1. News -

    Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to be able to offer a dedicated ‘Quiet COVID-19 Vaccination Session’ for people requiring their first dose COVID vaccination.
  2. News -

    Welcome to our Healthwatch bulletin. This includes an update on the COVID-19 vaccination programme and our regular bulletin on health, social care and COVID data.
  3. News -

    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. News -

    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. Report -

    We release our Annual Report covering the period to March 2022, which highlights the work and achievements over the past year.
  6. News -

    Help individuals with a learning disability stay well this winter
  7. News -

    Brighton & Hove SEND Ofsted Inspection
  8. News -

    Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published an inspection report and say ‘most children and young people’s needs are identified accurately and assessed in a timely and effective way right from the start’.
  9. News -

    Brighton & Hove City Council want to find out how they can improve services for autistic people in the city.
  10. Report -

    In their 2022-23 annual report, Healthwatch England shares the value that the public's voices bring to health and social care services. Read about their work and the next steps they plan to take. They refer to the work undertaken by Healthwatch in Brighton and Hove (on GPs) and Healthwatch in Sussex (on dentistry).
  11. News -

    Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey.
  12. Report -

    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.
  13. News -

    Healthwatch England recently celebrated the award of £500,000 in funding to promote public and patient engagement around the NHS Long Term Plan.
  14. 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.
  15. Report -

    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.
  16. Report -

    Our annual survey of senior stakeholders, professionals from other organisations who work with Healthwatch.
  17. News -

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

    How do Healthwatch Brighton and Hove choose its Work Programme?
  19. News -

    Here at Healthwatch we represent the views of the people that use health and social care services in our city. Here is an update on our current projects across a range of services within the sector.
  20. News -

    Healthwatch aims to help users of health and social care services have a say about the quality of their care. In doing so, we are particularly committed to helping disadvantaged communities have a voice.
  21. News -

    Here at Healthwatch we represent the views of the people that use health and social care services in our city. Here is an update on our current projects across a range of services within the sector.
  22. News -

    Young Healthwatch and the 'Right Here' YMCA Downslink Project took part in a flash consultation with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to find out what really matters to young people in relation to health and social care.
  23. News -

    Our recent report highlighting the insensitive treatment of vulnerable people in PIP and ESA assessments is covered in local news.
  24. News -

    Geoffrey Bowden talks with Caroline Lucas, MP for Brighton Pavilion & Co-leader of the Green Party.
  25. News -

    The Healthwatch team have had a busy time over the first few months of 2018. As Spring approaches, staff have been bringing together new reports, sharing results and recommendations from large-scale projects and embarking on new programmes.
  26. News -

    Healthwatch is delighted to welcome Christine D’Cruz to the Board.
  27. News -

    Healthwatch is pleased to welcome Nick Gorvett to the team.
  28. News -

    Healthwatch is pleased to welcome Jacqueline Goodchild to the team.
  29. News -

    David Liley CEO of Healthwatch, made a video update in which he describes the role Healthwatch has played during the current coronavirus crisis. Watch it now.
  30. News -

    Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution people make across the UK through volunteering.
  31. Report -

    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.
  32. Report -

    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.
  33. Report -

    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
  34. Report -

    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
  35. Report -

    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.
  36. Report -

    This performance report describes Healthwatch Brighton and Hove activities from May to June 2020.
  37. Report -

    The notes from our board of governors development meeting on 14th April 2014.
  38. Report -

    The notes from our board of governors development meeting on 8th April 2019
  39. Report -

    The notes from our board of governors development meeting on June 17th 2019
  40. Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove’s first Annual Report, for the period April 2013 to March 2014.
  41. Report -

    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2015.
  42. Report -

    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2016.
  43. News -

    Healthwatch in Sussex today launches a new patient survey. We want to hear from people about their experiences of using Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Their ideas will help inform the commissioning of a future service.
  44. Report -

    Sussex Interpreting Services (SIS) exists to enable full access, for people with language needs, to publicly funded services in order to improve health, education and overall quality of life
  45. Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is a new independent health watchdog run by and for local people. It is independent of the NHS and the Council.