1. 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.

  2. Healthwatch in Parliament!

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

  3. Equipment & Adaptations Service Report

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    Read our new report on how Brighton and Hove’s Equipment and Adaptations Service has helped people with disabilities live independently at home.

  4. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2017

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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.

  5. The New Sussex-wide Patient Transport Service

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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.

  6. Users Perspectives on the Patient Transport Service

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    Perspectives of Renal Outpatient Department patients at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

  7. Environmental audits of the Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals Trust

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    Our first annual report summarising the findings of our environmental audits of the Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trust estate, which includes the Royal Sussex County and Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospitals.

  8. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2018

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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.

  9. We promote the NHS Long Term Plan

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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.

  10. SECAmb ambulance service announces move to new Crawley operation centre

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    SECAmb ambulance service has announced plans to move its operations centre into a new building in Crawley in May.

  11. Giving a voice to disadvantaged communities

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    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.

  12. Survey for NHS patients and carers or family members

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    A new survey for NHS patients and carers or family members is available.

  13. The latest from the Healthwatch Team

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    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.

  14. Survey about the future of Brighton General

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    If you use services at Brighton General then we want to hear from you.

  15. Have your say on creation of Brighton General Community Health Hub

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    Have your say in how Brighton General Community Health Hub is created at the site of Brighton General Hospital on Elm Grove.

  16. 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.

  17. Coronavirus - Warmdene County Oak medical centre has reopened (12.2.20)

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    Warmdene Couty Oak Medical Centre Update

  18. New organ opt out system in England starts on 20 May 2020

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    New organ opt out system in England starts on 20 May 2020

  19. How to get cancer support during COVID-19 - expert advice

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    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.

  20. Patient Feedback Systems for Health & Social Care Services: Healthwatch Briefing Paper

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    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

  21. Cancer Webinar: Key Themes & Q&A - 11th June 2020

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    Healthwatch in Sussex - a collaboration between local Healthwatch from Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, and West Sussex - arranged for cancer patients and their families to have their questions answered by three cancer experts.

  22. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2020

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    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.

  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. COVID-19 Third Phase Response: What have NHS services been told?

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    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.

  25. Healthwatch in Sussex: Restoration and Recovery Programme

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    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).

  26. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2015

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    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2015.

  27. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2016

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    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2016.

  28. Launch of Healthwatch in Sussex survey on Patient Transport Services

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    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.

  29. “What does national and local data reveal about how the coronavirus has impacted on our city, its residents, and services?”

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    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).

  30. 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?

  31. ‘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.

  32. Press Release – Chair on NHS 10 Year Plan

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    The NHS formally announced their 10 year plan.

  33. GP numbers in Brighton and Hove continue to fall

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    Latest figures from NHS Digital (June 2018) indicate there are fewer GPs serving patients in the city. An equivalent of 128 FTE GPs are serving 317,976 registered patients.

  34. Accident and Emergency Reports

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    Do The Emergency Departments at the Royal Sussex County Hospital Meet Patient Needs?

  35. CQC finds significant improvement at Royal Sussex County Hospital

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    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove (HWBH) welcomes the latest Care Quality Commission [CQC] report published today on the Royal Sussex County Hospital [RSCH], and for their sister hospital, the Princess Royal Hospital [PRH] at Haywards Heath.

  36. NHS England publishes reports showing improvements in local services

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    Independent reports indicate improvements in local NHS provision

  37. Patient Transport Services Report for HOSC

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    A report on the Patient Transport Services prepared for the council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

  38. “A good send off?” A new Healthwatch report into End of Life care

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    Today Healthwatch Brighton and Hove publish a report into the experiences of people receiving end of life care. 15 people and their families told Healthwatch about their experiences in and out of hospital.

  39. Survey about Dental Services

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    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

  40. Launch of enhanced NHS 111 service

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    From 1st October, the NHS 111 service in Kent, Medway and Sussex is being enhanced and it can now offer access to a wider range of health care professionals.

  41. Make sure to get your free flu jab

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    The NHS in the Sussex is reminding people with that this year it’s more important than ever for them to have their free flu vaccination.

  42. An important message from Alistair Hill, Director of Public Health for our city concerning COVID-19 cases

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    Brighton's alert level has increased from yellow to amber

  43. Accessing health and care services – findings during the Coronavirus pandemic: Executive summary and Full report

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    We have today released a final report from the Healthwatch in Sussex public survey on digital consultations, combined with results from the Sussex NHS Commissioners’ survey on NHS communications with patients (where comparable questions were used).

  44. Healthwatch Bulletin - Health, Social Care and COVID-19

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    Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 16th October 2020

  45. New and Free Service - Saving Lives by Supporting Early Cancer Diagnose

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    The Speak up Against Cancer Team at Albion in the Community is delighted to launch our brand new Speak up Against Cancer Online Cancer Awareness Support Offer. Finding and Treating cancer at an early stage can save lives.

  46. COVID - 19 Update 30th October 2020

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    The current alert level in Brighton & Hove is MEDIUM. We are at a tipping point, but we can turn this around if we all play our part. Cases are rising among adults of all ages, not just young people, and students.

  47. Young People's Preferences Towards the Future of Health and Social Care Services in Sussex - Findings during the Coronavirus Pandemic

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    Young Healthwatch has worked alongside Healthwatch Brighton and Hove to explore young people’s
    experiences of Sussex health and social care services during the coronavirus pandemic (including phone,
    video and online appointments).

  48. Accessing health and care services - Interviews with 104 respondents - full report 19Nov2020

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    This report outlines conversations with a sample of people who completed the ‘Accessing health and care services: findings during the Coronavirus pandemic’ survey. The interviews provided opportunity for people to talk more about their experiences.

  49. Dental Services during COVID-19

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    We asked people if they had used or tried to use a dental service after 25th March 2020 and what their experience had been like. Also what suggestions they had for how dental practices could operate in the future.

  50. Interviews about remote appointments

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    In 2020, we undertook 106 phone interviews to explore people's opinions of accessing health and social care services during the pandemic. In December 2020 we interviewed some of these people - Hear what they had to say about remote appointments.