News and reports

A round-up of discussion and action points from our recent Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum, held on 10 July at the Queen Mary Centre in Wisbech. If you missed this free public event, you can catch up on the details below.

Would you like to join our next Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum? It's on 9 October 2025, from 10am to 12:30pm at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech, PE13 2PE. Everyone is welcome – just turn up! Refreshments available.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has downgraded the rating for how well-led Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is overall from good to requires improvement following an inspection in February this year.

While we await the outcome of proposed changes to the Health and Social Care Act currently before Parliament, it is becoming increasingly clear that the local Healthwatch network will close as part of national reforms.

Read the latest statement from Jess Slater, CEO at Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

A new chapter is beginning for Centre 33, the charity that’s been supporting young people across Cambridgeshire for over 40 years. With a new, much larger building recently purchased in Cambridge, Centre 33 is set to expand its vital work — creating a welcoming and inclusive space designed with and for young people.

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have published a report in to the services provided by the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre.

A round up of discussion and action points from our recent Cambridge and South Cambs Health and Care Forum held on the 2nd July. If you missed this free public event, you can catch up on the details below.

Would you like to join our next Cambridge and South Cambs Health and Care Forum? It's on the 1st October 10am to 12:30pm (venue TBC). Everyone is welcome - just turn up! Refreshments available.

In 2022, we published a report titled 'The future of urgent and emergency care at Addenbrooke’s', sharing what local people told us about their experiences and what they wanted to see improved.

Read our response to the Government’s NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England, which sets out big changes for the NHS but also proposes the closure of Healthwatch as the independent patient voice. We know many of you will have questions and concerns about what this means, and the timescales involved. Here is a summary of what we know so far.

A round up of discussion and action points from our recent Huntingdonshire Health and Care Forum held on the 1st July. If you missed this free public event, you can catch up on the details below. Would you like to join our next Huntingdonshire Health and Care Forum? It's on the 7th October at the Lady Olivia Centre, Huntingdon, from 2pm to 4:30pm. Everyone is welcome - just turn up! Refreshments available.

Jess Slater, CEO of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough issues statement on the proposed closure of Healthwatch.

Receive £20 an hour for formal meetings! We are working with NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough to recruit 8-10 local people to share lived experiences and local voices. Your insight will help to influence priority areas for your local NHS to focus on. You’ll help review NHS service proposals, offer insight into how changes might affect different people and communities, and advise on how the NHS can better involve and engage local people in meaningful, inclusive ways.

Our Annual Summit event, held on Wednesday 8th October 2025 at the Delta Marriott Hotel, Huntingdon, will place mental health firmly under the microscope. Hear from mental health services and people with lived experiences as we discuss what is working well and what needs improvement.