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A new report from Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Healthwatch Peterborough says thousands of local people are being denied dental treatment due to the shortage of NHS dentists. People are struggling to get an NHS appointment with a high street dentist and are turning to the Dental Access Centres for help. This […]
Read more →Next Friday (1 February) sees the launch of the annual local Safeguarding Awareness Month. This aims to raise awareness of the importance of keeping people safe by reminding us all that the safety of individuals is everyone’s business. Safeguarding is about keeping children, young people and adults who are at […]
Read more →Engagement Manager Salary £27,030 full time (37 hours per week) We are looking for someone to help us reach the parts of the community that others can not reach! Your role will be about working closely with local groups, organisations and individuals to make sure people’s experiences of using local […]
Read more →Healthwatch wants Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to reverse its 2017 suspension of fertility services. The CCG, who plan and pay for most local NHS services, suspended access to IVF on the NHS for most people, because they needed to save money. At the time, we said the […]
Read more →NHS England has launched its long term plan to help make the NHS fit for the future. It explains how the NHS will spend the extra money committed by government for healthcare services. NHS England leaders say that the Long Term Plan could save up to 500,000 lives over the […]
Read more →Our Healthwatch is working to help improve health and care services for people in Peterborough. Wednesday 16 January 2019, 11.00am – 1:00pm, St Ives Library, 4 Library Row, Station Rd, Saint Ives, PE27 5BW Our Board meets every two months in public. These meetings are another opportunity for you to […]
Read more →Amanda from Peterborough is supporting our call for better access to help for people with mental health problems. Amanda has lived with a binge eating disorder for more than 30 years but is currently struggling to get the support she needs. Binge eating disorder (BED) is a serious mental illness […]
Read more →The Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes is now available on the NHS for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. This comes one year after the FreeStyle Libre monitor, famously used by Prime Minister Teresa May, was approved for use on the NHS. Availability of this system […]
Read more →Healthwatch is helping to improve access for disabled people – find out how things are changing. Wednesday 14 November 2018, 7:00pm – 9:00pm, The Wordsworth Room, March Library, City Road, March, PE15 9LT Our Board meets every two monthly in public. These meetings are an opportunity for you to find […]
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