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 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).

  21. Making tongue tie services better for babies and breast feeding mums

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    Local health commissioners confirm that tongue tie services are available on the NHS in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Plans to improve them are to be included in the local Better Births Plan for maternity services.

  22. How Rachel is helping to improve maternity care

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    Rachel James, Chair of Rosie Maternity Voices, talks to us about improving services for new and potential parents at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge.

  23. 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.

  24. Mental health and parenthood

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    New mums and dads in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have contributed their personal stories to a new Healthwatch England report 'Mental health and the journey to parenthood'.

  25. Sorting out a problem with healthcare

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    NHS care is usually very good and most people don’t have any problems. But occasionally things can go wrong. Find out how to complain about healthcare services.

  26. Healthwatch challenges decision to suspend fertility services

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    The decision to suspend IVFservices in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is against national guidance and will have a huge impact on those affected, particularly poorer people.

  27. First findings published from our Covid-19 survey

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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.

  28. Final survey briefing flags lonely motherhood journeys for some new mums

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    Our third and final briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today.

  29. Tell us your story of maternal mental health care

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    Pregnancy is a major life event for any family. It can be joyful and fulfilling but also challenging. We’re supporting a national survey to understand how well care works for new mothers and birthing parents. Share your story

  30. Six-week postnatal checks are failing many new mothers

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    Deep-dive analysis of experiences of 2,693 new mothers and birthing parents shows that six-week postnatal checks – required of GPs in England - are failing many new mothers.