What people want from the next ten years of the NHS
Summary
Between March and June 2019, the Healthwatch network carried out 500 focus groups, attended 1,000 events and engaged tens of thousands of people online to find out what people want from the next ten years of the NHS.
As the NHS focusses on reforming other areas of care, it needs to keep on talking to communities so that everyone gets the good quality care they need.
Key findings
- People affected by cancer, and heart and lung conditions had a much better experience of care services than people with other issues.
For example, when asked ‘How would you describe your overall experience of getting help?’, 61% of cancer respondents provided a positive response versus 23% of respondents with dementia. - The positive feedback about cancer and heart and lung services appeared to be for a variety of reasons, including speed of diagnosis and treatment, access to rehabilitation, and quality of information and communication from professionals.
- People affected by other issues, especially mental ill health, dementia or learning disabilities, told us that the support often wasn’t in place for them and that professionals did not give enough consideration to their full range of needs.
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What did people say about the NHS Long Term Plan in Sussex?
A review of what local people told Healthwatch across three areas (Brighton & Hove, West Sussex and East Sussex) about their views on the NHS Long Term Plan.
A total of 648 responses were received across the three local Healthwatch areas on what matters most to people about their care and support needs and perceptions that would help them to:
- Manage their support
- Live a healthy life
- The choice of support and their independence; and
- Their interactions with the NHS
