1. Healthwatch wants equal access to shaping maternity services for all new and potential parents

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire has found that local people don’t all have the same chance to feedback on their experience of maternity care due to inequalities in funding local Maternity Service Liaison Committees (MSLCs).

  2. First Steps to Health report published

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    Over 1,000 people told us what their First Steps to Health would be in an innovative survey to find out about local people's attitudes to using primary care services.

  3. Better care needed for local Gypsies, Romany and Travellers

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    Gypsies, Romany and Travellers make up the largest minority ethnic communities in Cambridgeshire yet are more likely to have poor health than other local people.

  4. Thriving - improving young people's mental health

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    Children and young people want mental health support that is meaningful and relevant to them says a new report published by Healthwatch Cambridgeshire.

  5. Healthwatch published new report about young people's mental health

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    Our My Own Mind report looks at Ely College students' attitudes to stress and anxiety.

  6. Helping Addenbrooke's improve outpatients' care

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    We are helping Addenbrooke's improve people’s experiences of outpatients. This was an area of concern for the Care Quality Commission when they visited last year.

  7. Our first year

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    In our first Annual Report we show you how we've helped make a difference to local services based on what you've told us.

  8. Annual Report 2014 - 15

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    Welcome to our second annual report. It has been a busy year where we have worked hard to raise our profile, talk to more people about their experiences of care and build positive relationships with a diverse range of partner organisations.

  9. Making care better with you - what we did in 2015-16

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    This annual report tells the stories of how we have helped local people shape services and the difference our Healthwatch has made.

  10. Our annual report - it starts with you

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    Last year, we talked with more than 3,800 Cambridgeshire people from communities across the county to find out what is important to them. Their stories of care have helped us influence and improve local health and care services.

  11. New Healthwatch report on Hinchingbrooke Emergency Department

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    Staff are friendly but the Emergency Department (ED) can be very busy and patients aren’t always getting the privacy they need, says new Healthwatch report published today.

  12. Visits to care homes in Cambridgeshire

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    The reports from 13 care homes we visited using our legal power to enter and view.

  13. Healthwatch report finds caring staff at Addenbrooke’s A&E

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    ‘Staff are helpful and caring’. That's the main message people had for us when we visited Addenbrooke's Hospital in early December.

  14. Being Happy, Being Me - new report into young people's mental health

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    New report looks at young people’s attitude towards and understanding of mental health in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  15. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 January 2014

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    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  16. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 June 2013

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    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  17. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 September 2013

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    Papers for the Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting.

  18. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 November 2013

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board Meeting

  19. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 19 March 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  20. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 15 May 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  21. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - 16 July 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting and first AGM

  22. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 September 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  23. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 November 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  24. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 14 January 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  25. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 11 March 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  26. First of our care home food and drink reports published

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    Our volunteers stepped up to the plate when they dined with the residents at Rheola Care Centre in St Ives on a planned visit to the home.

  27. Whittlesey care home visit report published

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    Our volunteers visited Keneydon House in Whittlesey as part of our care home food project to find our about the residents' experiences of food and drink in the home.

  28. Changes made in Addenbrooke's Emergency Department following Healthwatch visit

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    Patient voices help improve care in Addenbrooke’s Emergency Department after the hospital makes a number of changes following a visit from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  29. Healthwatch calls for improvements in local wheelchair services

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    The wheelchair service is often poorly co-ordinated, with people waiting too long for wheelchairs and repairs says Sitting Comfortably, our new report published today.

  30. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 20 May 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  31. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - 15 July 2015

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    You are welcome to come to our second Annual General Meeting.

  32. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 9 September 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  33. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 November 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  34. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 20 January 2016

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    Our Board will be asking the CCG about the older people's contract which ended last month.

  35. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 March 2016

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    Our Board will hear an update on what's happening at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and ideas for the future.

  36. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - 13 July 2016

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire AGM followed by a Board meeting in public

  37. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 14 September 2016

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting in public. 7pm - 9pm at The Meadows Community Centre, Room 2, 1 St Catherine’s Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XJ.

  38. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 9 November 2016

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 9 November at the Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN.

  39. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 Januray 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 18 January at The Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catharine’s Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XJ

  40. Healthwatch Board meeting in public -15 March 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 15 March at The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

  41. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 3 May 2017

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    Come to our first Board Meeting as a combined Healthwatch for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  42. Thousands denied dental care in Cambridgeshire

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    A new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough says thousands of local people are being denied dental treatment due to the shortage of NHS dentists.

  43. Making mental health support better for young people more at risk of mental illness

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    Young people need more flexible, creative solutions to give them the information and support they need to stay mentally well.

  44. New Healthwatch report calls for better information for disabled people

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    Health and care services are not always offering people with sensory and learning disabilities information in a format they can understand. The law says that they must do this.

  45. Healthwatch concerns over Council’s proposed changes to Fairer Contributions Policy

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    Proposed changes to care service charges by Cambridgeshire County Council will disproportionately affect vulnerable people who are already experiencing financial pressures.

  46. Making tongue tie services better for babies and breast feeding mums

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    Local health commissioners confirm that tongue tie services are available on the NHS in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Plans to improve them are to be included in the local Better Births Plan for maternity services.

  47. Making a Difference Together - Our Annual Report

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    In the last year, we listened to more than 4,000 people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to find out what is important to them.

  48. The difference you've helped us make - our annual report

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    Our Healthwatch has helped to improve health and care services for some of the most vulnerable people in our area thanks to the experiences local people have shared.

  49. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - Wednesday 7 July 2017

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    Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire.

  50. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 September 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which is held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday, 13 September, The Fleet, Fleet Way, High Street, Fletton, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8DL