We’re proud to say that East Sussex County Council’s Housing Occupational Therapy team have won a national award for their excellent work. They won the national Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) Home Adaptation Service of the Year award at the National Healthy Housing Awards. The accolade reflects the work they do with housing authorities across the […]
Winter can be a wonderful time, and our beautiful county still has lots to offer both indoors and outdoors during the colder months. It’s also a season that can pose some added challenges to our health and wellbeing as the temperatures drop – from extra bugs doing the rounds, to more slip and fall risks, […]
About Us We are a partnership of organisations who plan and deliver health and care in East Sussex. By working together, we aim to deliver sustainable health and social care that better meets the needs of local people, offering high quality care at the right time, in the right place. We’ve been working together for […]
Lots of us are feeling the impact of cost-of-living pressures right now, and we know for many of you this will be a worrying time. You might be particularly affected if you have a disability or long-term health condition, receive benefits, are a carer, or are unemployed. If you’re struggling with money related issues, you’re […]
June 2023 marked the 25th annual Refugee Week, and the international World Refugee Day. East Sussex communities have a proud tradition of supporting all people in need, including migrants, asylum-seekers and refugees who arrive in the county. Here you can read more about the annual awareness campaigns, and about some of the ways local health […]
So far, more than 800 East Sussex residents have shown kindness and compassion to people fleeing from the war in Ukraine by offering them shelter through the UK government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme. During the 12 months the scheme has been running, they have offered more than 1,600 Ukrainians a place in their homes where […]
Held at the start of the football World Cup tournament — a time when domestic violence incidents spike — this year’s White Ribbon Day message highlighting the dangers women encounter was especially important. Held on 25 November, #TheGoal of this year’s campaign was to highlight the challenges and dangers women and girls face in traditionally […]
In the same year that London hosted the Olympics and Curiosity Rover landed on Mars, East Sussex 1Space was launched by East Sussex County Council. 1Space is an online directory with a focus on care, support and wellbeing services for people who live in the county. To mark the 10th anniversary, the County Council is […]
Accessing benefits and resources linked with rises in the cost of living has been made simpler following the launch of East Sussex County Council’s dedicated website page. The ‘Support with the cost of living’ home page brings together key resources in one place to take the confusion out of finding advice, information and support to […]
Essential pharmaceutical services in each local authority across East Sussex are satisfactory, according to the latest Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) report. The report, which did not identify gaps in essential pharmacy services in the county, was conducted using detailed travel time analyses and local surveys of pharmacy providers and dispensaries. The report informs NHS England’s […]