News and reports

In February 2025, Healthwatch in Sussex sought experiences of accessing Neurodevelopmental Services in the last 12 months.

The visit we conducted was in response to a request from the senior management at St Catherine’s Hospice, who reached out to Healthwatch Surrey and Healthwatch West Sussex in 2024 to support their patient and public involvement activities.

In January 2025, Healthwatch in Sussex sought people’s experiences of NHS Dentistry. We previously asked questions about NHS Dentistry in a poll in January 2023 and wanted to see if there had been any changes over the past two years.

Home & Company provide services in and around the Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath, and Worthing areas.

In December 2024, Healthwatch in Sussex sought experiences of bowel, breast and cervical cancer screening from people across Sussex.

In November 2024, Healthwatch in Sussex sought your experiences of adult social care services in the last 12 months, or from relatives, carers or friends.

Part of the Journeys to better health project, was a West Sussex wide survey, to learn about the barriers people experience accessing healthcare and wellbeing services when living in rural areas of West Sussex.

Lifeline is a personal alarm to use at home in an emergency, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Over the past 15 years or so, significant steps have been taken to make everyday technology more accessible, especially for people living with low vision.

Tapestry Day Club have clubs running across Horsham District and in other areas of West Sussex

You can either access the course face-to-face in a local community venue or online via MS Teams.

In October 2024, Healthwatch in Sussex sought experiences of hospital outpatient appointment letters, which are intended to give you clear information about your appointment and what to expect when you attend.

You can read about what people told us below.