1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 11 May 2016

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 9 November at the Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, at The Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catharine’s Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XJ.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire AGM followed by a Board meeting in public

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  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. Get on Board with us – and improve services for everyone

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    New members are wanted on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards. Could you use your knowledge and experience of using social care to help others?

  13. Support to help people waiting for hospital care

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    More than eighty-five thousand people are now waiting for hospital care in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Although this may be just the tip of the iceberg and some are ‘missing’ from this count as they’ve not come forward for treatment.

  14. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 26 January 2022

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    Our January meeting includes a report about the pandemic experiences of local families with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We'll also be welcoming three new Directors to the Board.

  15. Family breakdown rising for parent carers

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    Parent carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are under severe strain looking after their children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.

  16. Meet our new Directors

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    Three new Directors have joined the Healthwatch Board. And Associate Director Chelsia Lake also becomes a Director.

  17. New Cambridge hospital will find and treat cancer differently hears health and care forum

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    The new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, the safety of patients waiting for treatment and A&E and outpatient delays at Addenbrooke’s were part of the conversation at Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Health and Care Forum this month.

  18. Help fly the flag for family carers

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    We're looking for volunteers from across Cambridgeshire to help make care better for people with disabilities, older people and family carers.
    If you've got lived experience of using social care services, your experience could really help others.

  19. Independent Living Service focus group for East Cambs

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  20. Independent Living Service focus group

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  21. What you've been telling us about local services

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    Care from your GP surgery, difficulties finding an NHS dentist and waits for hospital appointments are amongst the top experiences you've been sharing with us over the last three months.

  22. Healthwatch Board meeting in public

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  23. Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum

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  24. Health Champions' survey underway for Addenbrooke's

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    The new community listening project for Addenbrooke’s Hospital has officially launched.

  25. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  26. Making care better for people with sensory loss

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    We're recruiting volunteers to help improve care services for local people with sight and hearing loss. Like to get involved?

  27. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 23 March 2022

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    Our March meeting includes an experiences report on NHS dentistry. This includes an update on the difficulties finding and accessing a dentist – which we first highlighted in 2019 – and the steps being taken to address the problem.

  28. Directors hear update on NHS dentistry problems

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    Continuing NHS dentistry issues, the closure of an NHS Patient Helpdesk supporting people waiting for care, and healthcare for Ukrainian refugees in our area were among the topics discussed at our March Board meeting yesterday.

  29. Healthwatch Board meeting in public

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  30. Life in a care home report

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    Our new report, Life in a care home, is published today. And tells the experiences of people living at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic and their friends and families.

  31. Insights from our new care home report welcomed

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    Our new Life in a care home report, published today, has been welcomed by local councils and our local NHS as "important" and providing "valuable insights".

  32. Physical Disability Partnership Board Minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year.

  33. Latest guidance on testing for coronavirus

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    Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England.

  34. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board Minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year.

  35. Older People's Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year.

  36. Learning Disability Partnership Board Minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read about the issues the Learning Disability Partnership Board has been discussing over the last year.

  37. Carers Partnership Board Minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board April 2022 to March 2023

  38. Huntingdonshire Health and Care Forum

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  39. Cambridge and South Cambs Health and Care Forum

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  40. Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum

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  41. Huntingdonshire Health and Care Forum

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  42. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

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    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.

  43. Wheelchair Users’ Forum

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  44. The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

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    The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.

  45. Laura champions our campaign to improve information for disabled people

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    If you have a disability, impairment or sensory loss, the Accessible Information Standard gives you a right to health and care information in the way you need it – as well as communications support at appointments.

  46. Championing Access - Your Health and Care Summit 2022

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  47. Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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    A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs. Healthwatch has warned decision-makers that NHS dentistry is in desperate need of reform.