1. Staying Connected One Year On in the COVID-19 Pandemic - Care Home Webinar for Friends and Relatives of residents - 9th November 2021

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    On 9th November friends and relatives of care home residents met again to review the last 12 months including visiting relatives & the COVID vaccine. Health & social care representatives were on hand to provide wellbeing support to participants.

  2. Healthwatch helps Brighton patients campaign to increase GP access

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    Healthwatch supports New Larchwood patients to voice their concerns to the CCG & Practice about a reduced service forcing patients to travel on 2 buses to the alternative surgery. As a result, the Practice has promised to recruit staff & extend hours

  3. Take our LGBTQ+ health and social care survey

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    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is working in partnership with Switchboard to deliver this project. The purpose of this survey is to understand LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of services such as GP surgeries, hospitals, and to improve feedback systems.

  4. Take part in our Mental Health & Accommodation survey

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    Have you ever had or are you currently experiencing mental health issues? Does this apply to a friend or family member? We would like to hear about any mental health support including in your accommodation.

  5. Carers Week 6—12 June 2022

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    This year there will be a Carers Festival in Brighton and Hove to celebrating the role of unpaid carers in our city.

  6. Press Release: Healthwatch Brighton Annual Report 2022 published

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    We have launched our Annual Report for 2021-2022

  7. Healthwatch newsletter (June 2022)

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    Welcome to our June 2022 Healthwatch newsletter. This includes information about our work, updates on health, social care and COVID-19.

  8. Mental Health Services in Brighton and Hove - experiences of service users and professionals

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    Healthwatch were commissioned to explore service user experience of mental health services and accommodation which provides mental health support, in our city. This report is about the experiences of 137 service users and 96 mental health professionals.

  9. PRESS RELEASE: Victory for Brighton GP Surgery patients (17/2/22)

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    Patients registered with Coldean’s New Larchwood Surgery have managed to reverse last year’s decision by the Practice to reduce its hours and services.

  10. State of Care report - Healthwatch England's response

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    The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual State of Care report, which highlights that gridlocked health and care system is leading to deterioration in people’s access to and experience of care.

  11. Supporting Good Health

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    Help individuals with a learning disability stay well this winter

  12. Help with energy bills and the cost of living for people living with a terminal illness.

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    A guide for people living with a terminal illness

  13. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove December update

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    Read our December update to find out more about the projects we have been working on. If you are interested in learning more about our projects, please get in touch office@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk