Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee minutes (draft)

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NHS Surrey and Sussex, formed by the completed merger of NHS Surrey Heartlands and NHS Sussex in April 2026, updated the Committee on service changes, including a temporary change to maternity services at Crowborough and a planned review of maternity services across its area. p24p25p31

Reports on audiology, the Uckfield Day Surgery Unit and Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services are due to come to the Committee's meeting on 17 September 2026. p37

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• p24</AI5> <AI6> 6. NHS Surrey and Sussex update 6.1 Ashley Scarff provided an update from NHS Surrey and Sussex regarding national and local changes to the NHS, including some service changes. This included the following updates:
• p25· The merging of NHS Surrey Heartlands and NHS Sussex into NHS Surrey and Sussex had been completed as of April 2026, involving a staged process of redundancies to reduce staffing costs in line with national requirements;
• p31· There were temporary changes to the provision of maternity services at Crowborough, and the ICB would be undertaking a review of maternity services across its footprint in Surrey and Sussex; and
• p371) Receive reports on audiology, Uckfield Day Surgery Unit, and Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to its meeting on 17 September 2026;