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Healthwatch in Sussex heard from 851 people across Sussex about their GP access following the COVID crisis. 56% of these people delayed making a GP appointment, even though they needed to do so -
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Join the Sussex Outpatient transformation team and other local people to help transform the Outpatient experience. -
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NHS@75 – an invitation to have your say. -
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On Friday 12th May, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) published its long-awaited report into University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (UHSx). -
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Health services across Sussex are reporting high levels of demand this week with an increased number of people seeking medical help because of the heat. Find out where to get help -
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Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work from October - December 2022, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months -
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We are delighted to share ‘Together we’re making health and social care better’, our Annual Report for 2022-23. -
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We want to understand the reasons’ women do not take up the Breast Cancer Screening invitation to influence a positive change. -
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A Labour MP has challenged all parties to give care home residents and hospital patients a legal right to visits from a ‘care supporter’, in the latest stage of campaign that sprung from pandemic restrictions. -
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The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey 2022 results have been published. -
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Healthwatch England has warned that people are currently experiencing multiple cancellations or postponements of care and that this has a has a significant impact on their lives and symptoms, while further increasing health inequalities. -
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Download an Easy Read version of our 'Have your say' form. -
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The Department of Health and Social Care has opened a survey for six weeks to hear views form women, ‘to help shape future reproductive health policy’. -
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Healthwatch England have welcomed the introduction of Martha's rule for hospital patients. -
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Inpatient care has worsened since 2020, according to the latest national experience survey by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). -
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We can confirm that Healthwatch West Sussex is aware of a police investigation into allegations relating to several services at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. -
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The scale of challenges facing health and social care services has been set out by the Care Quality Commission in its annual State of Care report for 2022-23. -
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Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to travel to a different hospital, if it means they could be seen sooner. -
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We have teamed up to work collaboratively to gain insights from individuals who've faced a cancer diagnosis, and we're extending a warm welcome to carers, family members, and other significant individuals to share their journeys too. -
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Keeping you up to date with health and social care news, views and research. -
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Healthwatch is working with the CQC to find out about parent / carer experiences of accessing healthcare services on behalf of their child/ren. -
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The NHS will prioritise patient safety during the periods of strike action, with health and care partners working together to ensure that critical services will continue to be available. -
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Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients join forces regarding on-going industrial action in the NHS.