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In May 2025, Healthwatch in Sussex wanted to better understand the challenges carers face when accessing health and wellbeing services for their own health.

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 May 2025.

Healthwatch East Sussex’s Information and Signposting service helps people to access the right health and social care services for their needs. We also enable people to share their experiences or make a complaint about a service they have used.

We have heard about the experiences of people with dementia being admitted to hospital. This article provides guidance about support available.

National surveys have shown that half of adults in Great Britain report feeling lonely occasionally, sometimes, often, or always. But while loneliness may be a natural emotion, that doesn't make it any less upsetting or painful.

Do you or a loved one need help with social care? Read the article below to find out answers to key questions about who can access adult social care, what support it may offer and how to pay for it.

This week (2-8 June) is Volunteers Week, a national opportunity to recognise the incredible contribution volunteers make across our communities and to say thank you.

During two phases of engagement in 2024, we heard from 358 people in the waiting rooms of Emergency Departments (ED) or Urgent Treatment Centres (UTC) at East Sussex hospitals, about the journey they had taken before attending.

East Sussex County Council want to know what you think about our assessment of the needs of the population of East Sussex for pharmacy services.

With the Bank Holiday approaching, make sure you’re prepared! It’s important to order any repeat medications in advance this bank holiday weekend, as your GP surgery may be closed and pharmacy opening hours may differ.

The Government has launched a call for evidence to inform the development of a men's health strategy for England. Share your views by 17 July 2025.

If so, you are invited to take part in a study exploring PCOS diagnosis & support experiences via an online interview. Carried out by researchers at the University of Kent, the study aims to improve the experiences of those living with PCOS and assist those diagnosing and caring for them.

The My Choice booklet is an information resource for people living with dementia published in May 2024. The booklet offers people the information they need to help them live well following a diagnosis of dementia.