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Palliative care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. We have pulled together some guidance to help you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and make decisions about your future care. -
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Gypsies, Romany and Travellers make up the largest minority ethnic communities in Cambridgeshire yet are more likely to have poor health than other local people.
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The wheelchair service is often poorly co-ordinated, with people waiting too long for wheelchairs and repairs says Sitting Comfortably, our new report published today. -
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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.
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A successful launch event shows there is still much to do to achieve Accessible Information as Standard
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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. -
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Health commissioners listen to local people in plans to develop Local Urgent Care hubs in the Fens and East Cambridgeshire. -
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Local NHS Trusts and care organisations are improving the information they give to disabled people. -
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At this meeting we will be talking about our Accessible Information as Standard report, published 8 November 2017. -
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At this meeting the Board will get an update on the progress made by local providers regarding the NHS Accessible Information Standard. -
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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. -
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A new patient group - recruited with help from Healthwatch - is up and running, aiming to help shape policy and services at local hospitals. -
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The NHS Constitution is a useful document to know – setting out what patients, the public and the staff working for it can expect from the NHS. -
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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. -
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Healthwatch is toasting its volunteers after being awarded the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) award. -
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Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year. -
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It’s Hate Crime Awareness Week 2023. Our Partnership Development Manager Graham Lewis talks about how our Healthwatch and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards are highlighting disability hate crime. -
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The final report from our three-month Covid survey is published today. -
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February is the month where the UK celebrates the history of LGBT people and their achievements.
So, for those who don’t know me, I’m Graham, the Partnership Development Manager here at Healthwatch. I’m also Gay. -
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The census is coming. By taking part, you can help inform decisions on services that shape your community, such as healthcare, education and transport. -
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As part of LGBTQ+ History Month, Sharron Spindler, Chief Executive of local sexual health charity Dhiverse, tells us that modern treatments make HIV a manageable long-term condition. But outdated attitudes and stigma remain a barrier to diagnosis. -
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This article highlights some of the health issues – and inequalities – facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) community. -
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In this personal blog for LGBTQ+ History Month, our Healthwatch CEO, Sandie Smith, reflects on the road to parenthood – and the joy of being a mum. -
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Our Engagement Officer Rebwar has been helping to get Covid-19 vaccination, testing and self-isolation information out to communities in Peterborough and Fenland. -
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Our Healthwatch is eight years old this month. Here, CEO Sandie Smith reflects on a unique 12 months. And thanks everyone who has supported us and shared their experiences to help us learn from the pandemic. -
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Our new report highlighting the health and care experiences of autistic people from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is published today. -
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Autistic Voices, our new report about the health and care experiences of autistic people from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, is published today. -
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Today, as part of Deaf Awareness Week, we have launched our new British Sign Language survey to help Deaf people share their views on health and social care services locally. -
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Bookings are now open for 'On equal terms" our Healthwatch Conference and AGM, in July. The spotlight will be on the issue of health inequalities and looking at how people can be better involved in developing services that work well for everyone. -
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Enzo, from Peterborough, is a long serving member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Learning Disability Partnership Board. -
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Digital exclusion is more complicated than just not having a computer and in this workshop at our recent 'On Equal Terms' conference, we explored what the issues are and some of the work being done locally to tackle it. -
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Our Healthwatch was involved in an innovative pilot project to help health and care systems across the country understand how well they are supporting people in their communities who may face more barriers to care. -
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Local people from South Asian communities told us how services could better help them manage their diabetes. And their suggestions are helping local health and care planners to improve the support people get. -
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If you have a disability, impairment or sensory loss, the Accessible Information Standard gives you a right to health and care information in the way you need it – as well as communications support at appointments. -
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A new survey of public attitudes to NHS dentistry shows that half of the adults in England find dental charges unfair amid escalating living costs. Healthwatch has warned decision-makers that NHS dentistry is in desperate need of reform. -
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Championing Access - this year the spotlight is on equal access to health and care services and on the big changes to how services are working. -
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More than 100 people joined us for our Championing Access Health and Care Summit in Peterborough earlier this month, just one week into the life of the new NHS structure. -
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Healthwatch Deputy Chair Philippa Brice reflects on our Championing Access Health and Care Summit. And how the new NHS structure is an opportunity to involve people in developing services that work better for everyone. -
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One in four disabled people reported being actively refused communication support in a national deep-dive analysis of people's experiences of getting information in the way they need it. -
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Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year. -
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Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year. -
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Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year. -
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Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year. -
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Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year. -
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Read about the issues the Learning Disability Partnership Board has been discussing over the last year. -
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The rising cost of living risks many being unable to afford essentials to maintain their health. Find out what support is available in Cambridgeshire to help you and your family.