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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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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Over 1,000 people told us what their First Steps to Health would be in an innovative survey to find out about local people's attitudes to using primary care services. -
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Hearing loss is a condition ignored by society and the people who have it. -
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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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Healthwatch wants to see people and organisations involved in conversations about how to tackle the funding crisis in the local NHS. -
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Some patients have had problems with appointment bookings at Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals following a recent update to their IT systems. -
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Talking about death is still thought of as taboo or difficult and people are confused about how to make their final wishes. -
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People in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want faster, easier access to GP services and clear information to help them manage their health. -
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NHS Foundation Trusts are accountable to patients and members of the public who have the right to become members. Find out how to get involved and have a say on what happens in our local NHS Trusts. -
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A unique approach to tackling funding issues in our local NHS has been highlighted in our newly-published Community Values Panel reports. -
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We have launched our own good practice guidance to collecting and using people's stories to help improve health and care services. -
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The NHS Constitution is a useful document to know – setting out what patients, the public and the staff working for it can expect from the NHS. -
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Everyone should be able to get the care and advice they need to keep their teeth, gums and mouth healthy. But lots of people tell us how hard it is to find an NHS dentist in Cambridgeshire. -
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South Cambridgeshire resident Will lost too much weight and became unwell with untreated Crohn’s disease after struggling to communicate with health professionals. Will is Deaf and uses British Sign Language. -
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Doddington and Wisbech minor injury units are to close - temporarily - on Monday, 6 April. -
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Next week is Dying Matters Awareness Week - helping people to raise the conversation about dying, death and bereavement. -
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A "conditional plan" to begin easing England's coronavirus lockdown was announced yesterday by the Government. -
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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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Cambridgeshire health and care forums are moving online so that people can continue to have their say on local services. -
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Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England. -
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A new interactive website has launched for the 16,000+ Cambridgeshire and Peterborough people who are shielding during the Covid-19 lockdown. -
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says lockdown will be “safely eased” in England next month. -
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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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Wisbech Minor Injury Unit (MIU) is to reopen next week and there are new opening hours for Ely MIU now that other local services have restarted. -
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Healthwatch Chair Val Moore was on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Monday calling for local people to be involved and informed about restarting local NHS services.