News and reports

The Sussex Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme, provided by Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust (SCFT), is encouraging men aged 65 and over to seriously consider the offer of AAA screening.

This briefing sets out what we are intending to do to follow-up on the previous report, looking at Adult Safeguarding in West Sussex, published in October 2016.

Financial Summary for 3rd Quarter of 2018/2019

Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed today as the new Chair of Healthwatch England, the independent champion for people who use health and social care.

NHS in Sussex has been working together to review and standardise non-emergency treatments and procedures available to patients across the area.

We were saddened to read, yesterday, of the death of Mr Papworth, in the Times. The inquest into his recorded accidental death noted the poor hygiene and cleanliness at the time of his admission to Princess Royal Hospital.

Healthwatch attended a recent Friendship Tea and took the opportunity to speak with some of the younger and older people about what health and care means for them

Royal College of General Practitioners Report

Local organisations came together to understand and report what local people, with assessed support and care needs, experience following changes to the way peoples’ contribution towards the cost of their care is calculated.

We have come together, to understand what local people, with assessed support and care needs experience, following delivery changes to the way peoples’ contribution towards the cost of their care is worked out.

If you spot blood in your pee, even if it's 'only the once', go and see your doctor.

Here is our de-brief summary of our PLACE (Patient Led Assessments of the Care Environment) for 2018.