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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). -
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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. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch wants Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to reverse its 2017 suspension of fertility services. -
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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'. -
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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.
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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. -
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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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Our third and final briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today. -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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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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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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A ‘perfect storm’ could be brewing for people using mental health, learning disability and autism services, warns the Care Quality Commission. -
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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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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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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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Today Healthwatch has published a new report Empowering people at the end of life. -
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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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Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.
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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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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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Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year. -
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Read about the issues the Learning Disability Partnership Board has been discussing over the last year. -
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It’s Hate Crime Awareness Week 2023. Our Partnership Development Manager Graham Lewis talks about how our Healthwatch and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards are highlighting disability hate crime. -
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This article focuses on tackling anxiety and highlighting the importance of taking care of your mental health. -
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The final report from our Covid-19 survey - published today - highlights the health and care struggles of some of the most disadvantaged in our communities across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. -
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People across Cambridgeshire are being urged not to delay getting help for their health this winter. And our local NHS services say they are here to help you stay well, safely. -
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Many people looking after family members or friends are reaching breaking point due to not getting the support or recognition they need. Our advice article signposts you to local and national support to help you in your caring role. -
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It’s Carers’ Rights Day. Here, family carers Helen and Annie from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Carers’ Partnership Board – which works to improve local services for carers – share their tips and advice. -
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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. -
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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. -
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The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards have published a new report highlighting transport issues affecting older people and disabled people across our area. -
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Our new "transport for all" report calls for greater awareness about the needs of older people and people with disabilities to Keep on Moving. -
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Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year. -
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New members are wanted on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards. Could you use your knowledge and experience of using social care to help others? -
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We're looking for volunteers from across Cambridgeshire to help make care better for people with disabilities, older people and family carers.
If you've got lived experience of using social care services, your experience could really help others. -
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Parent carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are under severe strain looking after their children and young people with additional needs and disabilities. -
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Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year. -
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Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board April 2022 to March 2023 -
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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. -
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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.