1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. New report published after vist to Symonds House

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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.

  5. 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.

  6. Report from our End of Life event

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    Today Healthwatch has published a new report Empowering people at the end of life.

  7. Covid-19: county council ups adult social care payments

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    People receiving direct payments for adult social care are to get a 10% rise from Cambridgeshire County Council.

  8. 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.

  9. New vaccine hopeful but stick to lockdown rules

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    Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging people to continue with the lockdown rules and basic hygiene advice and not get distracted by news of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine progress.

  10. Leaving hospital during Covid-19 - our new report

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    The way people are discharged from hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report published today.

  11. Leaving hospital during Covid 19

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    Hospital discharge is a complicated process. And the way people leave hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report out today.

  12. Why ReSPECT matters in decisions near the end of life

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    The local NHS has responded to a letter from us promising improvements to end of life care for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  13. Tell us your care home experiences

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    The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on care home residents and on their friends and families and staff.
    Our new survey records your experiences and challenges over the last 12-18 months – and asks what life is like now.

  14. Are you able to visit loved ones in local care homes?

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    Limits on visitors at care homes have been lifted in updated Government guidance. But is this making a difference for local families getting to see their loved ones?

  15. 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.

  16. 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".

  17. How your feedback is helping to improve end of life care

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    Thanks to the feedback you shared, NHS and care services have worked hard to improve the support people and their families get near the end of life.

  18. Healthwatch Summit shines light on challenges facing Adult Social Care

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    At our recent Healthwatch Summit – Adult Social Care: Meeting the challenges, we welcomed a wide range of local health professionals and service users who shared their experiences.

  19. The Integrated Care System – One year on

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    In this article, we explain the role of Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Systems, identify their different roles, and look at how Healthwatch works with them.

  20. 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.

  21. 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire launch

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire welcomed more than 140 people to its launch event in the St Ives Corn Exchange on Wednesday 10 July 2013.

  27. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 January 2014

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    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  28. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 June 2013

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    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  29. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 September 2013

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    Papers for the Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting.

  30. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 November 2013

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board Meeting

  31. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 19 March 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  32. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 15 May 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

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

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting and first AGM

  34. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 September 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  35. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 November 2014

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  36. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 14 January 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  37. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 11 March 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  38. 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.

  39. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 20 May 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  40. 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.

  41. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 9 September 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  42. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 November 2015

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  43. 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.

  44. 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.

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

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire AGM followed by a Board meeting in public

  46. 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.