News and reports

These are the board papers for the Board of Directors meeting held on 7th June 2021. The meeting was held online using Zoom.

Making Caring Visible and Valued this Carers Week, 7 – 13 June 2021

New research explores vaccine confidence amongst people from African, Bangladeshi, Caribbean, and Pakistani backgrounds. Healthwatch England want to understand these barriers to ensure key lessons are taken forward for future public health campaigns.

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution people make across the UK through volunteering.

Our annual performance report demonstrates what we have achieved between April 2020 and March 2021

A webinar held in May openly discussed end of life care. Healthwatch Brighton and Hove and Local Healthwatch across Sussex, held a webinar on Wednesday, 12th May, 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm, to openly discuss this sensitive and difficult issue.

Leaflets being sent to all women invited for NHS cervical screening.

Official figures released today, Thursday 27 May 2021, show that one million people in Sussex have now received their Covid-19 vaccination.

New data published by Healthwatch England indicates the dental crisis shows no signs of slowing, with four in five people (80%) struggling to access timely care during the last COVID-19 lockdown.

This latest Healthwatch bulletin summarises the latest information about the vaccination roll out. Please see the attachment.

People have told us they want to feel listened to and involved in decisions about their social care. Here are six things you should expect from care services, according to new guidelines.

Take a look at what the guidance around visiting your loved ones in care homes means in practice.