What we’re hearing about Surrey’s priority populations: prepared for Surrey Public Health team - October 2024

This is a summary report from Healthwatch Surrey. The report looks at comments recieved from various priority groups based on understanding of the local area.

These groups include:

• Carers and young carers

• Looked after children and adults with care experience

• Children with additional needs and disabilities 

• Adults with learning disabilities and/or autism

• People with long term health conditions, disabilities or sensory impairments 

• Older people 80+ and those in care homes 

• Black and Minority Ethnic groups 

• Gypsy Roma Traveller community

• Young people out of work

• People experiencing domestic abuse

• People with serious mental illness 

• People with drug and alcohol problems 

• People experiencing homelessness