2024-25 Listening Tour Area Report: Wealden

From May to August 2024, Healthwatch talked to people in Wealden about primary care, social isolation, social determinants of health, and what supports their wellbeing.

05/11/2024

By Healthwatch East Sussex

This report outlines the key findings from this activity:

Some people face barriers to accessing primary care, including those with sensory impairments
Social prescribing could play a key role in helping people find activities of interest to them
Patient transport and affordable public transport is vital in rural areas
Carers would like to use their Carers Cards across all sites in NHS Sussex.

Healthwatch will publish a wider report once we have completed our Listening Tour of East Sussex in 2025

View the report

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2024-25 Listening Tour Area Report: Wealden	Download File (pdf 1.11 MB)

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