1. Packed room for launch of new Healthwatch Accessible Information report

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    A successful launch event shows there is still much to do to achieve Accessible Information as Standard

  2. Healthwatch helps to improve accessible information for disabled people

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    Local NHS Trusts and care organisations are improving the information they give to disabled people.

  3. Helping to tackle health inequalities

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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.

  4. New patient group gets policy change at hospital trust

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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.

  5. Helping disabled people "Access Health" in Peterborough

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    Three young people from City College Peterborough are working with us on an important new project to help improve access to GP services for disabled people.

  6. Will’s story

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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.

  7. Working with inmates at HMP Peterborough

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    We have worked with male and female inmates at the city’s combined prison to improve their health and wellbeing and engage with health and care users whose voices are often not heard.

  8. Making sure you count - the national census is coming

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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.

  9. Helping to tackle vaccine hesitancy

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    Our Engagement Officer Rebwar has been helping to get Covid-19 vaccination, testing and self-isolation information out to different communities in Peterborough and Fenland.

  10. Autistic Voices report will help shape new autism strategy for our area

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    Our new report highlighting the health and care experiences of autistic people from Peterborough and Cambridgeshire is published today.

  11. Making it easier for Deaf people to share their views

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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.

  12. Healthwatch conference looks at tackling health inequalities - book now

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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.

  13. 'Co-pro' champ Enzo is improving services for all

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    Enzo, from Peterborough, is a long serving member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Learning Disability Partnership Board.

  14. How online therapy appointments can open treatment to more people

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    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.

  15. Helping people get online and access services locally

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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.

  16. How new Health and Care Experience profiles can help improve care

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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.

  17. Laura champions campaign to improve information for disabled people

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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.

  18. Lack of NHS dental appointments widens health inequalities

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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.

  19. Have your say on local services at Healthwatch's Annual Health and Care Summit

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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 NHS and care services are working.

  20. Call for Deaf volunteers to help improve adult social care

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    Join the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board and help improve health and social care services for people with sensory impairments.

  21. There's never been a more important time for Healthwatch

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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.

  22. Disabled people report being blocked from NHS care due to poor communications

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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.

  23. How your feedback is helping to improve end of life care

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    Thanks to the feedback you shared, NHS and care services have worked hard to improve the support people and their families get near the end of life.

  24. Accessible Information Standard – a push for progress

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    Healthwatch England is urging NHS England to make progress in its review of the Accessible Information Standard and ensure that all Trusts across the country comply with its legally-binding requirements.

  25. Celebrating ten years of people speaking up to make care better

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    As we mark our 10th anniversary, Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough is highlighting the difference the public have made to improve NHS and social care services.

  26. Celebrating our Healthwatch volunteers

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    To mark national Volunteers’ Week and celebrate the enormous contribution our own volunteers make to the work of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, we invited them to join us for a well-earned cuppa and slice of cake on Monday 5 June.

  27. Healthwatch continues to push for transport improvements for patients

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    At Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, we recognise the important role that reliable and effective transport systems play in ensuring people can access the health and care services they rely on.

  28. Campaign to improve accessible information about healthcare continues

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    Blind and partially sighted people have a legal right to NHS and social care information which they can read and understand.

  29. Local Healthwatch shortlisted for national award for outstanding work to improve care using your feedback

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    The team at Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have been shortlisted for a national Impact Award for our work in delivering a Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller cultural awareness programme. This was provided to more than 400 colleagues working in the local Integrated Care System (ICS), along with the rollout of an extensive community engagement plan, to tackle the health inequalities experienced by these communities.

  30. Have your say on creating Healthy Places

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    Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council’s joint public health team is inviting residents to have their say on how new and existing communities can be healthy, supportive and inclusive.

  31. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough project receives national award for improving care

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    Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough were recognised at the National Healthwatch Impact Awards this week for helping to improve care for local people.

  32. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Extends Condolences on the Passing of Samantha Davis, Founder of Little People UK

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    On behalf of Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, we extend our deepest condolences on the passing of Samantha Davis, founder of Little People UK.