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 Communications Officer and use your creativity and enthusiasm to help us be a champion for people using health and social care services. Salary of £27,750 per annum for 37 hours per week – plus an 8% employer pension contribution and a golden hello.

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Your Care Your Way

The Accessible Information Standard gives disabled people and people with a sensory loss the legal right to get health and social care information they can understand and communications support if they need it. But, is the standard being delivered by services and does it go far enough?

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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 NHS and care services are working.

There aren’t any other long-term conditions that have the same level of stigma as HIV. This stigma is also a barrier for many people, when it comes to needing a HIV test.

Sharron Spindler, Chief Executive of Dhiverse

Latest reports and publications

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Life in a care home report

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

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Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 23 March 2022

Our March meeting includes an experiences report on NHS dentistry....

Advice and information

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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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Looking after your mental health

With so much about our physical health in the Covid 19 spotlight, it’s important to look after your wellbeing and mental health too.

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