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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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Our project supported LGBTQ+ people in Brighton and Hove to share their experiences of health and social care services. -
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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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We have launched our Annual Report for 2021-2022 -
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Welcome to our June 2022 Healthwatch newsletter. This includes information about our work, updates on health, social care and COVID-19. -
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Healthwatch were commissioned to explore service user experience of mental health services and accommodation which provides mental health support, in our city. This report is about the experiences of 137 service users and 96 mental health professionals. -
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Welcome to our July 2022 Healthwatch newsletter. This includes information about our work, updates on health, social care and COVID-19. -
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This document provides a summary of the public enquiries we received between July to September 2022. -
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Our six-month performance report demonstrates what we have achieved between April 1st 2022 and September 30th 2022. -
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In September, Healthwatch Brighton and Hove conducted visits to two sites run by the Sussex Partnership Foundation NHS Trust (SPFT). Six of our trained volunteers and one staff member conducted these visits. Read what we found -
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Racial Harassment Forum is a service which provides a safe and confidential space to report a religious or race related hate incident. -
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Healthwatch in Sussex heard from 851 people across Sussex about their GP access following the COVID crisis. 56% of these people delayed making a GP appointment, even though they needed to do so. -
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Clear, understandable information is important to help you make decisions about your healthcare. It is feedback from people like Karl that inspired Healthwatch England to launch the Your Care, Your Way campaign last year. -
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We have published our Annual Report covering the period from April 2022 to March 2023, which highlights our work and achievements over the past year. Read how your stories have helped to deliver change. -
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A long-term improvement plan for health and care across Sussex has been launched on 5th July 2023. -
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New research, published today by Healthwatch England, shows that people are currently facing multiple cancellations or postponements of care which are having a significant impact on their lives and symptoms. -
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Thousands of people tell Healthwatch England their first-hand experiences of care every month. They've looked closely at some issues people told them about in June to help NHS and social care decision-makers improve support. -
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Please fill in this TransSober community-led research survey if you are part of the TNBI community to transform drug and alcohol services. -
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The Department for Health and Social Care has updated the NHS Choice Framework. -
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Care Quality Commissions has today published its annual State of Care report, highlighting that a combination of cost-of-living crisis and workforce pressures risks ‘unfair care’ for many people. Read Healthwatch's response. -
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Healthwatch in Sussex is how we describe joint work carried out by the three Healthwatch teams in Sussex: Brighton and Hove, East and West Sussex. -
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Healthwatch Brighton Hove commented on the Sussex Shared Delivery Plan for a special Health and Wellbeing Board in June 2023. Read what we said and how we helped to influence the final document. -
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Healthwatch England's blog brings together some of the key challenges people have shared about cervical screening with their local Healthwatch, including in Brighton & Hove. -
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Take this one minute survey to share your views about local health and social care services
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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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Our Annual Performance Report demonstrates what we have achieved between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2023. -
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This report outlines findings surrounding the use and attitudes of digital technology among ethnic minority elders in Brighton and Hove. This report informs a second work package which intends to support future engagement in research from this underserved population.
22 people shared their views and experiences surrounding digital technology. The conversations explored people's digital skills, how digital technology is used, issues surrounding trust, accessing health services, and issues related to age and ethnicity. -
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A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.