News and reports

We are pleased to see that West Sussex County Council are consulting on its draft vision and strategy for Adult Social Care from next year, and for two further years. Here is our formal feedback.

Additional vehicles targeted at lower priority calls will begin to respond to patients in the coming weeks following investment by South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb).

West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board have launched a public consultation on the draft Joint Health and Wellbeing Strategy: Start Well, Live Well, Age well, which can be downloaded here.

Primary Care Commission NHS England - South East has commissioned seven new contracts to deliver services across West Sussex from April 2019.

Healthwatch Feedback/Observations at the Minimum Income Guarantee Roundtable Consultation held at Aldingbourne Centre on 26 November 2018

Reporting on the experiences shared by local people in West Sussex
July - September 2018

New national polling reveals that most people (61%) are confident that the NHS and care services are able to meet any current health needs they may have.

People raised many concerns and voiced their disapproval of the plan, some with great passion.

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) and the 22 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) that commission ambulance care across the region have welcomed plans for a major programme of work

From April 2019, you may have to pay more contribution towards your Social Care.

Three ambulance services have announced plans to form an alliance to improve efficiency and benefit patient care.

Seven local charities that work with people across West Sussex are working together to hold a conference which celebrates our local voluntary and community sector.