1. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 Januray 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 18 January at The Meadows Community Centre, 1 St Catharine’s Road, Cambridge, CB4 3XJ

  2. Join your local NHS Trust

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    NHS Foundation Trusts are accountable to patients and members of the public who have the right to become members. Find out how to get involved and have a say on what happens in our local NHS Trusts.

  3. Local people influence future of Minor Injuries Units

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    Health commissioners listen to local people in plans to develop Local Urgent Care hubs in the Fens and East Cambridgeshire.

  4. Healthwatch report finds caring staff at Addenbrooke’s A&E

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    ‘Staff are helpful and caring’. That's the main message people had for us when we visited Addenbrooke's Hospital in early December.

  5. Healthwatch Board meeting in public -15 March 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 15 March at The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

  6. Making care better in Addenbrooke's Outpatients' Department

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    "What's the point in telling you about my experience? It won't make any difference."

    We hear this a lot and can understand people's cynicism; But we believe that most of the time, most people providing care want to do the best job they can.

  7. Enzo speaks up about better information for people with learning disabilities

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    Enzo Petruziello works to ensure people with disabilities can access the services they want and need. He provides disability awareness training and encourages friends with disabilities to speak up about their needs.

  8. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 3 May 2017

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    Come to our first Board Meeting as a combined Healthwatch for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  9. Being Happy, Being Me - new report into young people's mental health

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    New report looks at young people’s attitude towards and understanding of mental health in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  10. Patient voices help improve care in Hinchingbrooke Emergency Department

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    Privacy for patients and continuous staffing of the reception desk are two of the things that have improved for patients in Hinchingbrooke Hospital Emergency Department, since Healthwatch visited them last October.

  11. Our annual report - it starts with you

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    Last year, we talked with more than 3,800 Cambridgeshire people from communities across the county to find out what is important to them. Their stories of care have helped us influence and improve local health and care services.

  12. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - Wednesday 7 July 2017

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    Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire.

  13. First of our care home food and drink reports published

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    Our volunteers stepped up to the plate when they dined with the residents at Rheola Care Centre in St Ives on a planned visit to the home.

  14. Improving wheelchair services for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

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    We are helping to get wheelchair users and carers involved in making wheelchair services work better for them.

  15. Healthwatch raises concerns about proposed fertility service cuts

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    The proposed IVF funding cuts are against national guidance, will affect poor people the most and may not save the planned £700,000 per annum from local NHS budgets.

  16. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 September 2017

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    You are welcome to attend this meeting which is held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday, 13 September, The Fleet, Fleet Way, High Street, Fletton, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8DL

  17. Whittlesey care home visit report published

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    Our volunteers visited Keneydon House in Whittlesey as part of our care home food project to find our about the residents' experiences of food and drink in the home.

  18. New autism service for young people to be introduced locally

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    A new autism service for young people is due to start in the autumn thanks to the lobbying of Pinpoint, our Healthwatch and the National Autistic Society.

  19. Changes made in Addenbrooke's Emergency Department following Healthwatch visit

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    Patient voices help improve care in Addenbrooke’s Emergency Department after the hospital makes a number of changes following a visit from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  20. Healthwatch challenges decision to suspend fertility services

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    The decision to suspend IVFservices in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is against national guidance and will have a huge impact on those affected, particularly poorer people.

  21. Making mental health support better for young people more at risk of mental illness

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    Young people need more flexible, creative solutions to give them the information and support they need to stay mentally well.

  22. New Healthwatch report calls for better information for disabled people

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    Health and care services are not always offering people with sensory and learning disabilities information in a format they can understand. The law says that they must do this.

  23. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Wednesday 15 November 2017

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    At this meeting we will be talking about our Accessible Information as Standard report, published 8 November 2017.

  24. New report published after vist to Symonds House

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    Our volunteers visited Symonds House in Cambridge as part of a project to find our about people's experiences of food and drink in care homes.

  25. Packed room for launch of new Healthwatch Accessible Information report

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    A successful launch event shows there is still much to do to achieve Accessible Information as Standard

  26. Get on Board with us – and improve services for everyone

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    New members are wanted on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards. Could you use your knowledge and experience of using social care to help others?

  27. Support to help people waiting for hospital care

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    More than eighty-five thousand people are now waiting for hospital care in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Although this may be just the tip of the iceberg and some are ‘missing’ from this count as they’ve not come forward for treatment.

  28. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 26 January 2022

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    Our January meeting includes a report about the pandemic experiences of local families with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. We'll also be welcoming three new Directors to the Board.

  29. Family breakdown rising for parent carers

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    Parent carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are under severe strain looking after their children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.

  30. Meet our new Directors

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    Three new Directors have joined the Healthwatch Board. And Associate Director Chelsia Lake also becomes a Director.

  31. New Cambridge hospital will find and treat cancer differently hears health and care forum

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    The new Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital, the safety of patients waiting for treatment and A&E and outpatient delays at Addenbrooke’s were part of the conversation at Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire Health and Care Forum this month.

  32. Help fly the flag for family carers

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    We're looking for volunteers from across Cambridgeshire to help make care better for people with disabilities, older people and family carers.
    If you've got lived experience of using social care services, your experience could really help others.

  33. Independent Living Service focus group for East Cambs

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  34. Independent Living Service focus group

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  35. What you've been telling us about local services

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    Care from your GP surgery, difficulties finding an NHS dentist and waits for hospital appointments are amongst the top experiences you've been sharing with us over the last three months.

  36. Healthwatch Board meeting in public

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  37. Fenland and East Cambs Health and Care Forum

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  38. Health Champions' survey underway for Addenbrooke's

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    The new community listening project for Addenbrooke’s Hospital has officially launched.

  39. Your care, your way – Join Healthwatch’s new campaign

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    Clear, understandable information is important to help you make the right health and care decisions. Join our campaign and have your say on what needs to change.

  40. Making care better for people with sensory loss

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    We're recruiting volunteers to help improve care services for local people with sight and hearing loss. Like to get involved?

  41. Healthwatch Board Meeting in public - Wednesday 23 March 2022

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    Our March meeting includes an experiences report on NHS dentistry. This includes an update on the difficulties finding and accessing a dentist – which we first highlighted in 2019 – and the steps being taken to address the problem.

  42. Directors hear update on NHS dentistry problems

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    Continuing NHS dentistry issues, the closure of an NHS Patient Helpdesk supporting people waiting for care, and healthcare for Ukrainian refugees in our area were among the topics discussed at our March Board meeting yesterday.

  43. Healthwatch Board meeting in public

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  44. Life in a care home report

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    Our new report, Life in a care home, is published today. And tells the experiences of people living at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic and their friends and families.

  45. Insights from our new care home report welcomed

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    Our new Life in a care home report, published today, has been welcomed by local councils and our local NHS as "important" and providing "valuable insights".

  46. Physical Disability Partnership Board Minutes April 2022 to March 2023

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    Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year.

  47. Latest guidance on testing for coronavirus

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    Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England.