About this event
Building Better Health and Care
Our 2024 Annual Event took place on the 18th July at The View Hotel, Eastbourne.
Thank you to everyone who could make it on the day, it was great to see so many people in attendance, from members of the public and our colleagues from statutory and voluntary organisations.
We heard from a number of colleagues about the importance of public and patient voice in building better health and care, and how their organisations had and were using feedback and insight to shape their activity.
Thank you again to all our speakers and everyone that made it on the day, it was a fantastic event, and we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Healthwatch Annual Event 2024 Programme
12:30pm – 13:00pm – Arrival and networking lunch
13:00pm – 13:30pm – Welcome and Healthwatch East Sussex Annual Report Presentation
Keith Stevens, Chair, East Sussex Community Voice (and Healthwatch East Sussex)
Veronica Kirwan, Chief Executive Officer, East Sussex Community Voice (and Healthwatch East Sussex)
Simon Kiley, Head of Evidence and Insight East Sussex Community Voice (and Healthwatch East Sussex)
13:30pm – 14:40pm Speakers and presentations
On the day, we had 4 presentations exploring the theme of ‘Building Better Health and Care’ we heard from:
Peter Aston, Deputy Head of Joint Commissioning, Integration and Health & Wellbeing, NHS Sussex & Kira Parsons, Engagement Officer, East Sussex Community Voice (& Healthwatch East Sussex)
Janet Springate, Healthwatch East Sussex Volunteer & Matthew Ryan, Engagement Manager, East Sussex Community Voice (& Healthwatch East Sussex)
Sarah Russell, Assistant Director, Adult Social Care & Health, East Sussex County Council
Josh Broadway, Programme Manager for Integrated Community Teams, East Sussex County Council
The presentations from the speakers on the day can be found at the bottom of this page.
14:40pm – 15:40pm Discussion Groups
Following our speakers presentations, we hosted discussion groups, exploring the following themes and questions.
1. Social Determinants of Health Activity
2. What does integration mean to you?
3. How can awareness and understanding of Adult Social Care be improved?
The notes from the breakout discussions are available in our event follow up report, which you can access at the bottom of this page.
15:40pm – 16:00pm Wrap-up discussion and next steps
Presentations
Simon Kiley, Head of Evidence & Insight, East Sussex Community Voice
Healthwatch East Sussex Annual report 2023-24 ‘The Value of Listening’
Peter Aston, Deputy Head of Joint Commissioning, Integration and Health & Wellbeing, Sussex Health&Care and Kira Parsons, Engagement Officer, East Sussex Community Voice
Improving Hastings Lives Together – Children and Young People Friendly GP Practices Accreditation
Janet Springate, Healthwatch East Sussex Volunteer & Matthew Ryan, Engagement Manager, East Sussex Community Voice
Sarah Russell, Assistant Director, Adult Social Care & Health, East Sussex County Council
Resident voice in improving health and care
Josh Broadway, Programme Manager, Sussex Health&Care
Contact details
If you have any questions regarding our annual event or health and care services in East Sussex, then do please contact us using the details below:
enquiries@healthwatcheastsussex.co.uk
0333 101 4007
Freepost:
RUGY-JESR-EEBG
East Sussex Community Voice
Unit 31
The Old Printworks
1 Commercial Road
Eastbourne
BN21 3XQ
