News and reports

The Department of Health (DoH), and Healthwatch England [HWE] have asked local Healthwatch to be involved in Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs)

Our annual report for the period 2016/2017, highlighting the views of the people of Brighton & Hove, and the hard work of our volunteers, staff and board throughout the year.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove have been alerted to the planned closure of the Ridgeway Surgery in Woodingdean. This will become effective after 31 October 2017.

The Annual Brighton trans and non-binary conference invites trans and non-binary people; researchers; people from the public, community and voluntary sector, and those who want to know more about trans lives and trans issues to the 2017 conference.

Our full report is still to follow but we can share some initial insights.

Every day 9 women in the UK are diagnosed with cervical cancer and 3 women will lose their lives to the disease.

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove have been disappointed to see the Bon Accord Care Home in Hove placed into Special Measures following a Care Quality Commission [CQC] inspection.

Check out these useful tips from Beat for spotting the first signs.

Read our new report on how Brighton and Hove’s Equipment and Adaptations Service has helped people with disabilities live independently at home.

Sign up for FREE Parent Workshops about Teens and self harm in May and June.

This board meeting was previously advertised as open to the public. Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to change its status and make it CLOSED to the public.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

The complexity of the health system in England is holding back progress in meeting the needs of people with HIV, according to a new report from The King’s Fund.