News and reports

In April 2024, the three local Healthwatch in Sussex sought people's experiences of Memory Assessment Services in Sussex. We asked six questions and produced a two-page summary report.

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Information about pharmacy opening times

Healthwatch Brighton & Hove undertook an Enter and View visit to the Emergency Department at the Royal Sussex County Hospital - read about what they found and our recommendations.

Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC) holds a monthly group to share experiences around the menopause and also runs a weekly online energy reset session.

On 11th April, it was confirmed that NHS Trusts had missed the nationally set target to admit, discharge or transfer 76% of patients within 4 hours of arriving at A&E by March 2024

Between April 1st 2023 and March 31st 2024, we received 365 enquiries to our helpline. These were a combination of phone call messages (42), feedback through our website (142) and emails (126). All enquiries are handled by two experienced, trained and DBS checked Healthwatch volunteers.

Healthwatch West Sussex carried out an Enter and View visit to Southlands Hospital which is based in Shoreham.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness

This document describes the health and social care projects that Healthwatch Brighton and Hove has worked on during the past year and those we determined that we were unable to take forward for various reasons. It also describes the work we are currently working on or are actively considering and which we will take forward into the next year (April 2024 – April 2025).

Our Annual Performance Report demonstrates what we have achieved between 1st April 2023 and 31st March 2023.

Healthwatch England has reported that the cost of living remains a barrier to health, particularly for people on low incomes, and those requiring dental care.