1. Support available when you have a terminal illness - planning end of life care

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  2. Making choices about the end of life

    News -

    Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital.

  3. Finding out more about Continuing Health Care

    Advice and Information -

    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.

  4. Report from our End of Life event

    News -

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

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

    News -

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

  6. How are people with sensory impairments coping in the pandemic?

    Blog -

    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?

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

    News -

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

  8. Leaving hospital during Covid 19

    Report -

    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.

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

    News -

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

  10. Carers Partnership Board Minutes April 2021 to March 2022

    Report -

    Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year.

  11. Keeping people independent in their community for longer

    News -

    Grace Clark, a service manager at Cambridgeshire County Council, tells us about technology enabled care and services that help people stay healthy in their community for longer, in this workshop at our 'On Equal Terms' conference.

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

    News -

    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.

  13. Volunteer as a 'Healthwatch Community Researcher' to help improve how services work for local people

    News -

    This is a great opportunity to be part of a small team listening to the views of local people and making recommendations to improve care.

  14. Healthwatch recruiting Community Researcher volunteers for digital inclusion project

    News -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is launching a new community listening project focusing on the issue of digital inclusion and its impact on access to health and care services.

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

    News -

    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.

  16. The Integrated Care System – One year on

    News -

    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.

  17. Healthwatch signs up to Time to Change mental health campaign

    News -

    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.

  18. Keeping mental health on the agenda

    News -

    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.

  19. Our first year

    Report -

    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.

  20. Annual Report 2014 - 15

    Report -

    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.

  21. Making care better with you - what we did in 2015-16

    Report -

    This annual report tells the stories of how we have helped local people shape services and the difference our Healthwatch has made.

  22. Our annual report - it starts with you

    Report -

    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.

  23. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire launch

    News -

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

  24. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 January 2014

    Report -

    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  25. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 June 2013

    Report -

    Board Meeting of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

  26. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 September 2013

    Report -

    Papers for the Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting.

  27. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 November 2013

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board Meeting

  28. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 19 March 2014

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  29. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 15 May 2014

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

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

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting and first AGM

  31. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 September 2014

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  32. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 12 November 2014

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting

  33. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 14 January 2015

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  34. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 11 March 2015

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public

  35. Thank you to retiring board member Mike

    News -

    We said a big thank you and a sad goodbye to Director Mike Hewins at our AGM this month.

  36. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - 20 May 2015

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  37. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - 15 July 2015

    Report -

    You are welcome to come to our second Annual General Meeting.

  38. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 9 September 2015

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  39. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 November 2015

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire Board meeting in public.

  40. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 20 January 2016

    Report -

    Our Board will be asking the CCG about the older people's contract which ended last month.

  41. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 March 2016

    Report -

    Our Board will hear an update on what's happening at Hinchingbrooke Hospital and ideas for the future.

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

    Report -

    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire AGM followed by a Board meeting in public

  43. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 14 September 2016

    Report -

    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.

  44. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 9 November 2016

    Report -

    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.