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Have your say on local services at Healthwatch's Annual Health and Care Summit
Championing Access - this year the spotlight is on equal access to health and care services. And on the big changes to how NHS and care services are working.
18 May 2022
News
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Be our new Communications Officer
Use your creativity and enthusiasm to help us be a champion for people using health and social care services in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
12 May 2022
News
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Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities
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.
10 May 2022
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Laura champions campaign to improve information for disabled people
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.
26 April 2022
News
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The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services
The Accessible Information Standard is mandatory for all organisations that provide National Health Service (NHS) or adult social care. Here’s some key information about the accessible communications you should expect from services.
25 April 2022
Advice and Information
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Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?
Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
19 April 2022
Advice and Information
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Looking after your mental health
With so much about our physical health in the Covid 19 spotlight, it’s important to look after your wellbeing and mental health too.
7 April 2022
Advice and Information
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Latest guidance on testing for coronavirus
Free widespread Covid-19 testing has now ended. However, testing will continue for some groups, including hospital patients, those most at risk from Covid-19, people living or working in high risk settings, and NHS and social care staff.
1 April 2022
Advice and Information
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Insights from our new care home report welcomed
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".
29 March 2022
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Life in a care home 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.
29 March 2022
Report
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Directors hear update on NHS dentistry problems
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.
24 March 2022
News
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Your questions about the Covid-19 vaccine programme
The Covid-19 vaccination programme has now opened up to everyone aged 5 and over. Spring boosters are rolling out to people aged 75+, those in care homes and people who are immunosuppressed.
22 March 2022
Advice and Information