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Read the Terms of Reference for the Older People's Partnership Board

At this meeting the Board will be reviewing our engagement activities over the last year.

Talking about death is still thought of as taboo or difficult and people are confused about how to make their final wishes.

The meeting discusses the planned merger of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards.

The Board will be discussing our ‘What Would You Do?’ report, published in July, which says what local people want from the NHS to help them manage their health.

People in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want faster, easier access to GP services and clear information to help them manage their health.

Healthwatch wants to see people and organisations involved in conversations about how to tackle the funding crisis in the local NHS.

Come to our Annual General Meeting, help us celebrate the successes of the last year and join our conversation about improving local mental health support.

Our Healthwatch has helped to improve health and care services for some of the most vulnerable people in our area thanks to the experiences local people have shared.

The meeting hears about the Enhanced Response Service running across Cambridgeshire and about county charity Cam Sight which supports people of all ages with low vision and blindness.

The meeting hears about raising awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome, where a person whose vision has started to
deteriorate sees things that aren't real.

The meeting hears about changes to the law around new build housing and disability access from Mark Taylor from Cambridge City Council.