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Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) play a crucial role in connecting communities with healthcare providers, ensuring that the patient's voice is heard and valued. One impactful way for PPGs to boost their impact is by actively participating in local Healthwatch Health and Care Forums. In this blog post, we explore the significance of PPG involvement in these Forums and how it contributes to fostering a more patient-centred healthcare system.

NHS social prescribing link workers can connect you to the right community groups and services to help support you.

Our Fenland & East Cambridgeshire Health and Care Forum welcomed a special guest on 8th February, as the Chair of Healthwatch England, Professor David Croisdale-Appleby, attended.

Joy Marketplace provides local health professionals, community and voluntary organisations access to an online directory of local non-clinical services and support available to help improve the health and wellbeing of local people across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

NHS care is usually very good and most people don’t have any problems. But occasionally things can go wrong. Find out how to complain about healthcare services.

In a bid to address the concerning surge in youth vaping and safeguard children's health, the UK government has declared a ban on disposable vapes. This move was announced by the Prime Minister during a school visit on 29th January, marking a significant step in the government's response to the rising trend of smoking and vaping among young people.

The team at Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been shortlisted for a national Impact Award for our work in delivering a Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller cultural awareness programme. This was provided to more than 400 colleagues working in the local Integrated Care System (ICS), along with the rollout of an extensive community engagement plan, to tackle the health inequalities experienced by these communities.

Our January meeting will include a report on our activity during the last quarter and an overview of our communications strategy.

Efforts are underway to support patients who have been affected by West Cambs Federation ceasing trading.

Our Partnership Development Manager Graham Lewis pays tribute to Elspeth Jones, whose funeral is being held on Wednesday 20th December:

On behalf of the staff and Board here at Healthwatch, we would like to wish all our supporters a very happy Christmas.

Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) has issued an apology to its patients following two data breaches resulting from Freedom of Information responses made in 2020 and 2021, one relating to maternity patients, and one relating to cancer patients. In total, 22,446 patients have been affected.