1. Report -

    This report reflects our learning from attending a presentation by Ambitious About Autism at the Engage Conference 2020, which took place at the end of November. We believe many other organisations would benefit from this insight.
  2. Report -

    Read our report from the webinar we held with friends and family of care home residents in November.
  3. Report -

    We are supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences. Here's our Spotlight on Time to Talk Befriending Service.
  4. Report -

    Board Meeting Agenda for Wed 10th February 2021
  5. Report -

    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work in the last quarter October to December 2020, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.
  6. Report -

    We are supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences. Here's our Spotlight on Please Give Me Space.
  7. Report -

    We are supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences. Here's our Spotlight on Autism Connected.
  8. Report -

    An interim report from over 1800 survey responses from our Vaccination Survey from 3-8 March.
  9. Report -

    An observational assessment of the information provided on GP websites in West Sussex.
  10. Report -

    Early public feedback to our #ConfusingComms Campaign allowed us to highlight some good practice and make suggestions, based on experiences people have recently shared.
  11. Report -

    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work in the last quarter Jan-Mar 2021, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.
  12. Report -

    Board Meeting Agenda for Wed 12th May 2021
  13. Report -

    Minutes of Board Meeting held on 10th February 2021
  14. Report -

    Healthwatch in Sussex (Healthwatch Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex) ran a survey that explored people’s experiences and views about the COVID-19 vaccine.
  15. Report -

    This report details residents’ experiences and views from our survey to understand from people how to improve the vaccine service and vaccine confidence.
  16. Report -

    Our Annual Report, On Equal Terms, highlights our work, what we've achieved and our plans for next year
  17. Report -

    Draft minutes of Board Meeting held on 12th May 2021
  18. Report -

    Understanding the impact of long assessment delays
  19. Report -

    East Grinstead Museum and Healthwatch West Sussex have worked together to Document Life in Lockdown, in and around East Grinstead Town and surrounding area.
  20. Report -

    Healthwatch West Sussex supporting engagement to inform the development of the West Sussex County Council Sensory Impairment Needs Assessment review.
  21. Report -

    Working with East Grinstead Museum, we have a series of Life in Lockdown studies that capture the pandemic experience and issues from the point of view of Businesses, Individuals, and Community Groups.
  22. Report -

    Working with East Grinstead Museum, we have a series of Life in Lockdown studies that capture the pandemic experience and issues from the point of view of Businesses, Individuals, and Community Groups.
  23. Report -

    Working with East Grinstead Museum, we have a series of Life in Lockdown studies that capture the pandemic experience and issues from the point of view of Businesses, Individuals, and Community Groups.
  24. Report -

    Working with East Grinstead Museum, we have a series of Life in Lockdown studies that capture the pandemic experience and issues from the point of view of Businesses, Individuals, and Community Groups.
  25. Report -

    A series of webinar events were organised between September 2020 and March 2021 on behalf of informal carers (families and friends) of care home residents. This is our overarching report from these events.
  26. Report -

    Ava, Fiona and Cathy shared with us their difficulties in accessing GP-Led services. Here are their journeys.
  27. Report -

    Healthwatch in Sussex is today publishing a report that shares its insight on the pressures being faced by local health services across the county.
  28. Report -

    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work from April to June 2021, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.
  29. Report -

    Tapestry Day Club have clubs running across Horsham District and in other areas of West Sussex. The clubs are for small groups of older people who are lonely or socially isolated due to the pandemic and/or are living with early stage
    dementia.
  30. Report -

    Our report shares the themes and reflections of the Independent Health Complaints Advocacy Service team in 2020-21
  31. Report -

    Board Meeting Agenda for Wed 18th August 2021
  32. Report -

    Healthwatch in Sussex help improve the process of being discharged from hospital, and the support you receive at home.
  33. Report -

    Find out about Healthwatch in this easy read guide.
  34. Report -

    A year on from our patient survey on Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, we take a look at what impact our reports have had.
  35. Report -

    Read more about the Integration Index project, and our findings from talking to a group of young people with mental health support needs who are becoming adults.
  36. Report -

    3 telephone calls from the patient, one telephone call and email from the GP surgery, two eConsult forms – just to speak with a doctor? This is Peter's story of using eConsult.
  37. Report -

    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work from July to October 2021, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.
  38. Report -

    Board Meeting Agenda for Wed 10th November 2021
  39. Report -

    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 18th August 2021
  40. Report -

    We asked West Sussex residents their views about access to exercise, their self-perception of their health and wellbeing and access to health and wellbeing services pre and post-pandemic. Read our report here.
  41. Report -

    We have put together a document showing how we plan to listen and make sure everyone’s voice is being heard even louder this year.
  42. Report -

    Lack of access to NHS dentistry has intensified, nationally and locally, as an issue for people over the last 18 months. Our report details the experience-based insight gathered from August to 2 December 2021.
  43. Report -

    Healthwatch in Sussex publish the final report ending our series nine of webinars capturing relatives and family carers experiences visiting their loved ones in care homes during the pandemic.
  44. Report -

    Board Meeting Agenda for Wed 9th February 2022
  45. Report -

    Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work from October to December 2021, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.
  46. Report -

    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 10th November 2021
  47. Report -

    The Horsham District Befriending Support Survey aim is to learn, from people in the Horsham District, the impact of loneliness and isolation on health and wellbeing, including mental health, confidence, motivation, and social participation.
  48. Report -

    Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 9th February 2022
  49. Report -

    Our work is shaped by the concerns that local people raise with us in West Sussex. Find out what we plan to focus our work on in 2022/23.