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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 September 2024.

NHS Sussex would like to know how people living in Sussex currently feel about local NHS health and care services. They want to hear from local people about their confidence and satisfaction in the NHS and where they feel improvements can be made.

We’d like to hear from you, your relatives, carers or friends, about experiences of hospital outpatient appointment letters.

Stoptober is a national campaign calling on smokers in England to join the 2.5 million others who have made a quit attempt with the campaign previously.

In September 2024, Healthwatch sought experiences of hospital discharge, the process of supporting people to leave hospital effectively after treatment.

Cervical screening, previously known as a smear test, saves over 4,000 lives every year in the UK. However, some people find it uncomfortable, so it’s important to know what support is available and what adjustments you can request.

Throughout September 2023 we conducted a Listening Tour across Rye and Rural Rother to meet people where they are and capture their experiences of local health and care. We are delighted to share our Rye Listening Tour, One Year On Report.

Kidney Cancer UK have launched their 11th annual patient survey and would like your support in taking the survey.

In August 2024, the three Healthwatch teams in Sussex sought your experiences of of having your eyes tested.

Eye tests play a huge part in making sure your eyes stay healthy. The NHS recommends you should have your eyes tested every two years (more often if advised by your ophthalmic practitioner or optometrist). A detailed explanation of NHS eye tests is available on the NHS website.

This year’s National Eye Health Week takes place from 23-29 September 2024, promoting the importance of good eye health and the need for regular eye tests for all.

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) wants you to have your say on Patient and Public Engagement Strategy. The survey includes four questions which will only take a few minutes to complete.

Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions can affect your joints, bones and muscles and sometimes associated tissues such as your nerves. They can range from minor injuries to long-term conditions.