News and reports

On the 28th August 2024 Healthwatch England shared their report ‘A local diagnosis: Learning the lessons of Community Diagnostic Centres’. The research unpacks people’s experiences of using Community Diagnostic Centres nationally and lessons for expanding community-based care.

10th September 2024, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, which is a global movement focusing on raising awareness of suicide, reducing stigma, and encouraging strategies and actions to prevent suicide.

We regularly review the experiences you told us through public events, surveys, Feedback Centre and Information & Signposting enquiries.

Healthwatch uses your feedback with health and care decision-makers to seek a positive difference, and this document sets out the issues you raised and any changes you have helped us to deliver during August 2024.

We’d like to hear from people discharged from hospital in the last 12 months, or from their relatives, carers or friends, about their experience.

Did you know that over 250,000 people in the UK need Changing Places toilets to help them get out and do everyday things that many of us take for granted?

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will be holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday 10 September in Bexhill. It is your chance to find out more about your local NHS trust, ask any questions you may have and hear about future plans.

If you’ve tried to access community support in the last six months, then East Sussex County Council would like to hear from you.

Healthwatch routinely carries out short surveys to gather the views of people about health and social care services. This month we want to hear about your experiences of having your eyes tested.

Our 2024 Annual Event ‘Building Better Health and Care’ was held at The View Hotel, Eastbourne in July 2024.

This report provides a brief summary of the event, with a particular focus on the points raised during the table discussions and participant’s consideration of the theme ‘Building Better Health and Care’.

The Sussex Air Quality Alert is a service provided by the Sussex Air. The service sends free messages direct to you when air pollution levels increase in your area.

Healthwatch uses your feedback with health and care decision-makers to seek a positive difference, and this document sets out the issues you raised and any changes you have helped us to deliver during July 2024.

In July 2024, the three Healthwatch teams in Sussex sought your experiences of using pharmacy services. This was due to the recent expansion in services provided by pharmacies and the launch of ‘Pharmacy First’ in January 2024 which you can read more about here.