News and reports

We are supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences. Here's our Spotlight on Autism Connected.

Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.

Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance (SSCA) has joined forces with local charity GRACE to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer and encourage women to seek medical help sooner.

We are supporting and working with community groups and clubs to promote a deeper understanding of local health and care needs and experiences. Here's our Spotlight on Please Give Me Space.

Read more about the Integration Index project, and our findings from talking to a group of young people with mental health support needs who are becoming adults.

We are supporting Eating Disorder week which is taking place 1-7 March 2021. Beat is hosting the campaign to create a future where people experiencing binge eating disorder are met with understanding and compassion.

We are delighted to share the amazing news that Healthwatch West Sussex alongside Help & Care has achieved the Investors in Volunteers (IIV) award.

We are working with East Grinstead Museum to document life in lockdown, around the town and surrounding area. We are also collecting stories of local individuals, and groups who have made a difference throughout the many lockdowns.

Keeping you up to date with health and social care news

At Healthwatch West Sussex, we know how valuable volunteering is to our organisation. Read more about Student Volunteering Week here.

Healthwatch England have announced a dental crisis today – Healthwatch in Sussex have found similar concerns locally, talking to people across Sussex throughout the pandemic.

Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work in the last quarter October to December 2020, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months.