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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. -
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Our Annual Report: Guided by You, highlights our work, what we've achieved and our plans for next year -
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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. -
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A case study showing a day in the life of a patient at St Richard's Hospital, Chichester. -
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Keeping you up to date with health and social care news -
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Join us and the Care Quality Commission to help shape health and social care services post COVID-19. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Mid Sussex Voluntary Action and Healthwatch West Sussex working together to support the Voluntary Sector during Coronavirus pandemic -
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Giving feedback, both good and bad, can help improve services. #BecauseWeAllCare -
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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. -
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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. -
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‘Sector Connector’ is a Sussex wide collaboration between Healthwatch, the Voluntary and Community Sector and the NHS. -
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This survey is for any young person aged 13-25 living in the Sussex area who wants to get their voice heard around the future of health and social care services in 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. -
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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. -
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As of Friday 31st July, the government's shielding support package will end. Find more information about what's changing here. -
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July 31st marks the anniversary of the Accessible Information Standard being introduced. This has made a difference to the lives of many vulnerable people in West Sussex. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Minutes of the Board Meeting held on 13th May 2020 -
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Our agenda for the board meeting on Wednesday 2nd September 2020 -
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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. -
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The usual processes the NHS follows to discharge you from hospital have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what you can expect when it’s time to leave hospital. -
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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 -
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Healthwatch in Sussex want to hear from people about their experiences of using Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services. Your ideas will help inform the commissioning of a future service. -
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As part of this year’s World Alzheimer’s Month and World Alzheimer’s Day (21 September), we’re raising awareness about the myths and stigma of dementia. -
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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). -
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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. -
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Organ donation means giving part of your body to someone else who needs it. This amazingly generous act saves thousands of lives in the UK every year. -
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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 -
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Supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences -
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We are thankful to the public for sharing their dental concerns and experiences, which we’ve been gathering both before, during and since Lockdown. Here's an update on what we are doing to help improve your dentist services. -
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We are working with local communities and organisations to understand the health and care and needs and challenges experienced in rural communities. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch, together with other organisations, are taking part in ambulance trust-led discussions looking at how to overcome the communication challenges staff, patients, their family and friends and carers face because of wearing PPE. -
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‘Just’ the flu? There’s no ‘just’ about it. In an average year, the flu virus kills 11,000 people and hospitalises thousands more. The flu vaccine is the best protection for you and those around you. Read more about the vaccination here. -
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From today the NHS 111 service in Kent, Medway and Sussex is being enhanced and it can now offer access to a wider range of health care professionals. -
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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).