News and reports

Do you care for someone who has received hospital services at home?
Do you live in the Surrey Downs* area?

If your answers are yes to both questions – Luminus would like to hear from you.

This project sought to understand the barriers facing Surrey black and Asian communities specifically when accessing sight tests, and what could realistically be done locally to improve access.

This survey forms part of the LDIS benchmarking project which has been undertaken to evaluate NHS trusts’ compliance with the national learning disability improvement standards for NHS trusts.

The Patients Association wants to hear about patients’ experiences with NHS services over the last six months: what’s working well, what isn’t, and what needs to change. 

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is developing a new E-learning package in line with the Oliver McGowan Learning Disabilities and Autism Code of Practice. This package aims to give their staff a better understanding of the needs and experiences of people living with Learning Disabilities and Autism, so they can provide person-centred care every time.

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for volunteers to help beat paratyphoid A fever.

As part of our community engagement in quarter 3, we explored awareness and barriers to uptake of NHS Health Checks across Surrey.

Surrey Carers Support are inviting a small number of adult carers to take part in a short research session to help them better understand how carers use the Surrey County Council website and their online services, including the Adult Social Care portal.

Although most people have the NHS App, we found that less people are actually using it. Could more be done to better inform both current and potential new users?

Our latest Insight bulletin highlights the key themes we’ve been hearing about recently from local people. We also highlight our latest news and opportunities to get involved.

The Research Study Team at Surrey and Borders Partnership would like to invite you to take part in the Resilient survey. This survey takes 5 to 10 minutes to complete and asks you to share your thoughts and opinions on using health monitoring technology to support individuals with long term health conditions. Examples of health monitoring technologies include smart watches, health apps, and blood pressure sensors.

Organisations delivering local Healthwatch have warned that the Government’s Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA) for the NHS 10 Year Health Plan fails to fully consider the impact of losing independent patient voice and scrutiny, as required under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED).