News and reports

We’d like to hear experiences of adult vaccinations during the last 12 months, from people who’ve been vaccinated and anyone who hasn’t.  Help us understand how they are for you, and any barriers or concerns you have.

NHS Sussex would like to hear from people who have been supported by a Social Prescribing Link worker, or a similar role.

On the 13th of February we held a One Year On Event with the partners involved in our Rye Listening Tour.

This Share for Better Care Week, take three minutes to share your experience of health and social care. Your voice plays a vital role in making services better, and sharing your story is quick and easy. In the time it takes to boil the kettle or wait for the bus, you can make a real difference.

In January 2025, Healthwatch in Sussex sought people’s experiences of NHS Dentistry and received 595 responses to our poll. We previously asked questions about NHS Dentistry in a poll in January 2023 and wanted to see if there had been any changes over the past two years.

How do you use your pharmacy? How often do you go? Is it easy to access?

If you’ve used a pharmacy in the past 12 months, you can share your experience in a short survey being run by East Sussex County Council.

The NHS in Sussex is expanding access to urgent dental care appointments to improve access to urgent dental services for people without a regular dentist and vulnerable patient groups.

The East Sussex Warm Home Check service provides free impartial energy advice and support and is available all year round.

Healthwatch uses your feedback with health and care decision-makers to seek a positive difference, and this document sets out the issues you raised and any changes you have helped us to deliver during January 2025.

NHS Sussex are transforming the way they provide community mental health support for adults and older adults in Sussex to get the mental health support they need, when they need it. A range of local community services are coming together as Neighbourhood Mental Health Teams across Sussex throughout 2025.

Our host organisation East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) are seeking an Information and Signposting Advisor to support people with their health and care enquiries as part of our Healthwatch East Sussex programme.

We’d like to hear from you about a family member, person you know, or your experience of accessing Neurodevelopmental Services in the last 12 months.