1. Board Meeting Agenda 13.05.20

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    Agenda for the board meeting on 13th May 2020

  2. 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.

  3. 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

  4. What people in Sussex told Healthwatch about their views on the NHS Long Term Plan

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    The report summarises views gathered in East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton & Hove between February and May 2019.

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Spotlight on: Grandads Front Room

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    Grandads Front Room has been set up as a safe space to help individuals, community groups, and local charities in Bognor Regis and the surrounding area. Read more about the work they do here.

  14. Spotlight on: Time 4 Children

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    Time 4 Children is a small charity based in Haywards Heath. Their aim is to increase the emotional wellbeing, self-confidence and self-esteem of emotionally vulnerable children of primary school age who live in Mid Sussex.

  15. Young Peoples' views on Digital Services

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    This is an independent case study showing some young peoples’ experience and views of digital health offers and use of technology. It is not exhaustive but starts to explore potential assumptions.

  16. Mid Sussex Voluntary & Community Sector supporting people during COVID-19 - report 1

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    Mid Sussex Voluntary Action and Healthwatch West Sussex working together to support the Voluntary Sector during Coronavirus pandemic

  17. Communications and Engagement - Mental Health Sector Connector Forum

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    ‘Sector Connector’ is a Sussex wide collaboration between Healthwatch, the Voluntary and Community Sector and the NHS. This is the Communications and Engagement document.

  18. Programme Update - Mental Health Sector Connector Forum

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    ‘Sector Connector’ is a Sussex wide collaboration between Healthwatch, the Voluntary and Community Sector and the NHS. This is the Programme Update document.

  19. Terms of Reference - Mental Health Sector Connector Forum

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    ‘Sector Connector’ is a Sussex wide collaboration between Healthwatch, the Voluntary and Community Sector and the NHS.

  20. Community Partnerships - Strengthening West Sussex

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    This report gives a flavour of just some of the work that we have done with the 230+ community organisations who have already joined activities as community partners.

  21. Your Health and Social Care - Insight into Action - report 6

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    This is our sixth report in this series and covers the insight we've heard from you from 13th June - 12th July 2020.

  22. IHCAS Annual Reflection 2019-20 - Learning from Complaints

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    This report shows examples from 2019/20 where our Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service (IHCAS) supports local people to have their concerns heard.

  23. Board Performance Report - Q1 April - June 2020

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

  24. Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 13th May 2020

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    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 13th May 2020

  25. Board Meeting Agenda for Weds 2 Sep 2020

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    Our agenda for the board meeting on Wednesday 2nd September 2020

  26. Spotlight on: Safe in Sussex

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    Safe in Sussex delivers a range of services throughout West Sussex for people who are experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse. Find out more about Safe in Sussex in our Spotlight report.

  27. Digital Engagement Survey 2020: Interim Report

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    Interim findings from the Healthwatch in Sussex and Sussex NHS Commissioners’ Digital Engagement Survey 2020: Preferences towards the future of health and social care services in Sussex

  28. Young people’s views and experiences around face coverings

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    Working with the National Citizen Service in West Sussex, Healthwatch West Sussex have captured the views and experiences on the topic of face coverings from some young people’s point-of-view (aged 16-19).

  29. NHS Reset Round Table - Key issues from the webinar

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    As part of the NHS Reset conversation, Healthwatch leaders joined an online session to share their learning from the response to the pandemic, including what worked well and what needed further consideration. This paper picks up the key themes.

  30. Voluntary Sector Response to COVID-19 in Horsham - report 1

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    Horsham District Voluntary Sector Support and Healthwatch West Sussex are working together to support the Horsham District Voluntary Sector during the Coronavirus pandemic. Report 1

  31. Care Home Social Media - keeping in touch and staying connected

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    Three students supported us by searching, viewing and commenting on how local care homes were using social media to support residents and their relatives and friends to stay connected, when they could not physically visit each other.

  32. 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).

  33. Preferences towards the future of health and social care services in Sussex: findings during the Coronavirus pandemic - full report

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    We have today released a final 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).

  34. Case Study: Streetlight

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Street Light’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  35. Case Study: The Olive Tree

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of The Olive Tree’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  36. Case Study: The Phoenix Stroke Club

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of The Phoenix Stroke Club’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  37. Case Study: Relate North & South West Sussex

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Relate’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  38. Case Study: Springboard

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Springboard’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  39. Case Study: Sussex Clubs for Young People

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Sussex Clubs for Young People’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  40. Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 2nd September 2020

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    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 2nd September 2020

  41. Mid Sussex Voluntary & Community Sector supporting people during COVID-19 - report 2

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    Conversations with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations in the Mid Sussex District to hear their experience of working through the lockdown - report 2

  42. Enabling the Voluntary and Community sector in Arun & Chichester to support people beyond the COVID-19 pandemic - report 3

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    This is our 3rd report. In this report we will be drawing information from our series of semi-structured conversations (carried out by telephone/virtual), with voluntary and community service leaders, who have worked through this extraordinary time.

  43. Case Study: Cancer United

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Cancer United’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  44. Case Study: Chichester Public Health

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of the Communities and Wellbeing team for Chichester’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  45. Case Study: Christians Against Poverty

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Christians Against Poverty’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  46. Case Study: Four Streets

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Four Streets story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  47. Case Study: Friends of Chichester Hospitals

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Friends of Chichester Hospitals story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  48. Case Study: Chichester Wellbeing

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Chichester Wellbeing’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.

  49. Case Study: Home Start

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    This is an independent case study showing an example of Home Start’s story of adapting during the COVID crisis and what the future holds.