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Welcome to Healthwatch East Sussex
Healthwatch East Sussex gather people’s views of health and social care services in the county and make sure they are heard by the people in charge.
The people who fund and provide services have to listen to you, through us. So, whether you have had a good or bad experience, your views can help to make changes to services in East Sussex.
Our work covers all areas of health and social care. This includes GPs, hospitals, dentists, care homes, pharmacies, opticians and more. Join the conversation by sharing your experience or take a look at how you can get involved.
We also provide a free information and signposting service to help people access, understand, and navigate the health and care in East Sussex.
More information can be found by clicking here or calling our enquiries line on 0333 101 4007.
COVID-19 Information Hub
Our COVID-19 information hub provides:
· Links to the latest government guidance, including details of the lockdown restrictions
· Data on COVID-19 cases across East Sussex
· Answers to your Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
· Details on COVID-19 symptoms, including how to get a test
· Signposting to those offering information and support
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COVID-19 Vaccination Hub
We have set up out COVID-19 vaccination hub to:
· Share information on who is to be vaccinated and when
· Provide details on the Vaccination rollout in Sussex
· Receive and respond to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
· Offer links to further sources of information
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Our reports
In August 2020, Healthwatch in Sussex carried out its fourth review of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (PTS).
In our latest report (attached below) we take the opportunity to describe:
- Some of the impact that your feedback and our subsequent reports had
- The work we have been doing on PTS since then.
- How your feedback and our reports have influenced a national review of PTS, which highlighted the importance of the service:
During a two-week period in August 2021, Healthwatch East Sussex undertook semi-structured interviews with 28 of the 42 residents living at Kendal Court at that time.
Engagement focused on gathering views and experiences on five core themes:
1. Residents’ experiences of living at Kendal Court
2. Residents’ experiences of being placed and arriving at Kendal Court
3. Issues affecting residents – practical, economic, social and health related
4. How, when and where support or help was sought, provided or accessed
5. Any changes that residents felt would help improve their experience
Qualitative responses and residents’ narrative was recorded during the engagement
process, analysed against the themes above, and cross-cutting issues identified.
This research was a follow-up to an earlier review of residents experiences at Kendal
Court, also carried out by East Sussex Community Voice [The host body of Healthwatch
East Sussex] in 2018.
Healthwatch research shows mixed experiences of hospital discharge experiences during the pandemic
Between February and April 2021 Healthwatch ran a short web-based survey to understand how the hospital discharge process was functioning during the third national ‘COVID-19’ lockdown.
We focused our questions on capturing feedback living in East Sussex on four themes:
- Positive aspects of the experience and those people felt could be improved?
- Whether people received all the information and support they needed?
- If people had any outstanding concerns?
- Anything people still needed help or support with
