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Living life to the full in care homes in East Sussex
Healthwatch East Sussex, your local independent watchdog for people who use health and care services visited 44 care homes across East … Read more
Expanded Same Day Emergency Care Unit Opens
The newly expanded £900k Same Day Emergency Care unit at Conquest Hospital has opened to patients. The unit provides same … Read more
#SpeakUp2020
We’re Healthwatch. We’re here to help make health and care better. We do this by listening to your experiences of … Read more
Top tips to help parents support kids’ mental wellbeing
Young people in East Sussex are offering their ‘top ten tips’ to help parents and carers support children’s mental health. … Read more
Deaf people in Sussex can now share feedback with the NHS using new SignLive service
The SignLive service is now available for Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users living in Sussex who want to give feedback … Read more
Tell East Sussex County Council about using pharmacy services when you have a hearing impairment
East Sussex County Council want to hear from people who have a hearing impairment, and their carers, about their experience of … Read more
High number of healthcare staff vaccinated against flu
Over 4,320 (84%) of frontline healthcare staff at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have already had their flu jab this … Read more
Trust achieves full compliance for Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response
NHS England has confirmed East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is fully compliant against the national Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response … Read more
Improvements coming to Lewes Victoria Hospital
Download the “Here’s everything you need to know” booklet here The Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) at Lewes Victoria Hospital is … Read more
Share your feedback on the Sussex Health and Care Plan by 8th November!
You are invited to provide comments on a draft of the Sussex Health and Care Plan. The deadline to do … Read more
Growing pressures on access and staffing risk creating ‘perfect storm’ for people using mental health and learning disability services
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of the state of health and social care … Read more
Baby Remembrance Services
Baby Remembrance Services for all who have suffered the loss of a child, no matter how long ago, will be … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex wins national award
We are pleased to announce Healthwatch East Sussex is the winner of the Championing Diversity and Inclusion category at the … Read more
Get plugged in to resources direct from the Care Quality Commission
Did you know that the CQC sends out a monthly bulletin to all of our regional stakeholders? In our bulletin … Read more
CQC recommends South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is taken out of special measures
England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has recommended that South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust should be taken out … Read more
East Sussex County Council and the Voluntary Sector – Partnership Plus
August 2019 Update The Partnership Plus group held its second meeting in June to look at how the East Sussex … Read more
Listening to the Havens – One Year On
In July, 27 people attended the Healthwatch ‘one year on’ event for the Havens Listening Tour. We heard that mental … Read more
What people in Sussex told Healthwatch about their views on the NHS Long Term Plan
648 people told their local Healthwatch what matters most to them about the NHS in Sussex in a report published … Read more
Local Health and Care Watchdog coming to the High Weald
Healthwatch East Sussex is launching a health and social care Listening Tour for the High Weald on Monday 10th June. … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex Public Reflection Survey
Healthwatch East Sussex is here to make health and social care services work for the people who use them. You … Read more
