1. Visit to Park Vista Care Home

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    Read about our visit to Park Vista Care Home on 20 October 2016 using our legal power to enter and view.

  2. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 18 January 2017

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    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

  3. Report on accessibility of information at Peterborough City Hospital

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    Report following our visit to Peterborough City Hospital on 3 October 2016 to see how they are providing accessible information for disabled people.

  4. Join your local NHS Trust

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    NHS Foundation Trusts are accountable to patients and members of the public who have the right to become members. Find out how to get involved and have a say on what happens in our local NHS Trusts.

  5. Report following our visit to Clayburn Court Care Home

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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.

  6. Healthwatch Board meeting in public -15 March 2017

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    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

  7. Cardiology services at Peterborough City Hospital

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    Our report into the treatment choices and preferences of heart patients at Peterborough City Hospital.

  8. Enzo speaks up about better information for people with learning disabilities

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    Enzo Petruziello works to ensure people with disabilities can access the services they want and need. He provides disability awareness training and encourages friends with disabilities to speak up about their needs.

  9. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 3 May 2017

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    Come to our first Board Meeting as a combined Healthwatch for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  10. Being Happy, Being Me - new report into young people's mental health

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    New report looks at young people’s attitude towards and understanding of mental health in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  11. A successful Annual Conference

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    It was wonderful to see lots of people at the Healthwatch Peterborough Annual Conference today (Thursday 8 June), giving us a chance to let people know how we have been serving them over them over the past year.

  12. Healthwatch Board meeting in public and AGM - Wednesday 7 July 2017

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    Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire.

  13. Healthwatch Peterborough Annual Report 2016 - 2017

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    Healthwatch Peterborough is here to understand the lived experiences of people who use health and social care services in the city and to make sure their voices are heard and responded to. This report demonstrates how we have worked to achieve that.

  14. Improving wheelchair services for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

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    We are helping to get wheelchair users and carers involved in making wheelchair services work better for them.

  15. Healthwatch raises concerns about proposed fertility service cuts

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    The proposed IVF funding cuts are against national guidance, will affect poor people the most and may not save the planned £700,000 per annum from local NHS budgets.

  16. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 13 September 2017

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    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

  17. New autism service for young people to be introduced locally

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    A new autism service for young people is due to start in the autumn thanks to the lobbying of Pinpoint, our Healthwatch and the National Autistic Society.

  18. Making mental health support better for young people more at risk of mental illness

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    Young people need more flexible, creative solutions to give them the information and support they need to stay mentally well.

  19. New Healthwatch report calls for better information for disabled people

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    Health and care services are not always offering people with sensory and learning disabilities information in a format they can understand. The law says that they must do this.

  20. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Wednesday 15 November 2017

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    At this meeting we will be talking about our Accessible Information as Standard report, published 8 November 2017.

  21. Peter helps Healthwatch campaign for better information for disabled people

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    Peterborough resident Peter Skivington has lent his support to Healthwatch’s campaign to help improve information given to disabled people.

  22. 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

  23. Report following our visit to Boroughbury Medical Centre

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    Read about our visit to Boroughbury Medical Centre on 11 July 2017 using our legal power to enter and view.

  24. Carers' Partnership Board Terms of Reference 2023

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    Read the Carers' Partnership Board's Terms of Reference

  25. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 15 January 2020

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    Our Directors will be hearing about the 'Best Start in Life' programme from Helen Freeman of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Public Health team.

  26. New Directors join our Board

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    Two new directors have joined our Healthwatch Board. Nadia Emmony and Paul Jobling were endorsed at our Board meeting in Cambridge yesterday.

  27. Should I see a pharmacist instead of a doctor?

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    ​​​​​​​Avoid the wait at the GP and know when to visit your pharmacist instead. Look at how your pharmacist can help you.

  28. Improving services for people who use adult social care

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    The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards give people with experience of using adult social care services a say on current and future care.

  29. Physical Disability Partnership Board - Terms of Reference

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    Terms of Reference for the Physical Disability Partnership Board.

  30. Help keep vulnerable adults and children safe from harm

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    Abuse can happen anywhere, by anyone. Some forms of abuse and neglect are obvious. Others are hidden. You can help by spotting and reporting any signs of neglect or exploitation of children or adults at risk.

  31. Be a Community Listener

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    Our Community Listener volunteers help us find out what people in their community think about local health and social care services and spread the word about our Healthwatch.

  32. About our enter and view work

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    Local Healthwatch has the legal right to visit places that provide publicly funded health or adult social care services to find out about people's experiences.

  33. Meet our enter and view team

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    Meet the people who are authorised to carry out enter and view work on behalf of our Healthwatch. They are called Authorised Representatives.

  34. Community Values Panel helps NHS

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    A unique approach to tackling funding issues in our local NHS has been highlighted in our newly-published Community Values Panel reports.

  35. Over the counter medicines on prescription - can our NHS afford this?

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    Big savings can be made for the NHS if people buy over the counter medicines rather than ask for them on prescription.

  36. Is it OK to redirect people from A&E if they don't need emergency care?

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    The number of people using urgent and emergency care services is increasing. And people are often arriving at A&E when they don't need to be there.

  37. Patient Advice and Liaison Services (PALS)

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    At each of our local NHS Trusts there is a Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS) who are there to help you sort out any problems.

  38. Regulating health and social care professionals

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    Registered health and care staff must meet certain professional standards. And they have to register with their professional body before they can practice.

  39. Know your NHS rights and responsibilities

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    The NHS Constitution is a useful document to know – setting out what patients, the public and the staff working for it can expect from the NHS.

  40. Healthwatch Board meeting

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  41. Annual General Meeting

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  42. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 16 September 2020

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  43. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - 11 November 2020

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  44. Tracking patient experience in new A & E target trial at Addenbrooke's

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    Together with Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, we have taken part in a review of new Accident & Emergency targets.

  45. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 11 March 2020

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    At this meeting the Directors will be asked to approve our five-year strategy. This sets out our five priorities and the difference we want to make by 2025, together with local people and organisations.

  46. Wheelchair Users' Forum

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    The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Wheelchair Users' Forum gives people across our area an opportunity to share their experiences and have a say in shaping and improving wheelchair services for the future.