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Advice and Information -
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. -
News -
Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital. -
News -
Today Healthwatch has published a new report Empowering people at the end of life. -
Report -
Report following our visit to Broadleigh Care Home on 5 February 2016 using our legal power to enter and view. -
Report -
Report following our visit to Lavender Care Home on 16 March 2016 using our legal power to enter and view. -
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Read about our visit to Clayburn Court Care Home on 14 November 2016 using our legal power to enter and view. -
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Read our new report into life in Ashlynn Grange Care Home in Bretton following our visit on 25 September 2019. -
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Report following our visit to Field House Care Home in Eyebury Road, Peterborough on 30 October 2019. -
News -
People receiving direct payments for adult social care are to get a 10% rise from Peterborough City Council. -
Advice and Information -
Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England. -
News -
Communications with patients and service users must be a priority as health and care services restart following the peak of the pandemic. -
Report -
The first findings from our Covid-19 survey are published - revealing people's experiences of health, care and community support during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. -
Report -
Join our Annual General Meeting and find out about our work and projects over the last 12 months and take part in our special discussion about care. -
Report -
The third - and final - briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today. -
News -
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging people to continue with the lockdown rules and basic hygiene advice and not get distracted by news of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine progress. -
News -
The way people are discharged from hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report published today. -
Report -
Hospital discharge is a complicated process. And the way people leave hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report out today. -
News -
The local NHS has responded to a letter from us promising improvements to end of life care for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. -
News -
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on care home residents and on their friends and families and staff. Our new survey records your experiences and challenges over the last 12-18 months – and asks what life is like now. -
News -
Limits on visitors at care homes have been lifted in updated Government guidance. But is this making a difference for local families getting to see their loved ones? -
Report -
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. -
News -
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". -
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Report following our visit to Ashlynn Grange care home on 25 September 2019 using our legal power to enter and view. -
News -
At our recent Healthwatch Summit – Adult Social Care: Meeting the challenges, we welcomed a wide range of local health professionals and service users who shared their experiences. -
News -
In this article, we explain the role of Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Systems, identify their different roles, and look at how Healthwatch works with them. -
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. -
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. -
News -
We said a big thank you and a sad goodbye to Director Mike Hewins at our AGM this month.
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Report -
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 -
Report -
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 -
Report -
Come to our first Board Meeting as a combined Healthwatch for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. -
Report -
In the last year, Our Healthwatch has listened to more than 4,000 people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to find out what is important to them. -
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. -
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Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire. -
Report -
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 -
Report -
At this meeting we will be talking about our Accessible Information as Standard report, published 8 November 2017. -
Report -
At this meeting we will be hearing from Paul Marshall, Cambridgeshire Sector Lead for the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST). -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Report -
Help us celebrate our first year as a combined Healthwatch for everyone in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. -
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.
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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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At this meeting the Board will get an update on what people are telling us about their experiences of local mental health services. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Report -
The Board will be discussing our ‘What Would You Do?’ report, published in July, which says what local people want from the NHS to help them manage their health.