News and reports

Our project supported LGBTQ+ people in Brighton and Hove to share their experiences of health and social care services.

Our latest bulletin provides information about the current dental crisis, how Healthwatch is helping, and guidance for patients

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove volunteers continues to play a big role in supporting the Covid-19 vaccination enquiry line

Our attached report details examples of patient experiences of using the A&E department at our local hospital- both positive and where there are lessons to be learnt.

Our latest report looks at the how local residents feel about the services they received at the East and Central Brighton Primary Care Network.

Our latest report highlights the views of service users and prescribers, of Brighton & Hove's Equipment and Adaptations Service.

Today, Healthwatch has published a report which looks at how to deliver personalised end of life care for LGBTQ+ patients. The results are from a Healthwatch review of published literature. We have worked with our NHS Trust to examine our findings.

Our latest report on the HOPs project, which was started as part of the city's COVID-19 response - a collaboration between us, the council and the hospital trust.

This Healthwatch report is a summary of a review of patients’ experiences of being referred for an outpatients’ appointment. It showcases the core standards that patients themselves recommend should be applied to all the communications.

Follow our ‘Accessing health and care services – findings during the Coronavirus pandemic’ (October 2020), we have strengthened our understanding of people’s opinions towards remote consultations though a compilation of recent evidence.

A series of webinars were organised between September 2020 and March 2021 on behalf of informal carers (families and friends) of care home residents.

A year on from our patient survey on Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services, we take a look at what impact our reports have had.