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. News -

    Coronavirus Update
  13. News -

    Warmdene Couty Oak Medical Centre Update
  14. News -

    Coronavirus briefing 
    This information has been produced by Brighton and Hove City Council to reduce scam and fraudulent activity
  15. News -

    How to request help online if you need it
  16. News -

    Covid-19: Healthwatch publishes essential updates on health and social care services
  17. News -

    We have produced a Frequently Asked Questions document which we hope will answer some of your questions about Covid-19 such as symptoms, treatment, self-isolating and links to additional guidance.
  18. News -

    We have published essential updates on local health and social care services in Brighton and Hove.
  19. News -

    Coronavirus (Covid-19): Information and advice on how to stay physically active indoors and how to look after your mental health
  20. News -

    Coronavirus (Covid-19)
    Volunteering to collect a prescription for a friend, family member or neighbour
  21. News -

    This guide produced by Healthwatch Brighton and Hove provides some information about seeing a GP at this current time.
  22. Advice and Information -

    This Healthwatch guide provides information about seeing a dentist and explains your rights
  23. Advice and Information -

    Resources for patients, their family and friends who are affected by cancer.
  24. 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.
  25. News -

    We are pleased to present information on maternity and pregnancy from Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group and Brighton and Hove Maternity Voices Partnership
  26. News -

    Cancer services in Sussex during COVID-19 and what this means for you - a free webinar.
    Thursday 11th June 2020 @ 5pm (1 hour)
  27. News -

    Since the pandemic there have been many concerns around getting cancer treatment and support. Healthwatch Sussex heard from cancer experts about their latest advice. Read more to find out what they said.
  28. News -

    From 15 June 2020, it is the law that you must wear a face covering when travelling in England on a:
    bus or coach,
    rain or tram,
    ferry or hovercraft or other vessel,
    aircraft
    – cable car
  29. News -

    Cancer patients and their families had the opportunity to talk to experts about what to expect from cancer services during the pandemic.
  30. News -

    We have been working in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust and the Sussex Health and Care Partnership. Learn more in the article below.
  31. News -

    Healthwatch bulletin on Health and Social Care & COVID-19
  32. News -

    Coronavirus (COVID-19)


  33. Report -

    The COVID health crisis is understandably drawing public scrutiny and press attention. Local services and providers are facing unprecedented challenges and are adapting quickly to emerging issues.
  34. 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
  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 -

    Since the coronavirus was recognised as a global pandemic, and particularly since lockdown was announced in England on 23 March, we have been presented with an ever-increasing amount of data describing the impacts of the virus (COVID-19).
  37. News -

    We recently received the following from Healthwatch England. If you know anyone who might be interested please do let us know, we are happy to put people in touch with Healthwatch England. There would be no commitment or obligation
  38. News -

    Find out what NHS services have been told about returning services to near pre-COVID-19 levels, preparing for winter and locking in the benefits that the response to COVID-19 has resulted in.
  39. Report -

    We have today released an interim report from the Healthwatch in Sussex public survey on digital consultations, combined with results from the Sussex CCG‘s survey on NHS communications with patients (where comparable questions were used).
  40. News -

    Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 21st August 2020
  41. News -

    Welcome to another Healthwatch health, social care and COVID - 19 update for the 4th September 2020
  42. News -

    Since the coronavirus was recognised as a global pandemic, and particularly since lockdown was announced in England on 23 March, we have been presented with an ever-increasing amount of data describing the impacts of the virus (COVID-19).
  43. News -

    Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 18th September 2020
  44. News -

    Healthwatch has launched its patient survey on dental services. The survey is for people who used, or tried to use, any type of dental service after 25 March 2020 i.e. the date when routine dental services were forced to stop due to COVID-19
  45. News -

    Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 2nd October 2020
  46. News -

    Brighton's alert level has increased from yellow to amber
  47. News -

    As Brighton and Hove could face tighter lockdown following big rise in covid cases, David Liley, discusses the issues
  48. News -

    The government has released its plan for the flu vaccines and supply for the national flu programme