1. Registering with your GP: understanding your rights

    Advice and Information -

    People have told us they can have problems registering with a GP. This article explains more about your rights and what do to if you are refused the right to register.

  2. Quarterly Intelligence Review - April 2019

    Report -

    Our latest Intelligence review of data and trends which selects the most pressing health issues in Brighton and Hove. These priorities will help inform our activities in the forthcoming months.

  3. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2017

    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.

  4. GP Review 2018

    Report -

    A comprehensive review of all GP practices in the city, with high patient satisfaction for GP's and nurses, but highlighting significant challenges.

  5. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2018

    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.

  6. Equality Impact Assessment 2018

    Report -

    Our annual review on how much our work reach the diverse population of Brighton and Hove.

  7. Quarterly Intelligence Review - December 2018

    Report -

    Our latest Intelligence review, examining current health trends in Brighton and Hove to identify key issues and inform our workplan.

  8. Get your FREE NHS health check

    News -

    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.

  9. CQC Report on Hove Park Villas Surgery

    News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 9 July 2015.

  10. Brighton & Hove cervical screening rates lowest in south east

    News -

    Brighton and Hove has the lowest cervical screening rates in the south east and numbers attending for screening are falling year on year.

  11. Learning from voices of experience: Personal health records

    News -

    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."

  12. Have you been told you are not eligible for treatment or that treatment is not available near you?

    News -

    Do you feel you have been personally affected by the current rationing of NHS services and treatments?

  13. Significant improvements in The Broadway Surgery

    News -

    Back in February 2016, The Broadway Surgery in Whitehawk Road was rated inadequate and was placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.

  14. Don’t let embarrassment prevent you having your cervical screening

    News -

    Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease.

  15. Closure of Ridgeway Surgery, Woodingdean

    News -

    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.

  16. Sneak preview on insights from our GP Patient survey

    News -

    Our full report is still to follow but we can share some initial insights.

  17. GP Patient Survey – the story so far

    News -

    GP Patient Survey – 1000 local people speak out about GP services

  18. GP surgeries shutting in Brighton - Healthwatch in The Guardian

    News -

    Why are so many GPs Shutting Up Shop?

  19. GP Patient Survey – now closed

    News -

    Over the summer Healthwatch Brighton and Hove sought patient’s views regarding their GP practice and the service the practice provides. An impressive 1,486 people had responded to the GP patient survey when it closed earlier this month.

  20. Consultation on prescription changes ('over the counter' products)

    News -

    NHS England has launched a public consultation on proposals to rein in prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ products such as dandruff shampoo and drops for tired eyes, in order to free-up funding to expand other treatments for major conditions such as cancer and mental health problems.

  21. Insight from the GP review

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    Healthwatch visited 29 surgeries in the city as part of the GP review. At each surgery the Healthwatch team observed the patient-friendliness of the environment paying attention to the comfort of the waiting area, appointment call systems, communication with patients, display of information, general hygiene and toilet facilities.

  22. Debating the cost of missed appointments

    News -

    Would you be surprised to learn that there are no national figures on how many people miss GP or NHS appointments? 

  23. GP Practice Changes in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    At the start of 2018, we see yet more changes to GP practices in Brighton and Hove. Unlike some previous changes these seem to herald improvements and increases in capacity, helping GP's take on more patients.

  24. Sign up to free GP online services

    News -

    The service is free and available to everyone who is registered with a GP.

  25. Healthwatch GP review published

    News -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove’s 2017 GP review is published today.

  26. Important notice for Ardingly Court surgery patients

    News -

    From 1st April the service will operate as two separate practices, Ardingly Court and the Wellsbourne Centre in Whitehawk.

  27. Number of GPs serving Brighton & Hove patients continues to fall

    News -

    Healthwatch has monitored with concern the falling number of GPs in Brighton and Hove in recent years.

  28. How would online GP consultations work for you? Share your thoughts with NHS England

    News -

    How effective would online GP consultations be for you?

  29. Trans community report worse experience of primary care in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    Healthwatch surveyed nearly 1500 people across Brighton and Hove in 2017 asking them about their experiences of primary care.

  30. Disabled people report positive experience of primary care in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    Healthwatch surveyed nearly 1500 people across Brighton and Hove in 2017 asking them about their experiences of primary care.

  31. Number of patients per GP continues to rise in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    NHS Digital figures for March 2018 show a decline in the number of GPs and an increase in the number of patients registered in the city.

  32. Press Release: Longer waits to see GP in Brighton and Hove (30/05/2019)

    News -

    Early findings from Healthwatch Brighton and Hove’s 2019 GP Patient survey indicate longer waits to get a GP appointment.

  33. We release our GP Review 2020

    News -

    Today we publish a review of all GP practices and surgeries in the City.

  34. Coronavirus (Covid-19) Information about seeing a GP

    News -

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

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

    Report -

    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.

  36. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2020

    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.

  37. GP Report 2020: Patients’ experiences of Primary Care in Brighton and Hove

    Report -

    Today we announce the publication of our review of all GP practices and surgeries across the City.

  38. Meet our volunteer - Roger

    Blog -

    "I wanted to give something back to the NHS for the privilege of being employed by it for so many years. From my experience in working within the NHS, I believed I had something to offer as a Healthwatch volunteer."

  39. Healthwatch in Sussex: Restoration and Recovery Programme

    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. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2015

    Report -

    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2015.

  41. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2016

    Report -

    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2016.

  42. Enter and View Report: Albion Street Surgery

    Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is undertaking a programme of visits to GP Practices across the city during 2015. In total we will visit 15 GP practices, including 3 pilot visits in March 2015. This report is based on one of our pilot visits.

  43. Enter and View Report: Links Road Surgery

    Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is undertaking a programme of visits to GP Practices across the city during 2015. In total we will visit 15 GP practices, including 3 pilot visits in March 2015.This report on our Links Road surgery is one of our pilot

  44. Enter and View Report: Carden Surgery

    Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove is undertaking a programme of visits to GP Practices across the city during 2015. In total we will visit 15 GP practices, including 3 pilot visits in March 2015. This report is based on one of our pilot visits.

  45. Patient Perspectives on Brighton and Hove GP Practices 2016

    Report -

    Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted a review of GP practices between July and September 2015 gathering patient perspectives on the quality of care provided in the city.

  46. Fewer doctors serving patients in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    As recent news stories have highlighted, the ability to access a GP varies widely across the country. In Swale in Kent there is only one GP for every 3,300 patients, while in Rushcliffe in Nottinghamshire it is just under one for every 1,200.

  47. GP numbers in Brighton and Hove continue to fall

    News -

    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.

  48. Satisfaction with GP services at record low

    News -

    BBC Report out this week concerning public satisfaction with GP services falling to an all time low.

  49. Personal Independence Payments and Employment Support Allowance Examining the impact of PIP and ESA assessments on vulnerable people in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    Press release 12.00 Thursday 15th February 2018

  50. Ardingly Court Surgery, important practice changes

    News -

    The Ardingly Court GP Practice operates over two sites – the city centre site at Ardingly Street and the Whitehawk site at the Wellsbourne Health Centre.