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Palliative care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. We have pulled together some guidance to help you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and make decisions about your future care. -
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The reports from 13 care homes we visited using our legal power to enter and view. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Cambridgeshire County Council’s Adults Committee yesterday rejected proposals to increase contributions for people receiving social care. -
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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. -
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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 -
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At this meeting we will be hearing about general adults service provision in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including a forthcoming tender for adult home care. -
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Our volunteers visited Symonds House in Cambridge as part of a project to find our about people's experiences of food and drink in care homes.
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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.
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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. -
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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.
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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. -
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Huntingdonshire resident, Mick Scadden, told us about his experience of losing his eyesight, how it affected his mental health and what he does now to help make services better for other people. -
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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. -
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Read the Terms of Reference for the Older People's Partnership Board -
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Read the Carers' Partnership Board's Terms of Reference. -
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A review of the Board's activities and discussions 2018-19. -
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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.
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Terms of Reference for the Physical Disability Partnership Board. -
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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. -
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The meeting discusses the planned merger of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards. -
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Terms of Reference for the Learning Disability Partnership Board, March 2020.
These Terms of Reference are in the process of being reviewed -
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The meeting hears from Specialist Housing Advisors who help people find the right housing. -
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Continuing Health Care is social care arranged and funded by the NHS for people who have been assessed as needing care to manage a health problem. -
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At their Governing Body meeting last night, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group said how they were going to tackle the huge backlog of people waiting for Continuing Health Care Assessments. -
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Debbie - our Partnership Support Officer - shares her experience of caring for two people with learning disabilities during lockdown. And explains what she's put in place to support them. -
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People receiving direct payments for adult social care are to get a 10% rise from Cambridgeshire County Council. -
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It's business as usual for Healthwatch says CEO Sandie Smith. And it's more important than ever for local people to tell us how their health and care has been affected during the coronavirus crisis.
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Cambridgeshire health and care forums are moving online so that people can continue to have their say on local services. -
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It's Carers' Week 2020. Sue Honour, Chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Carers' Partnership Board, recognises the amazing dedication and hard work of our area's 75,000-plus carers. -
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Communications with patients and service users must be a priority as health and care services restart following the peak of the pandemic. -
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The first findings from our Covid-19 survey are published - revealing people's experiences of health, care and community support during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. -
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Imagine trying to socially distance or navigate a new supermarket layout if you can't see. Or how about trying to communicate with a health professional wearing a mask if you rely on lip-reading? -
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Join our Annual General Meeting and find out about our work and projects over the last 12 months and take part in our special discussion about care. -
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Look who’s back! We’ve got an August update from our favourite lockdown vloggers Natalie and Sean and of course Healthwatch staff member and carer Debbie.
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Our third and final briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today. -
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Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year. -
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Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year.