indicate longer waits to get a GP appointment.

  10. Healthwatch press release 22/6/19 - Oral and Dental Health in Care Homes in Brighton and Hove

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    Healthwatch Press Release 22/6/2019

    ‘SMILING MATTERS’

  11. Short survey: how easy is it to find your way around the Royal Sussex County hospital?

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    Please complete a short survey (8 questions) about how easy it is to find your way around the Royal Sussex County hospital.

  12. NHS Complaints Advocacy Service by POhWER

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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.

  13. Healthwatch Briefing on Sexual Health - July 2019

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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.

  14. NHS 111 Online

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    NHS 111 online allows patients to get urgent healthcare online. It also helps to manage increasing demand on 111 telephone services.

  15. Healthy Living Pharmacies

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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.

  16. Healthy Living Pharmacies

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    Healthy Living Pharmacies (HLPs) are dedicated to health promotion, self-care and reducing health inequalities. It might save you a trip to your GP or A&E. Chat to a trained pharmacist and get advice.

  17. New Report on Sexual Health

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    Healthwatch has published a briefing paper that provides an overview of the pressures and challenges facing sexual health services both nationally and in Brighton and Hove.

  18. What should you expect when it comes to care for your teeth?

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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.

  19. Our Volunteers

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    Meet some of our volunteers. We could not have the impact we do without them.

  20. Our Mission & Values

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    A future where all of our health and social care needs are heard, understood and met.

  21. Two reports on Patient Experiences local NHS Trusts

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    Our latest press release on the patient experience and physical environment at Brighton hospitals.

  22. Reports on Patient Experiences of local NHS Trusts

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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.

  23. Meet our volunteer - Nick

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    "While retired I really wanted a volunteer role that would allow enable me to use my knowledge and experiences, but also act on behalf of patients."

  24. Provide comments on the Sussex Health and Care Plan by 8 November

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    You are invited to provide comments on a draft of the Sussex Health and Care Plan. The deadline to do so is 8 November. 

  25. Improvements coming to Lewes Victoria Hospital

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    The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Lewes Victoria Hospital is to undergo major improvement works.

  26. Get your flu jab!

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    There's still time to get your flu jab from your local GP or from pharmacies across the city.

  27. Stay well this winter

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    As Winter approaches there are a number of things you can do to keep you and your loved ones well this winter.

  28. BAME youth sexual health survey

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    Are you a young person aged 17-24 from a Black, Asian or Ethnic Minority background?