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Earlier this month, Healthwatch staff presented our 2023-24 Annual Report ‘The value of listening’ to local councilors and health and care decision-makers at the East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board.

Earlier this month, Healthwatch East Sussex participated in an East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) event on patient engagement.

Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings?

Today (19th July 2024) has seen various IT issues and outages around the world, including in the UK, and this is affecting some health and care services.

Between November 2023 and January 2024, our short survey asked people to share their experiences of seeking advice or treatment for an earwax problem in the last two years.

What is podiatry? Podiatrists specialise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the foot and ankle.

Healthwatch East Sussex want you to tell us about any effects that changes in the cost of living are having.

Each year, IPSOS MORI the independent polling specialists, undertake a survey to find out how people feel about their GP practice, and the results of the GP Patient Survey for the last 12 months have recently been released.

We are delighted to share ‘The value of listening’, our Annual Report for 2023-24. It highlights how we have listened to the voices of the public, patients and partners and used people’s feedback, experiences and preferences to help shape health and social care in East Sussex, and across Sussex.

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 June 2024.

In June 2024, Healthwatch sought experiences of eConsult which is a free online platform that allows you to get help and advice from your NHS GP practice. You can use it to let a GP know about any symptoms, ask a question or follow up about something, either for your own health or on behalf of someone you care for.

In May 2024, Healthwatch in Sussex sought experiences of being seen by a Physician’s Associate.

A Physician Associate supports doctors in the diagnosis and management of patients. A detailed explanation of a Physician Associate is available on the NHS website.