1. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 17 January 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting we will be hearing from Paul Marshall, Cambridgeshire Sector Lead for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST).

  2. Making tongue tie services better for babies and breast feeding mums

    Report -

    Local health commissioners confirm that tongue tie services are available on the NHS in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Plans to improve them are to be included in the local Better Births Plan for maternity services.

  3. Healthwatch concerns over Council’s proposed changes to Fairer Contributions Policy

    Report -

    Proposed changes to care service charges by Cambridgeshire County Council will disproportionately affect vulnerable people who are already experiencing financial pressures.

  4. Local health and care commissioners face extreme financial pressures

    News -

    Val Moore, Chair of our local Healthwatch, heard about the significant challenges our local health commissioners are facing, when she attended their Governing Body meeting last night.

  5. More than 900 waiting for NHS continuing health care

    News -

    At their Governing Body meeting last night, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group said how they were going to tackle the huge backlog of people waiting for Continuing Health Care Assessments.

  6. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 14 March 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting we will be hearing about general adults service provision in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including a forthcoming tender for adult home care.

  7. Healthwatch delighted as County Council scraps proposed increase to social care charges

    News -

    Cambridgeshire County Council’s Adults Committee yesterday rejected proposals to increase contributions for people receiving social care.

  8. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 16 May 2018

    Report -

    Our Board meets bi-monthly in public. These meetings are another opportunity for you to find out about the work we are doing, share your experiences of health or social care services and get involved.

  9. Making a Difference Together - Our Annual Report

    Report -

    In the last year, we listened to more than 4,000 people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to find out what is important to them.

  10. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 18 July 2018

    Report -

    Our Board meets bi-monthly in public. These meetings are another opportunity for you to find out about the work we are doing, share your experiences of health or social care services and get involved.

  11. Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2017-18

    Report -

    Help us celebrate our first year as a combined Healthwatch for everyone in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  12. Learning Disability Partnership Board - Terms of Reference

    Report -

    Terms of Reference for the Learning Disability Partnership Board, March 2020.

    These Terms of Reference are in the process of being reviewed

  13. Will’s story

    News -

    South Cambridgeshire resident Will lost too much weight and became unwell with untreated Crohn’s disease after struggling to communicate with health professionals. Will is Deaf and uses British Sign Language.

  14. How Mick uses his experience of losing his eyesight to help improve social care services

    Blog -

    Huntingdonshire resident, Mick Scadden, told us about his experience of losing his eyesight, how it affected his mental health and what he does now to help make services better for other people.

  15. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 19 September 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting our Board will get an update on the local Fit for the Future plan from Dr Mike More, the new Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.

  16. How Rachel is helping to improve maternity care

    Blog -

    Rachel James, Chair of Rosie Maternity Voices, talks to us about improving services for new and potential parents at the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge.

  17. Healthwatch helps to improve accessible information for disabled people

    News -

    Local NHS Trusts and care organisations are improving the information they give to disabled people.

  18. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 14 November 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting the Board will get an update on the progress made by local providers regarding the NHS Accessible Information Standard.

  19. Struggling to get help for an eating disorder – Amanda’s story

    Blog -

    Amanda from Peterborough is supporting our call for better access to help for people with mental health problems.

  20. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 16 January 2019

    Report -

    At this meeting the Board will get an update on what people are telling us about their experiences of local mental health services.

  21. A long-term plan for your NHS

    News -

    NHS England has launched its long term plan to help make the NHS fit for the future.

  22. Fertility service suspension to be reviewed

    News -

    Healthwatch wants Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to reverse its 2017 suspension of fertility services.

  23. Thousands denied dental care in Cambridgeshire

    Report -

    A new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough says thousands of local people are being denied dental treatment due to the shortage of NHS dentists.

  24. Carers' Partnership Board Annual Report 2018-19

    Report -

    A review of the Board's activities and discussions 2018-19.

  25. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 13 March 2019

    Report -

    At this meeting our Directors will be getting an update on the work we are doing to engage local people on the priorities for the local Long Term Plan.

  26. Playing the part in improving older people's care

    News -

    More than 70 people came to an emotional performance of Phyllis, a play about an older woman’s experiences following a fall.

  27. Making choices about the end of life

    News -

    Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital.

  28. Helping to tackle health inequalities

    News -

    Information from our 2016 'Our Health Matters' project to listen to the health experiences of local Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, has fed into a new House of Commons Committee report, published last week.

  29. Learning Disability Partnership Board - meeting 12 December 2018

    Report -

    The meeting hears from Specialist Housing Advisors who help people find the right housing.

  30. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 8 May 2019

    Report -

    Our Board will hear from Dr Mark Sanderson, Medical Director of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, who will talk about the local development of primary care networks.

  31. Carers' Partnership Board meeting - 12 February 2019

    Report -

    The board has a presentation on local government shared services (LGSS) and hears from Centre 33 about new research into young carers.

  32. Hearing loss often ignored

    Blog -

    Hearing loss is a condition ignored by society and the people who have it.

  33. Physical Disability Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

    Report -

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

  34. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

    Report -

    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.

  35. Older People's Partnership Board meeting - 4 March 2019

    Report -

    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.

  36. The difference you've helped us make - our annual report

    Report -

    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.

  37. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Weds 10 July 2019

    Report -

    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.

  38. Tackling the NHS funding crisis in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

    Report -

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

  39. Healthwatch signs up to Time to Change mental health campaign

    News -

    We are supporting mental health in the workplace. At our annual general meeting (AGM) n Sawtry last week, we gave our backing to the Time to Change campaign to end mental health stigma and discrimination.

  40. Keeping mental health on the agenda

    News -

    Mental health came under the spotlight at our annual general meeting (AGM) last week when an expert panel was invited to discuss service provision and support.

  41. Thank you to retiring board member Mike

    News -

    We said a big thank you and a sad goodbye to Director Mike Hewins at our AGM this month.

  42. How people would spend extra NHS cash in Cambridgeshire

    Report -

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

  43. Responses to our What Would You Do? report

    News -

    Responses to our What Would You Do? report from the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership.