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4/6/2021 Brighton & Hove Health Network News: April 2021
This is your monthly newsletter to keep you up to date with what is View this email in your browser
happening in Brighton & Hove
Local Health Network News: April 2021
In this issue:
COVID-19: all the latest information
Vaccination update
Help to get to your vaccination appointment
Sussex hospitals merger
Get involved: Stroke ambassador
Bowel cancer awareness month
Prescription delivery service
Have your say: Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ community
COVID-19 update
With further plans to ease lockdown restrictions due this month, people in
Brighton & Hove should continue to follow national guidance. The
Governments roadmap out of lockdown sets out a four step plan to return to
normal life. From 12 April non-essential retail will open along with libraries,
community centres and indoor leisure facilities.
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All the latest information and advice about coronavirus in Brighton & Hove on
the City Council webpages. Information includes:
Latest coronavirus figures in Brighton & Hove
Updates on council run services
Support with the delivery of essential goods
Keep up to date with the latest on the COVID-19
vaccination programme
The NHS in Sussex continues to make good progress with the roll out of the
COVID-19 vaccination programme. The total number of vaccinations given
across Sussex is now over 850,000.
A local GP has produced a video explaining why it is important for people
with a learning disability to get their vaccination. The video also features
Nicola who tells us what it was like to get her vaccination. In addition the
Director of Midwifery from East Sussex Healthcare offers some reassuring
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messages to women who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant.
If you have a question about the Sussex COVID-19 vaccination programme
please take a look at our frequently asked questions. If you can’t find the
answer, please contact us by email at sxccg.vaccineenquiries@nhs.net or by
calling our vaccine enquiry phone line 0800 433 4545 (open 9am – 4pm,
Monday to Friday).
Help to get to your vaccination
Brighton and Hove residents who have no means to get to their COVID-19
vaccination appointment are now able to book a free return journey to help
them attend. You will need to book your vaccination appointment first and then
call 0300 303 8060 between 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00 Monday to Friday.
Once you are through to a travel coordinator you will be asked the following
questions:
Do you have access to transport to attend your vaccine appointment?
Do you have a family member, friend or carer who can help with
transport? They do not have to be in your bubble as per government
guidelines.
If both of these options are not available the travel coordinator will arrange
transport for you, including any additional needs such as wheelchair-friendly
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vehicles.
All transport providers have signed up to a COVID-19 safety policy to ensure
that all precautions are in place for a safe journey.
Welcome to University Hospitals Sussex
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals have joined up with Western Sussex
Hospitals to form a new NHS Foundation Trust: University Hospitals Sussex
NHS Foundation Trust.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest
acute trusts in the UK and provides a wide range of clinical services to people
in West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and parts of East Sussex.
The Trust, which formed on 1 April, will provide more than 1.5 million outpatient
appointments, A&E visits and surgery cases every year and employ nearly
20,000 staff across seven hospitals.
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Do you have lived experience of stroke?
Last month we let you know that the Sussex Commissioners are looking for a
person with lived experience of stroke to help make sure stroke services are
the best they possibly can be.
The NHS Long Term Plan set outs the ambitions for the NHS over the next 10
years, identifying stroke as a clinical priority. Integrated Stroke Delivery
Networks (ISDN) will bring people and organisations together to deliver the best
possible care for their population by delivering the commitments for stroke as
outlined in the Long Term Plan.
We are looking for Ambassador(s) who have lived experience of stroke; either
through personal experience or through supporting a family member or friend,
who will help us to shape local stroke services.
If this opportunity is of interest please read the full role description and
complete the application form and return it to us by Friday 23 April.
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Raising awareness of bowel cancer
Bowel Cancer UK, the UK’s leading bowel cancer charity, will be raising
awareness of the disease during April. The charity supports and funds
research, provides information, education and support to patients and their
families and campaigns for early diagnosis and access to the best treatment
and care.
Major advances in treatments and bowel cancer screening programmes in
recent years have led to early diagnosis and treatment.
Symptoms to look out for include:
• A persistent and unexplained change in bowel habit
• Bleeding from your bottom and/or blood in your poo
• Unexplained weight loss
• Extreme tiredness for no obvious reason
• A pain or lump in your tummy
Regular bowel cancer screening is offered to men and women every two years
between the ages of 60 to 74. This is a simple home test kit which can detect
small changes. If the test finds anything unusual, you might be asked to have
further tests to confirm or rule out cancer. Bowel cancer is the fourth most
common type of cancer so it is important to find it at an early stage, when it is
easier to treat
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Pandemic Delivery Service
People who have been told to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace can now get
their prescription medicines delivered to their home if they are unable to
arrange for these to be collected.
All community pharmacies are required to ensure people who have no other
way to get their prescribed medication have access to a free delivery service
during their 10 day isolation period. You will need your NHS Test and Trace
reference number (an 8 character mix of letters and numbers) when requesting
the service from your local pharmacy.
This service will be available run until 30 June 2021.
Have your say: Switchboard survey
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Switchboard, working in partnership with Sussex NHS Commissioners and
Brighton and Hove City Council have launched a survey to find out what the
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been on the LGBTQ community in
Brighton & Hove.
The findings of this research will help local NHS council services to better plan
for the future and ensure services meet the needs of all LGBTQ people locally.
It should take around 10 minutes to complete the survey and when you have
completed it you can choose whether to be entered into a prize draw for the
chance to win one of four vouchers. The survey will close on Friday 30 April.
Read the latest news from our partner
organisations...
Brighton and Hove City Council
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Small bites
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The next meeting of the Primary Care Commissioning Committee in
common takes place on Tuesday 12 May between 1.00pm and 3.40pm.
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