There are a range of NHS services across East Sussex, including pharmacies, local GP practices, Urgent Treatment Centres and hospitals. Each service can help you with a range of different conditions, but it’s important to know which one to choose when.

If you’re not sure what service to use, the NHS Sussex website provides an overview of the conditions that services can treat, and help you find the right care, in the right place for you.

For injuries or illnesses that are urgent, but not life-threatening, you can contact NHS 111 online at 111.nhs.uk, or make a free call by dialling 111. Help is available 24-hours per-day, seven days as week from a team of highly-trained experts. NHS 111 can also book you an appointment into your local Urgent Treatment Centre so you don’t have to wait to be seen.

People who are at highest risk of severe illness are being offered the chance to top up their immunity with a spring COVID-19 booster vaccination.

Like some other vaccines, levels of protection may decline over time. Boosters are offered to help you maintain strong protection from becoming seriously ill or needing to go to hospital if you catch COVID-19.

The spring booster will be offered to everyone aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes for older adults, and people aged 6 months and over who are immunosuppressed. Eligible individuals will be offered the vaccine around 6 months after their previous dose.

Find out how to get your jab if you’re eligible

Autistic people and their support networks in East Sussex are being encouraged to share their views on the range of services, facilities, and opportunities available across the county.

To mark World Autism Acceptance Week (April 2 – April 8), East Sussex County Council launched a public consultation on behalf of the East Sussex Autism Partnership Board, which will help to develop an All Age Autism Action Plan.

Autistic people who live and work in East Sussex are encouraged to have their say about their experiences of health and care services, as well as transport, housing and education, and the availability and scope of employment and volunteering opportunities.

Find out more and how to have your say.

Across Sussex the NHS is encouraging everyone to sign up for the NHS App – a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services on a smartphone, tablet or PC.

One of the things you can do on the NHS App is access My Health and Care Record, an online record that’s owned by you. It’s a secure online system where you can view your hospital appointment letters and clinical letters on any internet enabled device. You can also now access test results from laboratories at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne DGH online.

Get the NHS App and access My Health and Care Record.

Measles is an infection that spreads very easily and can cause serious problems in some people, and as you may have seen in the news, cases are rising in England. Having the MMR vaccine is the best way to prevent it.

Measles usually starts with cold-like symptoms, followed by a rash a few days later. Some people may also get small spots in their mouth. If you or your child has symptoms and haven’t been vaccinated, stay at home and phone your GP or NHS 111, rather than visiting the GP or A&E. If you’re not vaccinated yet, it’s not too late to catch up. Your GP practice should be able to check if you’ve had both doses.

Learn more about measles symptoms and how to get the MMR vaccine.

It’s never too late to quit smoking, and when you stop smoking there are almost immediate improvements to your health. Quitting smoking is one of the most important things you can do, not just for your own health, but also for your family.

Getting expert support from your local stop smoking service means you’re three times as likely to quit for good. In East Sussex you can get free, personalised help to go smoke free from One You East Sussex.

Find out how One You can help.

Research shows that life expectancy for men in Hastings and St Leonards is significantly lower than the national average. There have been many great initiatives across the borough that have made a real difference to individual men’s health and wellbeing. However, this hasn’t changed the bigger picture around men’s life expectancy locally.

To help address this, an innovative project has started working with and involving men in Hastings and St Leonards.

The Mr Hastings and St Leonards project aims to encourage men to collaborate and connect with local services and community groups, and to create long lasting change.

They’ve also created a powerful film called ‘Men Don’t Talk which is being screened in Hastings during April.

Learn more about the project and how to attend the film screening.

Get advice on symptoms and treatments and find your nearest services, including pharmacies, dentists, GPs, A&E and urgent care.

Learn about the mental health services on offer or search for local care, support and wellbeing services on the 1Space directory. You can also find a range of resources linked with rises in the cost of living on the cost of living web pages.