1. Healthwatch policy - Annual leave

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    This policy says what annual leave allowance we give to staff. It was approved at our Board's meeting in July 2021.

  2. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 January 2014

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    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  3. Healthwatch Policy - Alcohol and Drugs

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    This policy says what our approach to drugs and alcohol in our offices and at our events is. It was approved at our Board's meeting in September 2021.

  4. Healthwatch Policy - Absence

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    This policy says how we manage staff absence from work due to sickness. It was approved at our Board's meeting in Nov 2020.

  5. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 19 March 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  6. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 15 May 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  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. Register of Interests

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    This document says what other health, care or political organisations that our Directors may be involved in that could potentially provide a conflict of interests in their role with our Healthwatch. It was last updated in July 2023.

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

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting and first AGM

  10. 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).

  11. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 September 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  12. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire launches Using People's Stories Guidance

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    We have launched our own good practice guidance to collecting and using people's stories to help improve health and care services.

  13. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 November 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  14. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 16 January 2019

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    At this meeting the Board will get an update on what people are telling us about their experiences of local mental health services.

  15. A long-term plan for your NHS

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    NHS England has launched its long term plan to help make the NHS fit for the future.

  16. Fertility service suspension to be reviewed

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    Healthwatch wants Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to reverse its 2017 suspension of fertility services.

  17. 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.

  18. Carers' Partnership Board Annual Report 2018-19

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    A review of the Board's activities and discussions 2018-19.

  19. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 13 March 2019

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    At this meeting our Directors will be getting an update on the work we are doing to engage local people on the priorities for the local Long Term Plan.

  20. Playing the part in improving older people's care

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    More than 70 people came to an emotional performance of Phyllis, a play about an older woman’s experiences following a fall.

  21. Making choices about the end of life

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    Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital.

  22. Helping to tackle health inequalities

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    Information from our 2016 'Our Health Matters' project to listen to the health experiences of local Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, has fed into a new House of Commons Committee report, published last week.

  23. Learning Disability Partnership Board - meeting 12 December 2018

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    The meeting hears from Specialist Housing Advisors who help people find the right housing.

  24. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 8 May 2019

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    Our Board will hear from Dr Mark Sanderson, Medical Director of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, who will talk about the local development of primary care networks.

  25. Carers' Partnership Board meeting - 12 February 2019

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    The board has a presentation on local government shared services (LGSS) and hears from Centre 33 about new research into young carers.

  26. Hearing loss often ignored

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    Hearing loss is a condition ignored by society and the people who have it.

  27. Physical Disability Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

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    The meeting hears about changes to the law around new build housing and disability access from Mark Taylor from Cambridge City Council.

  28. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

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    The meeting hears about raising awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome, where a person whose vision has started to
    deteriorate sees things that aren't real.

  29. Older People's Partnership Board meeting - 4 March 2019

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    The meeting hears about the Enhanced Response Service running across Cambridgeshire and about county charity Cam Sight which supports people of all ages with low vision and blindness.

  30. 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.

  31. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Weds 10 July 2019

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    Come to our Annual General Meeting, help us celebrate the successes of the last year and join our conversation about improving local mental health support.

  32. Tackling the NHS funding crisis in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

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    Healthwatch wants to see people and organisations involved in conversations about how to tackle the funding crisis in the local NHS.

  33. Healthwatch signs up to Time to Change mental health campaign

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    We are supporting mental health in the workplace. At our annual general meeting (AGM) n Sawtry last week, we gave our backing to the Time to Change campaign to end mental health stigma and discrimination.

  34. Keeping mental health on the agenda

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    Mental health came under the spotlight at our annual general meeting (AGM) last week when an expert panel was invited to discuss service provision and support.

  35. Thank you to retiring board member Mike

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    We said a big thank you and a sad goodbye to Director Mike Hewins at our AGM this month.

  36. How people would spend extra NHS cash in Cambridgeshire

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    People in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want faster, easier access to GP services and clear information to help them manage their health.

  37. Responses to our What Would You Do? report

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    Responses to our What Would You Do? report from the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership.

  38. Wanted: health services closer to home

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    Poor travel and transport connections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are affecting people's access to effective healthcare, according to our new report published last month.

  39. Local NHS-funded IVF treatment suspended indefinitely

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    Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has decided not to re-instate IVF on the NHS whilst they are still in debt.

  40. Teething problems affect Trust IT change

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    Some patients have had problems with appointment bookings at Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals following a recent update to their IT systems.

  41. Improving the NHS for people with autism and learning disabilities

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    People with autism and learning disabilities say they need much more support and help to live full, healthy and productive lives, says our new report.

  42. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 11 September 2019

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    The Board will be discussing our ‘What Would You Do?’ report, published in July, which says what local people want from the NHS to help them manage their health.