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Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Wednesday 15 September 2021
Come along to our next Board meeting in public. We'll be hearing about the appointment of our new Chair, Stewart Francis, and saying goodbye to retiring Chair Val Moore and long-serving Directors Susan Mahmood, Nik Patten and Margaret Robinson.
8 September 2021
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New rapid diagnostic service launched for Peterborough people
Peterborough City Hospital patients with abnormal test results and those arriving with worrying symptoms suggestive of cancer are being targeted in a new fast-track diagnostic service.
7 September 2021
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Young people say what they need from mental health services
Young people told us they need better support when moving from children's to adults' mental health services. And their suggestions are helping health and care planners think about how to improve care.
6 September 2021
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How new Health and Care Experience profiles can help improve care
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.
6 September 2021
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People from South Asian communities say what they want from diabetes care
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.
6 September 2021
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Care home visiting - keeping safe during Covid
Visiting friends and family loved ones at a care home? With Covid restrictions eased across England, guidance has been issued by the Government to encourage safe visiting.
20 August 2021
Advice and Information
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Information on Coronavirus (Covid-19)
We are learning to live with Coronavirus. It is still possible to catch and spread it, even if you are fully vaccinated. So everyone is being asked to follow safe behaviours and take steps to protect themselves and others.
16 August 2021
Advice and Information
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Have your say on eligibility for patient transport
Your views are wanted in a public consultation on eligibility for non-emergency patient transport services.
13 August 2021
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GP Data for planning and research collection: what you need to know
The NHS is making some changes to how it collects and uses patient data. To make sure you're clued up, read some frequently asked questions about the upcoming GP Data for planning and research collection below.
6 August 2021
Advice and Information
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Helping people get online and access services locally
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.
2 August 2021
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Making services work better by involving the people who use them - through co-production
Services that are developed in partnership with the people who use them work better for everyone. Healthwatch's Graham Lewis was joined by Lois Sidney and Dave Lee of the SUN Network to talk co-production at our 'On Equal Terms' conference last week.
29 July 2021
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How online therapy appointments can open treatment to more people
Gary Lee, a local NHS therapist, spoke at our 'On equal terms' conference last week and shared how online therapy appointments were opening up treatment to people who would not have been able to access it before.
26 July 2021
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