1. A long-term plan for your NHS

    News -

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

  2. Fertility service suspension to be reviewed

    News -

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

  3. Carers' Partnership Board Annual Report 2018-19

    Report -

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

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

    Report -

    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.

  5. Learning Disability Partnership Board - meeting 12 December 2018

    Report -

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

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

    Report -

    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.

  7. Carers' Partnership Board meeting - 12 February 2019

    Report -

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

  8. Physical Disability Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

    Report -

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

  9. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

    Report -

    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.

  10. 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.

  11. Tackling the NHS funding crisis in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

    Report -

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

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Extra money for local NHS dentists

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    NHS England has put extra money into Dental Access Centres in Peterborough and Wisbech after our report into dentist availability earlier this year.

  19. Consultation over plans to raise social care contributions

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    Cambridgeshire people receiving adult social care from the county council, including people on disability benefits, may have to pay a bigger contribution for their care.

  20. Learning Disability Partnership Board - meeting 19 March 2019

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    The meeting discusses the planned merger of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards.

  21. Wisbech gets new GP out of hours and NHS 111 service provider

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    A three-year-push to change NHS 111 service provider in Wisbech comes good today.

  22. Report on the state of health and care in England

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    A ‘perfect storm’ could be brewing for people using mental health, learning disability and autism services, warns the Care Quality Commission.

  23. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 13 November 2019

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    At this meeting the Board will be reviewing our engagement activities over the last year.

  24. New patient group gets policy change at hospital trust

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    A new patient group - recruited with help from Healthwatch - is up and running, aiming to help shape policy and services at local hospitals.

  25. Older People's Partnership Board - Terms of Reference

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    Read the Terms of Reference for the Older People's Partnership Board