Issue - meetings

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24.1.      The Board considered a report providing an overview and summary of the recent Healthwatch East Sussex High Weald Listening Tour.

24.2.      The Board asked whether there are any other very deprived areas in Wealden other than Hailsham East ward.

24.3.      John Routledge said that no other areas of high deprivation on that scale were found during the tour, but there are often exceptional areas of high deprivation at super output or neighbourhood level. 

24.4.      The Board asked whether it can be difficult to get funding for pockets of deprivation such as Jarvisbrook in Crowborough when surrounded by affluence compared to areas like Hastings.

24.5.      John Routledge said that there are very localised statistics available, particularly with the production of population profiles for PCNs, that may help in making the case for funding. It may be more difficult, however, to make the case for investment in a neighbourhood or few streets.

24.6.      The Board asked whether health checks by community pharmacists will be incorporated into the next Listening Tour in Eastbourne, given they are new providers of the checks.

24.7.      John Routledge confirmed Healthwatch invites people to make suggestions about what questions to ask during a tour based on what is going on in the area. He recommended that Healthwatch be provided with the details of healthcare providers that should be contacted during the Tour.

24.8.      The Board RESOLVED to note the report.