-
Report -
Healthwatch Brighton and Hove’s first Annual Report, for the period April 2013 to March 2014. -
Report -
Our Annual Report for the period to March 2015. -
Report -
Our Annual Report for the period to March 2016. -
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. -
Report -
Physiotherapy is a type of therapy that can help ill, injured or disabled people recover movement and function to their full potential. Healthwatch has surveyed 86 people in Brighton and Hove who recently or current receive physiotherapy locally -
News -
The role of the local pharmacist has been transformed over the last few years. -
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. -
News -
Do The Emergency Departments at the Royal Sussex County Hospital Meet Patient Needs? -
News -
Watch Geoffrey Bowden interview Imelda Redmond, who is the Director of Healthwatch England about what Healthwatch England does and the role in plays in Health and Social Care on the Vote -
News -
Non-emergency Patient Transport Services (PTS) across Sussex continue to improve according to independent watchdog, Healthwatch. -
News -
Annual Report is published and shows continued improvements achieved across Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals (BSUH) -
News -
A report was published today which reflected on the fact that 75% of patients we talked to, across Sussex, are satisfied with the quality of non - emergency Patient Transport Service they received, including 44% who were very satisfied -
News -
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. -
News -
The Department of Health (DoH), and Healthwatch England [HWE] have asked local Healthwatch to be involved in Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) -
Advice and Information -
The Patient Information Forum has launched a new guide sharing the experiences of people who have first-hand experience of developing or using Personal Health Records. -
Report -
A report on the Patient Transport Services prepared for the council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. -
News -
Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 18th September 2020 -
Report -
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. -
News -
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. -
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 -
News -
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. -
News -
Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 2nd October 2020 -
News -
Brighton's alert level has increased from yellow to amber -
Advice and Information -
Many people have experienced even more stress on their mental health this year. The impact of the Covid-19
pandemic is likely to be increased mental distress. This article provides advice on where you can go -
News -
The government has released its plan for the flu vaccines and supply for the national flu programme -
News -
At the time of writing, there were 227 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the city in the week up to 12 October. That number is more than double the number in the previous week. -
Report -
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). -
News -
Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 16th October 2020 -
News -
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. -
Report -
The Hospital Discharge Wellbeing Project (HOPS) project started early in April 2020 as part of the response to COVID-19. We report here on the 5 months from April to Sept 2020. -
News -
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. -
News -
Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 20th November 2020
-
News -
Welcome to another Healthwatch Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 Bulletin for the 4th December 2020 -
News -
We have created this page to provide you with information and links to a variety of services that are open over the festive period. We have included tips for staying well during winter. -
News -
Welcome to our last Healthwatch bulletin of 2020, providing you with updates on Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 (18h December 2020) -
News -
On Monday 4th January the UK government announced that there will be a new nationwide lockdown in England. Find out what this means -
Report -
Healthwatch in Sussex has published a series of reports which indicate high levels of satisfaction amongst people who have used Non-Emergency Transport Services, but which sets out how they could and should be improved. -
News -
Healthwatch in Sussex has published a series of reports which indicate high levels of satisfaction amongst people who have used Non-Emergency Transport Services, but which sets out how they could and should be improved. -
News -
The following is a weekly statement by the Public Health team at Brighton and Hove City Council on Covid-19 cases
6 January 2021 -
News -
Welcome to our first Healthwatch bulletin of 2021, providing you with updates on Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 -
Report -
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.
-
News -
Welcome to our Healthwatch bulletin, providing you with updates on Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 -
News -
Welcome to our Healthwatch bulletin, providing you with updates on Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 -
News -
This month is a Cervical Cancer campaign raising awareness about the importance of early detection of Cervical cancer and encouraging women to have a test. -
News -
Welcome to our Healthwatch bulletin, providing you with updates on Health, Social Care, and COVID-19 -
Report -
This reports looks at the different definitions of digital exclusion, why people are digitally excluded, why is it important, and its extent nationally and locally. It also looks at local efforts to increase digital inclusion. -
News -
This week we have provided three bulletins:
1. An update on the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
2. A guide for carers, and the vaccination programme.
3. Our regular bulletin on health, social care and COVID -
News -
Welcome to our Healthwatch bulletin.This week we have provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccination programme, a guide to staying healthy, and our regular bulletin on health, social care and COVID. -
Advice and Information -
Anyone can register with a GP surgery. You do not need proof of address, ID, or immigration status to register with a GP practice. -
Advice and Information -
You've probably read a lot of things about the coronavirus online, but not everything you have seen is true.