News and reports

A round up of discussion and action points from our recent Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum held on the 10th April. 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 the 10th July at the Queen Mary Centre, Wisbech, from 10am to 12:30pm. Everyone is welcome - just turn up! Refreshments available.

Working with Royal Mail, NHS and patient organisations, Healthwatch England has written an open letter to Ofcom highlighting the introduction of new protections to ensure reliable and efficient postal service for NHS patients.

We are pleased to present the findings of our Life Changes Report, commissioned by Cambridgeshire South Care Partnership (CSCP). Building on previous research with Community Researcher Volunteers, this report looks into what support is needed for people going through life changes and will be used to help plan future services in local neighbourhoods.

Our strategy sets out what the public have told us is most important for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough to do over the next five years.

After years of growing pressure on pharmacies — and 46,000 lost pharmacy hours here in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough — we’re pleased to see £617 million in new funding announced today by the Department of Health and Social Care and Community Pharmacy England.

Our March Board meeting will include the Chairs and CEO's updates on our activity since Januarys meeting as well as our draft strategy for 2025 to 2030.

Healthwatch teams in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk are asking people to share their views on how their data is used and shared by the NHS. Share your views by the 12th May! *Survey now closed*

Healthwatch England are asking about your experience of referral for specialist treatment. Has your GP referred you for an assessment or treatment at a hospital or community clinic? Share your story.

Are you looking for information about vaping? Perhaps you would like to understand more about the risks? We’ve put together a handy guide of local and national resources that offer support - from understanding the triggers to finding help to quit.

This week we are supporting the Share for Better Care campaign. Take three minutes to share your experience of health and social care!

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found improvements are needed following an inspection of the mental health crisis services and health-based places of safety run by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. As part of the assessment process conducted by the CQC, Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s CEO, Jess Slater, was invited to be interviewed.

This week Jess Slater, CEO of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, was interviewed by BBC Look East as part of an on-going focus on the importance of attending life-saving cervical screenings.