1. Sir Robert Francis QC confirmed as new Chair of Healthwatch England

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    Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed today as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care.

  2. Heads Up - November 2019

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    Keeping you up to date with health and social care news

  3. Heads Up - December 2019

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    Keeping you up to date with health and social care news

  4. Voluntary Sector Resilience Survey

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    Through collaborative working Voluntary Sector Support, Sussex Community Foundation and Healthwatch West Sussex want to capture the experience of the voluntary sector response and future planning to the COVID 19 crisis within the Horsham district.

  5. Improve hospital discharge now before winter to manage second peak of Covid-19, warn Red Cross and Healthwatch England

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    Patients felt unready to leave hospital and missed out on vital follow-up visits and assessments according to new Healthwatch and British Red Cross research into hospital discharge arrangements during the first five months of the coronavirus pandemic

  6. Healthwatch West Sussex launch ‘Ask Us – Tell Us’ campaign for Lockdown 2

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    This week Healthwatch West Sussex launches the ‘Ask Us – Tell Us’ campaign to encourage local people to ask questions and share feedback on health and care services they use.

  7. Healthwatch West Sussex launch new campaign #ConfusingComms

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    Find out more about our latest campaign, aiming to help the NHS to improve their written communications to patients.

  8. NHS Sussex and Healthwatch announce new role

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    NHS Sussex and Healthwatch in Sussex announce a new role supporting our strategy for Improving Lives Together

  9. Message from Louise Ansari, Chief Executive, Healthwatch England

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    An update from Louise after attending 3 events in London.

  10. Healthwatch England's full recommendations from "The public's perspective"

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    As part of Healthwatch Englands report The public’s perspective: The state of health and social care, we have set out recommendations for decision makers across ten key areas.

  11. What we heard: how experiences and stories are making a difference?

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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.

  12. Healthwatch statement on the police investigation into services at Royal Sussex Hospital (Updated 11.12.23)

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    You can read our statement below