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Your guide to Musculoskeletal Services in East Sussex
What is musculoskeletal heath? Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions can affect your joints, bones and muscles and sometimes associated tissues such … Read more
A multi-agency training exercise happening at Eastbourne and Lewes hospitals
The NHS across Sussex is set to lead on a major training exercise on 18 and 19 September 2024 … Read more
World Suicide Prevention Day 2024
10th September 2024, marks World Suicide Prevention Day, which is a global … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex findings feed into national report
On the 28th August 2024 Healthwatch England shared their report ‘A local diagnosis: Learning the lessons of Community Diagnostic Centres’. … Read more
Tell us your experience of Hospital Discharge
Healthwatch routinely carries out short surveys to gather the views of people about health and social care services. This month … Read more
Changing places and accessible toilets near you
Did you know that over 250,000 people in the UK need Changing Places toilets to help them get out and … Read more
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Annual General Meeting
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust will be holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday 10 September in Bexhill. It is … Read more
Tell East Sussex County Council Your Views on Accessing Community Mental Health Support
If you’ve tried to access community support in the last six months, then East Sussex County Council would like to … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex Hosts it 2024 Annual Event
On the 18th July 2024, we hosted our 2024 Annual Event, at The View Hotel, Eastbourne. This years event … Read more
Tell us your experiences of Eye Tests
Healthwatch routinely carries out short surveys to gather the views of people about health and social care services. This month … Read more
Sussex Air Quality Service for Sussex
The Sussex Air Quality Alert is a service provided by the Sussex Air. The service sends free messages direct to … Read more
GPs’ collective action
Following the announcement from the British Medical Association (BMA), GPs will take collective action from – Thursday, 1 August 2024. … Read more
Samaritans Awareness Day 2024
Samaritans Awareness Day is held on the 24th of the 7th, highlighting the fact that you can talk to a … Read more
Our Annual Report ‘The value of listening’ presented to the East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board
Earlier this month, Healthwatch staff presented our 2023-24 Annual Report ‘The value of listening’ to local councilors and health and care … Read more
Healthwatch East Sussex attends the East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust Patient Experience Event
Earlier this month, Healthwatch East Sussex participated in an East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) event on patient engagement. We … Read more
IT outage hits health and care services
Today (19th July 2024) has seen various IT issues and outages around the world, including in the UK, and this … Read more
Getting help with your mental health
Feeling unable to cope, worried you may hurt yourself or somebody else and/or experiencing suicidal feelings? For immediate help ● … Read more
Your guide to podiatry services in East Sussex
What is podiatry? Podiatrists specialise in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions of the foot and ankle. This can … Read more
Results of the GP Patient Survey 2024: Find out how your GP surgery performed
The GP Patient Survey 2024 Each year, IPSOS MORI the independent polling specialists, undertake a survey to find out how … Read more
Are changes in the cost of living affecting your health and wellbeing?
Healthwatch East Sussex want you to tell us about any effects that changes in the cost of living are having. We want … Read more
