1. Thinking about end of life care for you and your family

    Advice and Information -

    End of life care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. The guidance on the NHS website helps you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and how to manage your day to day decisions.

  2. Smiling Matters: Oral Care in Care Homes Report

    Report -

    Early in 2019 we visited twenty care homes across Brighton and Hove to assess the oral care of residents.

  3. 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.

  4. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2019

    Report -

    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.

  5. "Let’s Get You Home" - Hospital Discharge Report

    Report -

    The experiences of older people being discharged from the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, from July to September 2018.

  6. Equipment & Adaptations Service Report

    Report -

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

  7. 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.

  8. Examining the Impact of PIP & ESA

    Report -

    Our report highlighting insensitive treatment of vulnerable people in PIP and ESA assessments.

  9. 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.

  10. We promote the NHS Long Term Plan

    News -

    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.

  11. CQC Report on Westwood Care Home

    News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Westwood Care Home on 18th October 2016.

  12. CQC Report on Integrated Care 24 Limited in Woodingdean

    News -

    The Care Quality Commission carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Integrated Care 24 Limited – Woodingdean on 12th and 13th July 2016.

  13. Healthwatch Board Meeting 24th May - CLOSED to public

    News -

    This board meeting was previously advertised as open to the public. Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to change its status and make it CLOSED to the public.

    Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

  14. The future of the NHS and social care in Sussex & East Surrey

    News -

    The future of the NHS and social care services are being designed by Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships. There are 44 of these partnerships around the country and ours covers all of Sussex and East Surrey.

  15. Effective care – the future of ‘Planned Care’ in the NHS

    News -

    With help from local councils and public health the NHS is working to improve ‘Planned care’ –treatments that can be planned in advance, rather than emergency and urgent care which is more unpredictable and needs an immediate response.

  16. Adult Advocacy Needs Assessment 2017

    News -

    The report recommends a more integrated advocacy service for vulnerable populations in Brighton and Hove.

  17. Healthwatch giving a voice to disadvantaged communities

    News -

    Healthwatch aims to help users of health and social care services have a voice on the quality of their care. In doing so, we are particularly committed to helping disadvantaged communities have a voice.

  18. Invitation to patients and carers to be part of a Primary Care Reference Group

    News -

    Brighton and Hove CCG are looking for a range of people to be members of this group, helping influence the development of primary care services in the city.

  19. CQC Report: report into children and young people's experiences of hospital

    News -

    National survey shows most children and young people report good experiences of hospital care, but highlights some areas for improvement.

  20. MPs demand inquiry into Coperforma debacle

    News -

    Healthwatch has been at the forefront of efforts to monitor the quality of Sussex's Patient Transport Service and improve the standard of the service after problems experienced with Coperforma.

  21. Survey for NHS patients and carers or family members

    News -

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

  22. Young Healthwatch – what matters to you most

    News -

    Young Healthwatch and the 'Right Here' YMCA Downslink Project took part in a flash consultation with the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), to find out what really matters to young people in relation to health and social care.

  23. Young people speak up about health and social care

    News -

    Young Healthwatch Brighton and Hove was created in 2017 in partnership with the YMCA Downslink Project, and operates through their 'Right Here' project. 

  24. Healthwatch Report on PIP/ESA covered by the local press and news

    News -

    Our recent report highlighting the insensitive treatment of vulnerable people in PIP and ESA assessments is covered in local news.

  25. Spotlight on Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships

    News -

    Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP) have been established all over England.  They involve the NHS and local councils developing and implementing shared proposals to improve health and care.

  26. Consultation on Domestic Violence and Abuse

    News -

    Brighton & Hove and East Sussex are developing a joint strategy to create an enhanced and coordinated response to various aspects of abuse.

  27. Diabetes consultation and online survey

    News -

    The NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS DPP) is helping people at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes become healthier and avoid the condition.

  28. 1 in 5 young people in Brighton and Hove report self harming

    News -

    Public Health Brighton and Hove have published a needs assessment on Self harm.

  29. Ageing well in LGBTQ communities

    News -

    A new report from MindOut on the mental health challenges faced by older LGBTQ communities.

  30. Why do people with Learning Disabilities have short life expectancy?

    News -

    Information on the Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme.

  31. MindOut Report: Ageing well in LGBTQ communities

    News -

    MindOut recently launched its latest report into the mental health of LGBTQ communities, focussing on ageing.

  32. Worried about County Lines exploitation of young people?

    News -

    Worried about County Lines gang exploitation of young people?

  33. Listen to Ordinary People - 70 Years of the NHS

    Blog -

    In 2008, on the 60th anniversary of the NHS, with a colleague, a former Director of the Patient’s Association, I researched people’s experiences of health and social care.

  34. Prevalence of substance use by young people in Brighton and Hove

    News -

    Talk to your teenage child about alcohol, drugs and smoking. Brighton and Hove has some of the highest rates of cannabis use, smoking and alcohol consumption among young people in the country.

  35. Adult Social Care Local Account 2018

    News -

    How did the city's Adult Social Care services perform in 2017/18?

  36. NHS 111 Online

    News -

    NHS 111 online allows patients to get urgent healthcare online. It also helps to manage increasing demand on 111 telephone services.

  37. Student Voluteering week 2020

    News -

    Student Volunteering Week runs from the 10-16 February 2020.  The aim of the week is to celebrate student volunteers, and further promote volunteering opportunities in the local community.

  38. Covid-19: Vulnerable people - request help for yourself or someone else

    News -

    How to request help online if you need it

  39. Press release: Covid-19 - Healthwatch publishes essential updates on health and social care services

    News -

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

  40. Covid-19: Information on local health & social care services

    News -

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

  41. A massive thank you to all of our amazing volunteers

    News -

    Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution people make across the UK through volunteering.

  42. COVID-19 – helping informal carers understand what to expect

    News -

    COVID-19 – helping informal carers understand what to expect if someone they are looking after needs to go into hospital or a home

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

    Report -

    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

  44. 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.

  45. 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.

  46. Meet our volunteer - Cindy

    Blog -

    "The project brings me into contact with a wide range of people who depend on their carers to bring support and stability to their lives. I enjoy this engagement with the community and it helps me to better appreciate the scale of the problem."

  47. Meet our volunteer - Mazzie

    Blog -

    "Since joining, I have had the privilege of meeting a wide range of people who rely on social care. Meeting people in their own homes has blown away any preconceptions and given me a whole new perspective of 'old' and 'vulnerable'."

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

    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.

  49. 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).

  50. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove - Annual Report 2015

    Report -

    Our Annual Report for the period to March 2015.