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Many children and young people who experience mental health problems aren't getting the help they need.
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90% of your child's brain growth happens before the age of 5. Right from the start, all those little moments you spend together with your child are building their brain. -
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Healthwatch in Sussex would like to hear from you about your experiences of accessing NHS Sussex services. -
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Patient engagement work carried out by Healthwatch in Sussex was praised at the January Brighton and Hove City Council's Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee. Discover how patient experiences have helped to positively influence the commissioning of a key local service. -
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Pharmacy First has been officially launched this week, offering the public the chance to get treatment for seven common conditions from pharmacies instead of GPs. -
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Rethink Mental Illness was formed over 50 years ago by a group
of inspiring people who were caring for a loved one living with
schizophrenia. -
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Thanks to over 2,500 people who shared their views on the six-week check-up, Healthwatch England have ensured that the NHS prioritises mental health support for new parents. -
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Student Volunteering Week is a national celebration for all student volunteers. Read more about the benefits of student volunteering and how you can volunteer with us here. -
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Under a new plan published by the Government, people will benefit from millions more NHS dental appointments over the next year. -
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Want to help shape local Health and care services? -
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‘Share for Better Care’, a new campaign launched by Healthwatch and the Care Quality Commission, addresses health inequalities across England. -
Advice and Information -
Warm Spaces are somewhere you can go to keep warm, stay warm and enjoy a little company. -
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Keeping you up to date with health and social care news, views and research. -
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NHS England has announced the rollout of ‘Martha’s Rule’ in hospitals across England from April, enabling patients and families to seek an urgent review if their condition deteriorates. -
Advice and Information -
Are you struggling to find an NHS dentist? The new dental recovery plan might help you get the dental care you need.
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The approach consisted of a survey and follow up telephone conversations and the information contained in our report is from the breast screening survey responses and the follow up conversations. -
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Yada is a charity working across coastal West Sussex with the aim to end the sexual exploitation of women. -
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Research studies suggest that noise impacts our health and wellbeing. -
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Healthwatch, and Broadfield Community Centre have teamed up to work collaboratively to learn from those who use the Broadfield Community Centre. -
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Local pharmacies provides a Free Prescription Delivery service. -
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Social prescribing is fundamental to the vision of NHS England and NHS Improvement to deliver personalised care to millions of people through the NHS Long Term Plan. -
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Community Works are pleased to be hosting a webinar with Operation Signature (Surrey & Sussex Police) to raise awareness of scams, what can be done to stop them and what support is available for victims.
This is part of the ongoing work of the Safeguarding Sub-Group of Adur & Worthing LCN (Local Community Network) -
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Being a young carer shouldn’t be a barrier to a young person’s dreams. It should be a stepping stone to a brighter future. -
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Endometriosis is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus. -
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It's hard to believe that more than 10% of people over the age of 65 in the UK are affected by, or at risk of malnutrition. That amounts to over 1 million older people. -
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Here is a summary of the breadth and depth of our work from October to December 2023, issues/concerns and our forward plan for the next 3 months. -
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You can either access the course face-to-face in a local community venue or online via MS Teams. -
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NHS England published the findings of a review into the culture of ambulance trusts in England. -
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In February 2024, the three local Healthwatch in Sussex sought people’s experiences of ‘Patients Know Best’ through a short web-based survey. -
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If you’re currently out of work, the Work & Health Programme from Pioneer service will help you move into work quickly, so you can live the life you choose. -
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The cost of living remains a barrier to health, particularly for people on low incomes, and those requiring dental care. -
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The Olive Tree Centres are places where patients and carers can come, meet and speak with others who understand and can help. -
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April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month. Testicular cancer can affect anyone who has testicles, including men, transgender (trans) women and people assigned male at birth. -
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April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, a fantastic annual opportunity to raise awareness of bowel cancer. The earlier bowel cancer is spotted, the more treatable it’s likely to be. In fact, more than 9 in 10 people survive bowel cancer when it is diagnosed at the earliest stage. -
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Living with Parkinson’s is tougher than people think. But it doesn’t define you. You are still you. You can still do amazing things in spite of Parkinson’s. -
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The Crawley Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) is based at Crawley Hospital. The UTC provides same-day urgent care for minor conditions, ailments, and injuries. The service is not an emergency service for life-threatening conditions. The UTC sees patients of all ages. -
News -
The reports have been instrumental in supporting the service by providing valuable data and insights that have enabled the team to identify areas of improvement and implement follow-up actions. -
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People living with HIV are less likely to access end of life and palliative care for many reasons including fear of discrimination. -
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Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded, according to analysis of the latest British Social Attitudes Survey. -
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Following a detailed procurement process including robust and thorough validation checks, NHS Sussex has appointed ERS Transition Limited, trading as EMED Group, to be the new provider of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) for the people in Sussex. -
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Millions at risk from 'silent killer' as NHS campaign warns there are often 'no clues' when it comes to high blood pressure. -
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This survey is to ensure that your voice is part of the joined-up response for life after stroke, with the aim of providing an accessible and responsive service that is value for money and meets your changing priorities along your stroke journey. -
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Stress awareness month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. -
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Enter and View visit purpose is to collect evidence of what works well and what could be improved to make people’s experiences better. We use this evidence to make recommendations and inform changes both for individual services as well as health and social care systems wide. -
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It's important that deaf and hard-of-hearing people can get information in an accessible way. But feedback suggests not all services are complying with key legislation.