Freshers Fairs Engagement

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Summary of report content

Healthwatch West Sussex report on what they found in engagement events at Chichester College Group Freshers Fair.  They spoke to 300 students across the week.

The students identified that the top four themes for them were:

  • Mental health
  • Urgent and emergency care
  • Sexual health
  • GP services

Around 100 young people talked about their hesitance, anxiety and mistrust of vaccines.

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Local Healthwatch
Healthwatch West Sussex
Publication date
Date evidence capture began
Date evidence capture finished
Key themes
Access to services
Accessibility and reasonable adjustments
Booking appointments
Caring, kindness, respect and dignity
Consent, choice, user involvement and being listened to
Integration of services and communication between professionals
Prevention of diseases, including vaccination, screening and public hygiene
Service organisation, delivery, change and closure
Waiting for appointments or treatment; waiting lists for treatment

Methodology and approach

Was the work undertaken in partnership with another organisation?
No
Primary research method used
Engagement event
If an Enter and View methodology was applied, was the visit announced or unannounced?
N/A

Details of health and care services included in the report

Details of health and care services included in the report
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Targeted Mental Health in Schools Services (TaMHS)
Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) and specialist MH services
Counselling/Psychotherapy/ Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT)
Emergency department (inc A&E)
General Practice (GP)
NHS 111
Sexual health
Urgent primary care, including Urgent Treatment Centres, walk-in care, out of hours GP services, minor injury and treatment centres
Vaccination clinics, including Covid 19 vaccine

Details of people who shared their views

Number of people who shared their views
300
Age group
16 to 17 years
18 to 24 years
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