Healthwatch Cambridgeshire | Your spotlight on health and social care services

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Championing Access

Join our annual Health and Care Summit event and find out how services are changing, what's being done to make care more joined up, and tell us how care could be better for you.

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Join our team

Be our new Administration Officer and use your organisational and people skills to help local people connect and share their health and care experiences with our Healthwatch. Salary of £21,000 pro rata (pay award pending) for 25 hours per week - plus an 8% employer pension contribution and a golden hello.

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Tell us about your experiences of NHS and social care services

Health and social care services are working hard to care for us all in these difficult times. And the way most services are provided has changed to help keep people safe from Covid-19. Your ongoing feedback is crucial in helping services make sure people get the support they need. The survey is also available in BSL.

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Volunteer with us

Our volunteers play a vital role in helping people have their say on health and social care. Volunteering with Healthwatch can help you develop skills, gain experience and make a difference to your community.

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What Healthwatch does Cambridgeshire

We are the independent champion for people who use health and social care services.

We are here to make sure that those running services, and the government, put your views at the heart of care.

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News and views

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Have your say on local services at Healthwatch's Annual Health and Care Summit

Championing Access - this year the spotlight is on equal access to health and care services and on the big changes to how services are working.

ReSPECT forms (Recommended Summary Plans for Emergency Care and Treatment) suddenly done on phone at start of pandemic wasn’t nice at all! Should have been sent a warning letter to prepare.

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Latest reports and publications

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Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 29 June 2022

At our June meeting, we will be looking at people's experiences...

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Life in a care home report

Our new report, Life in a care home, is published today. And tells...

Advice and information

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Health and care for the LGBTQ+ community

It’s PRIDE month. And an opportunity to highlight some of the health issues – and inequalities – facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) community.

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The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services

The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.

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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

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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