Access to healthcare, wellbeing and community services when working in agriculture

Access to healthcare, wellbeing and community services when working in agriculture.

Healthwatch West Sussex would like to learn more about a unique, and often hidden barriers that prevent agricultural workers and their families from accessing healthcare, wellbeing and community services. Some of these challenges are often rooted in a combination of the demanding nature of working in agriculture, and geographical location.

We recognise that working in agriculture is physically, emotionally and mentally demanding. Having to balance long hours, being on call 24/7, working with heavy machinery, and potentially dangerous chemicals. As well as the economic and environmental issues.

We want to ensure your voice is heard. Therefore, we would like to know what barriers you and your families experience in accessing health and wellbeing services when working in agriculture and living in rural and semi-rural areas of West Sussex.

Completing our survey

By responding to the following questions, which should take about 5 minutes, depending on how much information you would like to share, you will be making a huge contribution to this project.

Closing date: Midnight on Friday 12th June 2026.

If you would like assistance or require a different format, please contact us via:
helpdesk@healthwatchwestsussex.co.uk or call 0300 012 0122.

This survey is confidential.

This survey has been designed to ensure that responses provided are anonymous and cannot be used to identify you. However, there are free text boxes within the survey which we ask you to complete – please ensure you do not include any information which may be used to identify you.
All questions are voluntary, and information will be used in our reports, updates on our webpage, and through our social media. To inform interested stakeholders, partners and local residents.

Healthwatch West Sussex is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy and security. Any information that you give will be held in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Our Privacy statement sets out the data processing practices carried out by Healthwatch West Sussex. We retain and use personal data (information that relates to and identifies living people) to help us carry out our role as the local independent champion for people who use health and social care services. For more information on how we use your information please see our Privacy Policy.

Thank you for taking part!