1. Adult Safeguarding Policy

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    This procedure sets out what is expected of Healthwatch West Sussex Board members, staff and volunteers who have been informed or have reason to suspect that an adult has been harmed or is at risk of harm.

  2. Business Continuity Policy

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    This Continuity Policy is designed to ensure that Healthwatch West Sussex services and Board can continue to operate (as far as possible) in the event of any unexpected disaster, incident or major occurrence

  3. Code of Conduct

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    As a public office-holder, Board member’s actions must be governed by the principles set out in this Code of Conduct. It is their responsibility to ensure that they are familiar with, and comply with, all the relevant provisions of the Code.

  4. Complaints Policy

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    Individuals and organisations have the right to express their views about the performance of Healthwatch West Sussex and the way in which it conducts its business.

  5. Conduct of Board Business

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    This policy sets out how the Healthwatch West Sussex Board will meet its legal obligations for conducting its decision making meetings in public and allowing proper access to its policies, procedures, agendas and minutes.

  6. Cross Border Working

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    Healthwatch West Sussex board have agreed to adopt a Protocol for working with neighbouring local Healthwatches. This is an expectation of commissioners and part of the good practice identified by Healthwatch England.

  7. Decision Making Policy

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    The Regulations for local Healthwatch state that each local Healthwatch must have a procedure for making relevant decisions. It also states that members of the public must be able to have access to meetings where these decisions are being made.

  8. Equality Diversity Policy

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    This policy aims to outline Healthwatch West Sussex’s commitment to ensuring equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all staff, volunteers and board members

  9. Expenses Policy

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    This document describes the Healthwatch West Sussex policy and procedures relevant to the claiming of expenses incurred in connection with Healthwatch West Sussex business.

  10. IHCAS Equitable Service Use Policy

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    The Equal Opportunities Policy details our commitment to equality of access and ensuring no person is treated less favourably than others on any grounds.

  11. Membership on Partnership Bodies Policy

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    Healthwatch West Sussex Membership of, an role on, Partnership Bodies and Board - Requests for Healthwatch to join a board

  12. Safeguarding Children Policy

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    This is a policy for Healthwatch West Sussex Board members and Chief Officer.

  13. Listening Tour: Talking and listening to people in Bewbush, Crawley

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    Listening to and amplifying local voices, with recommendations for change

  14. Local peoples’ views and feedback: Rural North Chichester Integrated Health Hub

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    Healthwatch West Sussex supporting wider engagement to inform the development of the new health hub in rural West Sussex

  15. Community Partnerships: West Sussex Scouts

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    West Sussex Scouts provide opportunities for over 4,000 young people across the diverse communities of West Sussex to develop #skillsforlife.

  16. Board Performance Report - Q3 October to December 2019

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    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work in the last quarter October to December 2019, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.

  17. Community Partnerships Update October to December 2019

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    Our Community Partnerships work has continued to reach people across West Sussex. Read more in this report.

  18. Board Meeting Agenda 12.02.20

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    Agenda for the board meeting on 12th February 2020

  19. Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 13th November 2019

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    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 13th November 2019

  20. Health and Social Care Insight and Evidence - October to December 2019

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    What people told us about health and social care. A review of our insight and evidence in October to December 2019.

  21. Community Partnerships: Aspire Sussex

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    Aspire Sussex is an adult education charity committed to providing community-based, accessible education across West Sussex.

  22. What people want from the next ten years of the NHS

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    When the NHS Long Term Plan was published in January 2019 we were asked by NHS England to engage people across the country about how people wanted the priorities to be implemented locally. Here's what over 40,000 people told us.

  23. Rural North Chichester Integrated Health Hub - Winter Engagement

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    Healthwatch West Sussex supporting wider engagement to inform the development of the new health hub in rural north Chichester during Winter 2019/2020

  24. Spotlight on: CancerWise

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    CancerWise is a support centre based in Chichester. We offer a wide range of services supporting cancer patients and their families in West Sussex and South East Hampshire.

  25. Spotlight on: myCOPD

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    myCOPD is a digital self-management platform designed to empower patients living with COPD to better understand their condition and how to manage it.

  26. Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 12th February 2020

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    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 12th February 2020

  27. Spotlight on: Supported Employment West Sussex

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    Impact Workability have partnered with Aldingbourne WorkAid to become Supported Employment West Sussex, (SEWS) providing a supportive Employment Service to people with disabilities and carers throughout West Sussex.

  28. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 1

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    What we've heard from you - insight from 15th March - 10th April 2020

  29. Board Performance Report - Q4 January to March 2020

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    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work in the last quarter January to March 2020, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.

  30. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 2

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    What we've heard from you - insight from 11th - 24th April 2020

  31. NHS 'Open for Business' Campaign

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    NHS shares new guidance for patients to encourage those with potentially serious health conditions to seek medical help

  32. Enabling the Voluntary and Community sector in Arun & Chichester to support people beyond the COVID-19 pandemic - report 1

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    Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester and Healthwatch West Sussex are working together to support the Voluntary Sector during the Coronavirus pandemic

  33. Board Meeting Agenda 13.05.20

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    Agenda for the board meeting on 13th May 2020

  34. Perinatal Mental Health & COVID-19 for parents

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    Drawing on the findings of the perinatal mental health project carried out by another local Healthwatch (Wokingham) this offers information for expectant or new parents in West Sussex.

  35. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 3

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    What we've heard from you - insight from 25th April - 8th May

  36. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 4

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    What we've heard from you - insight from 9-22 May 2020

  37. Dental Services Patient Information Checklist

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    This checklist uses the observations and insight gained from our mystery shopping carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic (May 20).

  38. Henfield Community during COVID Case Study

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    We are working with a number of Community & Voluntary Sector Organisations to help understand how local groups and services have adapted in response to the Coronavirus outbreak and Lockdown. This is a case study of Henfield.

  39. Spotlight on: Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Carers Health Team

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    Find out more about Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust Carers Health Team, and how they can help you.

  40. Spotlight on: Pregnancy Options

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    The Pregnancy Options Centre provides free, non-directive counselling and support to women and men, aged 14 upwards, facing unplanned pregnancy or struggling following a pregnancy loss.

  41. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 5

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    This is our fifth report in this series and covers the insight we've heard from you from 23rd May - 12th June 2020.

  42. Modelling Mental Health Demand as a Consequence of Covid-19 in Sussex

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    Document to go alongside the West Sussex Mental Health ‘Sector Connector’ Forum meeting on 10th July

  43. Sussex Cancer patients have their questions answered

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    Healthwatch in Sussex responded to patient concerns about cancer services in Sussex. A webinar was coordinated between three local Healthwatch with the help of Sussex Health and Care Partnership. Read the full report and Q&A report here.

  44. Our Annual Report 2019-20

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    Our Annual Report: Guided by You, highlights our work, what we've achieved and our plans for next year

  45. Year 8 student account of Lockdown

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    A year 8 student's story of lockdown, their feelings and thoughts about what it's like to lockdown whilst still at school.

  46. A day in the life of a patient at St. Richard's, Chichester

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    A case study showing a day in the life of a patient at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.

  47. Spotlight on: Community Transport Sussex

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    During the pandemic Community Transport Sussex (CTS) has had to switch its focus from taking potentially isolated people out and about, to getting essential things to those people. Find out more about CTS here.

  48. Enabling the Voluntary and Community sector in Arun & Chichester to support people beyond the COVID-19 pandemic - report 2

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    This report provides a snapshot of the views captured via our online Resilience Survey completed by 44 Voluntary and Community Sector organisations that provide services across the Arun and Chichester area.