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Brighton lecturer starts two-year research project with heart patients

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A Brighton University lecturer is carrying out research that could lead to many more heart patients being treated at home.

Chris Watson, a senior lecturer at Brighton, [...]

Brighton and Hove Health and Wellbeing Board holds first meeting

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Brighton and Hove’s Health and Wellbeing Board met for the first time last week behind closed doors.

Health and Wellbeing Boards are one of the new bodies [...]

Brighton and Hove union members strike over pensions

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Public sector workers in Brighton and Hove went on strike today over changes to their pensions. Some joined a mass protest in London.

They were protesting at [...]

Sense of hope spurs Brighton mother

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Melanie Robinson is stepping out to mark her deafblind son Josh’s 18th birthday.

She plans to walk from London to Brighton to raise funds for the charity [...]

Brighton health chief highlights number of homeless cases at hospital

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More than 660 patients in Brighton’s busy accident and emergency department last year were homeless.

Some of them were repeat visitors, falling through gaps in the health [...]

Brighton and Hove Greens decide key jobs for the coming year

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Brighton and Hove Green Party has named the councillors being put forward for key posts for the coming year.

The announcement comes as Jason Kitcat is due [...]

Electrical sub-station blamed for loss of phone signal near Brighton hospital

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A resident in the Bristol Gate area of Brighton is blaming a new electrical sub-station for creating a mobile phone signal blackspot.

Steve Gallagher, from the estates [...]

Tributes paid to departing Brighton hospital chief

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Tributes were paid to the outgoing chief executive of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton today (Monday 30 April).

Julian Lee, chairman of Brighton and Sussex [...]

Rizzle Kicks back Brighton charity’s hospital help

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Brighton pop duo Rizzle Kicks helped the Rockinghorse children’s charity celebrate a makeover of three rooms for teenage patients at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital.

The hip-hop [...]

Brighton diabetes expert backs calls for more research funding

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A diabetes expert at Brighton University is backing calls for more government funding to find a cure for the condition.

Adrian Bone, professor of cell and molecular [...]

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