National Smile Month runs up to 12 June to raise awareness of important oral health issues.

This year’s theme is Feed Your Smile – which looks at the connection between diet and oral health.

As well as brushing twice a day, eating certain foods, having the right diet, and hydrating can help ensure you have strong, bright teeth and great oral health.

Coast (Crisis Outreach Acute Support Team) has been developed to provide an alternative to inpatient care for young people experiencing severe mental health difficulties.

The service aims to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions by offering young people the right support at the right time, while they are in familiar surroundings with their families.

Improved telephone systems and the ability to request appointments online or through the NHS App is making it easier for patients to get the help they need.

To date, 94% of GP practices in Sussex (146 out of 156) have upgraded to high-quality cloud-based telephony systems. Among its benefits is helping reduce wait times and easing the traditional ‘8am rush’ for appointments.

Currently, 63.9% of people in Sussex are registered with the NHS App.

This will be used to help decide if new pharmacy services are needed, if access to existing pharmacies needs improving or if other changes are needed.

Before the PNA is presented to the Health and Wellbeing board and then published, we would like to hear from people and organisations to check that our analysis, findings and recommendations are fair and accurate.

Under the proposals, adults who pay for all of their care would be charged a set-up fee if they ask East Sussex County Council to arrange care and support on their behalf. They will also be asked to pay ongoing administration fee to cover the council’s costs.

There will be no charge for adults who receive financial support for their care.

The consultation closes on Monday, July 21.

Artists are invited to express their interest in designing and producing a piece of permanent artwork by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT).

The artwork will be sited in the double-height main reception atrium. It will be the first impression of the hospital for patients, visitors and staff.

Artists should express their interest on the Combe Valley Hospital website.

Successful artist/s will be selected by the end of August.

For an informal discussion, email Arts Project Manager, Lucy Wells, at [email protected] or call 07471 034236.

This included what services people felt most satisfied with and what services people felt most dissatisfied with.

Concerns people raised included:

• struggling to access GP appointments
• issues with hospitals around poor care and treatment and waiting times to access appointments in hospitals
• problems around communication within the NHS.