News and reports

Healthwatch in Sussex has been awarded the National 2024 Healthwatch Impact Award for our work on the Sussex non-emergency patient transport service (NEPTS).

The Crawley Local Community Network (LCN) wanted to better understand people’s experience of living in temporary accommodation - what is working well, what is difficult and what the real barriers are.

Social prescribing is fundamental to the vision of NHS England and NHS Improvement to deliver personalised care to millions of people through the NHS Long Term Plan.

It's hard to believe that more than 10% of people over the age of 65 in the UK are affected by, or at risk of malnutrition. That amounts to over 1 million older people.

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

Pregnancy in Mind is a preventative mental health service designed to support parents-to-be who are at risk of or are currently experiencing mild to moderate anxiety or depression during their pregnancy.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month 2025 runs throughout March and calls for widespread awareness of symptoms.

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

The Lullaby Trust safer sleep advice explains the steps you can take to keep your baby safer, reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

These reports details our key activities for the last quarter, including how we have engaged with the public, a summary of the feedback we have collected, our reports, recommendations and any outcomes or impact made.

The Phlebotomy Departments at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have finalised arrangements for the introduction of an online appointment system to be used for patient blood tests called SwiftQueue.

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