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Your questions about the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) put to the provider
Healthwatch in Sussex has been working in collaboration with South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation (SCAS), the provider of … Read more
Help the NHS help you over the June Bank Holiday Weekend
Over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend, the NHS is asking the public to Help us Help you if you … Read more
Dying Matters Awareness Week 2022
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week Healthwatch East Sussex invited Dr. Jane Lewington Consultant in Palliative Medicine East Sussex … Read more
Information on health services for people arriving from Ukraine
Information on health services for people arriving from Ukraine Інформація про медичне обслуговування людей, які прибувають з України As … Read more
What Is Your Experience of Using NHS 111 in East Sussex?
The local NHS is encouraging people to access the ‘right service at the right time’ and use NHS 111 as … Read more
NHS launches spring booster vaccinations
As part of its Living with Covid plan, the government has set out that specific groups will be offered an … Read more
Directors Update – March 2022
Outdoor space, health and wellbeing The link between people having access to outdoor spaces and good health is increasingly well … Read more
GP websites and messages could be improved says new Healthwatch report
During October and November 2021, Healthwatch volunteers and staff reviewed all of the GP websites and out-of-hours phone messages across … Read more
East Sussex Children and Young People Self-Harm Survey
East Sussex Community Voice are asking people aged between 16 and 24, who live in the County of East Sussex … Read more
East Sussex Community Voice the patient champion for East Sussex
East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) is delighted to have been awarded the Healthwatch East Sussex (HWES) contract to deliver the … Read more
Colonoscopy Confidence
Some people feel anxious or worried when they’re told they need a colonoscopy but it’s important to have this test … Read more
We are hiring!
East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) is seeking skilled, committed and energetic applicants for a number of key roles. For further … Read more
Healthwatch publishes findings from pilot into Hospital Discharge Wellbeing Checks in East Sussex
Healthwatch research on hospital discharge experiences in East Sussex during the pandemic A new report from Healthwatch East Sussex reveals … Read more
Accessing Health and Care Services over the festive period
Many health and care services change their working hours over the Christmas and New Year period. We have drawn together … Read more
Are you living with Physical Pain? How is it for you?
Healthwatch in Sussex believe that comparing lots of different people’s experiences helps us, and in this case the NHS, to … Read more
Share your experiences of using GP (General Practice) services in the last six months
Who are Healthwatch? Healthwatch in Sussex are the local independent champion for people using health and care services in … Read more
Aged 16 or 17? Tell us your experiences of COVID-19 Vaccinations
Young People in East Sussex aged 16-17 have been invited for their COVID-19 vaccination, and Healthwatch has launched a survey … Read more
Director’s update November 2021
In December we say farewell to Charlie Rustem, who has led our communications work since Healthwatch East Sussex started in … Read more
We are recruiting!
East Sussex Community Voice is seeking a skilled, committed and energetic Communications Officer to drive forward our communication activity and … Read more
Director’s Update October 2021
I was hoping not to write about the pandemic this month, but the increases in infections and deaths has changed … Read more
