Health Take part in Healthwatch Brighton & Hove’s Mental Health & Accommodation survey Healthwatch Brighton & Hove would like to hear about any support you are receiving from health and social care services (such as your GP, or a mental health nurse, social worker or counsellor, etc.) and your experience of support in your accommodation. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Paul Taylor-Burr in his rainbow cowboy hat Health Man behind Crawley Pride dusts off his rainbow cowboy hat for Brain Tumour Research Paul will be taking part in the Brain Tumour Research charity’s Wear a Hat Day, an annual fundraiser and awareness day which takes place towards the end of Brain Tumour Awareness Month, on March 25. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Get your Covid vaccination with Terrence Higgins Trust Get your Covid-19 vaccination with HIV/sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust at THT Brighton, 61 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AE on Monday, March 14 from 10.30am – 2.30pm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New study to investigate the effectiveness of an online LGBTQ+ training course A new study led by the University of Birmingham will evaluate the effectiveness of an online training programme for improving social workers’ knowledge, attitudes and beliefs when working with LGBTQ+ young people. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Have Your Say on Mental Health and Housing Plan for Brighton & Hove Brighton and Hove City Council, in partnership with NHS Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group, is developing a Mental Health & Housing Plan for the city, which aims to identify what works well and what they can improve on in the future. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Heterosexual HIV diagnoses overtake those in gay men for first time in a decade – signalling changing shape of epidemic as National HIV Testing Week launches For the first time in a decade the number of new HIV diagnoses among heterosexuals are higher than in gay and bisexual men, according to new figures for England from the UK Health Security Agency as National HIV Testing Week launches today (February 7) By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Health Get your 1st, 2nd or booster jab at the Rainbow Hub up at St James’ Street Not had your first Covid vaccine yet? Due your second or booster jab? On Saturday, February 12, you can get your vaccine from the Rainbow Hub in their brand new home at the Ledward Centre By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health National HIV Testing Week returns for 2022 The campaign runs from Monday, February 7 to encourage everyone to get tested and give HIV the finger By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread OMing and Ahhing with Brighton Buddhist Centre Jaq Bayles talks to Amalabandhu, who runs the Brighton Buddhist Centre’s Gender & Sexual Diversity Group By Jaq Bayles • 4 min read
Community Rainbow Hub to host Mobile Vaccination Unit at the Ledward Centre today! The Rainbow Hub is to be hosting the next Mobile Vaccination Unit at its new home, the Ledward Centre in Jubilee Street in Brighton, tomorrow (Saturday, January 15) By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Standing Up To The Odds Andi Derrick tells Jaq Bayles how a life-changing experience transformed her approach By Jaq Bayles • 5 min read
Community News Healthwatch seeks new Chair The independent champion, which works to ensure people across Brighton & Hove have a say in how local health and social care services develop, is searching for a successor to Fran McCabe, who currently leads its board and will be stepping down at the end of March after eight years in the role By Graham Robson • 1 min read
