1. Do you need help getting to hospital?

    Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you travel to your hospital appointments.

  2. Insight and Evidence Report Oct - Dec 2018

    Report -

    A review of our insight and evidence
    October - December 2018

  3. Burgess Hill Listening Tour Report 2018

    Report -

    We visited Burgess Hill throughout October and November 2018 to see what locals thought of their health and social care services.

  4. Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust taken out of special measures

    News -

    England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has recommended that Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust should be taken out of special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.

  5. Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Rated as Outstanding

    News -

    England's Chief Inspector of Hospitals has praised staff in Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust for their work which has led to the Trust’s Outstanding rating.

  6. Your local NHS is changing, and it needs your help

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    With growing pressure on the NHS – an ageing population, more people living with long-term conditions, and lifestyle choices affecting people’s health – changes are needed to make sure everybody gets the support they need.

  7. Local resident, Zea, urges people in West Sussex to have their say about changes to the NHS

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    Healthcare in West Sussex will only work if people get to have their say – urges local resident Zea Hudson.

  8. What should you do if you have urgent but not life-threatening symptoms? Call 111

    Advice and Information -

    If you have urgent but not life-threatening symptoms, dial 111.

  9. Launch of the Consent to Treatment for Best Interest Decision Making Toolkit

    News -

    Working together, The Disabilities Trust and Healthwatch West Sussex have created a new tool to support healthcare professionals to protect vulnerable people.

  10. Our Annual Report 2018/2019

    Report -

    Download our Annual Report 2018/2019

  11. Our Work Plan for 2019-2020

    Report -

    Our work plan details our engagement and priority work and the outcomes it is designed to achieve.

  12. Enter and View - East Surrey Hospital - May 2019

    Report -

    This reports on our Enter and View work carried, as part of our Hospital Visiting Programme

  13. Enter & View - Bognor War Memorial Hospital - July 2019

    Report -

    This reports on our Enter and View work carried, as part of our Hospital Visiting Programme

  14. Engaging with Crawley Students

    Report -

    This reports on our partnership engagement with students of Crawley College.

  15. South East Coast Ambulance Service welcomes improved CQC rating

    News -

    The CQC report (published 15 August 2019) shows the Trust now rated as 'Good' overall in each of the inspection areas.

  16. Hospital Visting Programme - St Richards and Worthing Hospitals

    Report -

    This reports on our Enter and View work carried, as part of our Hospital Visiting Programme. A team of five Authorised Representatives visited Worthing Hospital on Friday 29 March and St Richard’s Hospital on Friday 26 April 2019.

  17. Enter & View - Horsham Hospital - September 2019

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    This reports on our Enter and View work carried, as part of our Hospital Visiting Programme. A team of four Authorised Representatives visited on Tuesday, 25 June 2019.

  18. Talking and listening to people in Broadbridge Heath - Listening Tour June 2019

    Report -

    We visited Broadbridge Heath, so we can better understand the health and social care changes for local people living in a village/town undergoing significant new housing growth.

  19. Making a Difference: A year of Enter and View Visits to Princess Royal Hospital (Haywards Heath)

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    This reports reflects the impact our Enter and View visits has had on the care environment at Princess Royal Hospital. Part of our Hospital Visiting Programme.

  20. More focus needed on how people travel to and from NHS services

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    Together with two leading charities, Healthwatch England are raising awareness of the issues people facing travelling to and from NHS services.

  21. Spotlight on: Olive Tree Cancer Support

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    The Olive Tree Cancer Support has been in existence for 28 years. The Crawley Centre is in the grounds of Crawley Hospital.

  22. 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.