2024-25 Listening Tour Area Report: Lewes

This report outlines the key findings from this activity:

• There are pros and cons of digital access to primary care, including issues of limited capacity, out of hours, and concerns about who is triaging digital enquiries.
• Social prescribing could play a key role in local Integrated Community Teams, and help less confident people access social groups and activities.
• There are limited community and voluntary transport links to the Havens, which can impact on hospital discharge.
• People want to do activities for fun without the purpose of improving health and wellbeing. Lewes Men’s Shed could help provide benches along walking routes.

Healthwatch will publish a wider report once we have completed our Listening Tour of East Sussex later in 2025”