Healthwatch East Sussex Annual Event 2024

Building Better Health and Care

18^th July 2024 The View Hotel Eastbourne

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 2024 – 18^th July 12:30pm – 16:00pm

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 will be shared in our event follow up report. Keep and eye on this page and our social media as this will be coming soon.

15:40pm – 16:00pm Wrap-up discussion and next steps