Healthwatch East Sussex Listening Tour Activity begins in Rother

News - 5 August 2025

The Healthwatch East Sussex Listening Tour is an opportunity for us to listen to the views and experiences of local areas and to find out what people think about health and care services.

Our Listening Tour is currently visiting Rother and we will be out and about listening to the views of residents, communities and professionals. Our activities include;

We invite all residents and service providers in East Sussex to take part in our Listening Tour and help shape the future of local health and care services. This may include patients, members of the public, as well as staff or volunteers working in voluntary and statutory services and organisations supporting people across the county. 

Rother Listening Tour Workshop 

Have your say on local health and care in Rother by attending our Listening Tour Workshop. 

Date: 25th September 2025

Time: 10am – 12:30pm 

Location: Pebsham Community Hub, Seabourne Road, Bexhill on Sea, TN40 2SW

Your feedback allows Healthwatch to understand how services are performing, what has been good and where improvement is needed. Come and share your experiences with us!

We are holding this workshop in partnership with Rother Voluntary Action.

Book your place here

Listening Tour survey

To share your experiences with us quickly and simply and at any time please complete our online digital survey. 

Through our survey we are keen to hear:

  • your experiences of local health and care services
  • what works and what needs improving
  • how your wellbeing can best be supported

You can take part in our survey by clicking the link below. If you require any help with completing the survey or require it in a different format, please get in touch. 

Listening Tour survey

Sharing our insight

The insight we collect through our Listening Tour will be used to develop a report for each area and shared with service providers and commissioners. 

The insight we develop is used to:

  • Identify where services are working well or where change may be needed, by sharing feedback with commissioners and providers
  • Escalate concerns or issues to decision-makers such as the Health & Wellbeing Board or Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (HOSC)
  • Inform and prioritise future Healthwatch activity and projects
  • Support Integrated Community Teams responses to local priorities

To read about our previous Listening Tour activity please visit: Listening Tour | Healthwatch East Sussex
 

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