Rural Health Services

Rural Health Services will be under investigation at HOSC’s event on Friday 27th November 2009. 9.30am to 3.30pm. Venue: Weald Hall, Uckfield Civic Centre, Uckfield TN22 1AE

• The event will focus on how health services are planned, commissioned and
delivered in East Sussex.
• It will tackle some of the key challenges of providing health services in rural areas
e.g. accessibility, economies of scale, viability, quality.
• Delegates will have the opportunity to feedback and suggest areas for attention. The
objective is to identify any issues which HOSC might wish to take forward as a more
detailed project.
• Key note speakers include Mike Wood, Chief Executive, NHS East Sussex Downs
and Weald and NHS Hastings and Rother and Jeremy Leggett, Chief Executive,
Action in Rural Sussex.
• The day will include “vox pops” on personal experiences of rural health services and
small group discussions to explore specific issues.

If you would like to reserve a place, please contact Sam White on 01273 481581

sam.white@eastsussex.gov.uk