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Are you between 17 and 25 years old? Have you used mental health services? Take our survey!
Today we have launched our new mental health survey. We want to hear from young people aged 17 to 25 who have experience of mental health services — or from their family members, parents or carers. Get involved and have your say. We are offering a £15…
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Investing in Volunteers Award
We are thrilled to have been accredited with the Investing in Volunteers Award. This award is a UK quality standard for organisations working with volunteers.
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Good news for pharmacy services
After years of growing pressure on pharmacies — and 46,000 lost pharmacy hours here in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough — we’re pleased to see £617 million in new funding announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care and Community Pharmacy…
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Building a Healthier Future: Healthwatch Celebrates Transformative Hospital Developments in Cambridgeshire!
Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is excited about the government’s latest announcement on hospital development, which includes significant projects for the region. Hinchingbrooke Hospital and the Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital have been…
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Healthwatch volunteers investigate health inequalities across Cambridgeshire in latest report
Research conducted by a group of our Healthwatch volunteers, known as Health Champions, has helped us deliver a report into health inequalities affecting people locally.
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Partnership Boards success over cost-of-living and ability to pay for care
Rising energy and food bills have been the main focus of the cost-of-living crisis. However, people’s ability to pay their assessed contributions to councils towards their care and support costs has also been affected by the current situation.
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‘Pop-up shops’ for our Partnership Boards
We are really excited to be working on a new calendar of ‘pop-up shops’ within the community to talk about the work of our adult social care groups,…
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Protections on NHS letter delivery agreed between Royal Mail, NHS leaders and patient bodies
Working with Royal Mail, NHS and patient organisations, Healthwatch England has written an open letter to Ofcom highlighting the introduction of new…
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Share your views on how the NHS uses your data by the 12th May!
Healthwatch teams in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk are asking people to share their views on how their data is used and shared by the NHS…
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Latest reports and publication
What the public reported to us during April and May 2025
We regularly share our feedback reports with health and care leaders across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Each organisation receives detailed reports from the public, helping them understand people’s experiences and use this information to improve services and inform decisions.
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Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Enter & View - March 2025
Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have published a report into the services provided at the Cambridge Shelford Bottom Hospice, an Arthur Rank Hospice Charity. The visit took place on the 13th March 2025.
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