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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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We release our Annual Report covering the period to March 2022, which highlights the work and achievements over the past year. -
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Help individuals with a learning disability stay well this winter -
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Brighton & Hove SEND Ofsted Inspection -
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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’. -
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Brighton & Hove City Council want to find out how they can improve services for autistic people in the city. -
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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). -
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Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments. -
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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. -
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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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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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Our volunteer, John, has suffered from hearing loss since childhood. He tells us his story and what changes he would like to see to make them more accessible for people living with hearing loss. -
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A Press Release on our latest report, looking at the experiences of old and frail people being discharged from the Royal Sussex County Hospital. -
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If you're living with hearing loss in, here are a few places in Brighton & Hove that can be of help. -
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Our latest press release on the patient experience and physical environment at Brighton hospitals. -
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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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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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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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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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Healthwatch England have been given £500,000 in relation to the NHS Long Term Plan, to promote engagement with the public, patients and NHS and Social Care staff. -
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The Care Quality Commission has just published a report from its inspection at the University of Sussex Health Centre.
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Integrated Care 24 Limited – Woodingdean on 12th and 13th July 2016. -
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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. -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 9 July 2015. -
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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! -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Vallance Residential Care Home on 13 December 2016. -
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The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Arundel Park Lodge on 29 November 2016. -
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Brighton and Hove has the lowest cervical screening rates in the south east and numbers attending for screening are falling year on year. -
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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." -
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Do you feel you have been personally affected by the current rationing of NHS services and treatments? -
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Back in February 2016, The Broadway Surgery in Whitehawk Road was rated inadequate and was placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission. -
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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. -
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Get free advice using these Brighton and Hove helplines. -
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Check out these useful tips from Beat for spotting the first signs. -
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Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease. -
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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. -
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Our full report is still to follow but we can share some initial insights. -
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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.