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We say goodbye to David Liley, CEO of Healthwatch Brighton and Hove

Clear, understandable information is important to help you make decisions about your healthcare. It is feedback from people like Karl that inspired Healthwatch England to launch the Your Care, Your Way campaign last year.

It's a shocking fact that, despite being the fifth richest country in the world, there are 3 million UK residents who cannot afford their heat and power costs.

Extra help is available for households in Brighton & Hove struggling to pay for food, energy and other essential costs.

Join the Sussex Outpatient transformation team and other local people to help transform the Outpatient experience.

Healthwatch in Sussex heard from 851 people across Sussex about their GP access following the COVID crisis. 56% of these people delayed making a GP appointment, even though they needed to do so.

Patient services will be moving into the new Louisa Martindale Building at the Royal Sussex County Hospital throughout April.

Healthwatch England has written a letter to NHS England to express our disappointment at the lack of progress in reviewing the legally-binding Accessible Information Standard.

These are the board papers for the Board of Directors meeting held on 6th February 2023.

Members of the Royal College of Nursing and ambulance workers in Sussex will be striking on 6 and 7 February

Do you provide unpaid care for a family member or friend aged 55 or over in the Brighton and Hove area?

Healthwatch Brighton and Hove has written to local Councillors in liaison with the Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT)and on behalf of members of the public who have contacted us about the proposal to close many of the city’s public toilets.