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The impacts of our projects. Your opinion, experiences and views made a genuine difference... -
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Healthwatch teams in East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove submitted a joint response to a Parliamentary Inquiry into dentistry. Read our report below. -
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In January 2023, the three Sussex Healthwatch undertook a short poll to gather people’s recent experiences of accessing NHS dentistry. 60% of patients told Healthwatch they are not confident about their ability to access NHS dental services -
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Our Annual Performance Report demonstrates what we have achieved between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023. -
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Read the Care Quality Commission report on Bristol Gardens Brighton Dental Partnership (MK Dental), June 2023 -
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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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A new report by MPs into dental care, which draws upon the experiences people have shared with us, has called for urgent reform so more people can access an NHS dentist. -
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New figures published last week in the annual report on NHS Dental Statistics for England in 2022-23, show that NHS dentists still see fewer people than pre-pandemic. Read Healthwatch England's response. -
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New research by Healthwatch england suggests that people need more confidence that the NHS can provide timely care.
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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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In January, HOSC received papers on NHS dentistry and Non-Emergency patient transport -
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Under a new plan published by the Government, people will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. Read our response. -
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NHS dentistry has been under pressure for some time. NHS dental teams have been working hard to meet rising demand. Read about the work being done to transform dentistry provision. -
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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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Healthwatch England has reported that the cost of living remains a barrier to health, particularly for people on low incomes, and those requiring dental care. -
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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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Everyone should be able to access good quality NHS dental services. Take a look at our top tips to help you get the most out of your next dental appointment. -
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New research commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found that more women must be made aware of their right to choose their birth hospital. -
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In March 2015, Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England announced a major review of maternity services to assess current provision, and how well it met the needs of mothers and babies. -
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We are pleased to present information on maternity and pregnancy from Brighton and Hove Clinical Commissioning Group and Brighton and Hove Maternity Voices Partnership -
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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). -
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The Independent Review of Maternity Services at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden, has been published today. Read our response. -
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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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Following an unannounced inspection in April 2022, the CQC, Care Quality Commission have downgraded the Royal Sussex County Hospital Accident & Emergency Department from "Good" to "Required Improvement". Read our press release. -
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NHS England seeking feedback from those with recent experience of emergency and urgent care services -
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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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Read our December update to find out more about the projects we have been working on. If you are interested in learning more about our projects, please get in touch office@healthwatchbrightonandhove.co.uk -
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Earlier this year, HW Brighton & Hove collected your views of maternity and postnatal support. We shared this with Healthwatch England. Thanks to your stories the Government has confirmed plans for NHS England to work with the Royal College of GPs to develop new guidance on 6-8 week postnatal checks to support women’s mental health after giving birth.
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We contributed to a nationwide review on maternity services. We spoke to local women and their partners about emotional support during the perinatal experience (pregnancy, birth and post-birth up to one year afterwards) and gave findings to Healthwatch England who called for national policy change. -
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New data, published last week, shows cases of whooping cough continue to increase with 1,319 cases confirmed in March. Whooping cough is known clinically as ‘pertussis’. Some maternity advice is provided below.