1. Older People's Partnership Board minutes April 2021 to March 2022

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    Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year.

  2. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board Minutes April 2021 to March 2022

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    Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year.

  3. Learning Disability Partnership Board Minutes April 2021 to March 2022

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    Read about the issues the Learning Disability Partnership Board has been discussing over the last year.

  4. Report calls for national review of GP services

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    The way we use our GP practices has fundamentally shifted as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  5. Eight ... and counting

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    Our Healthwatch is eight years old this month. Here, CEO Sandie Smith reflects on a unique 12 months. And thanks everyone who has supported us and shared their experiences to help us learn from the pandemic.

  6. Autistic Voices Report captures local people's lived experiences

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    Autistic Voices, our new report about the health and care experiences of autistic people from Peterborough and Cambridgeshire, is published today.

  7. 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.

  8. Are you on a hospital waiting list?

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    It’s an anxious, unsettling and frustrating time for many local people who are having to wait for non-urgent treatments and procedures as well as appointments and tests.

  9. Local people have their say in urgent care standards consultation

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    People across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have given their views about new standards for urgent care in hospitals across England.

  10. 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.

  11. Sandie praises local NHS efforts to takle Covid backlog

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    Healthcare staff across our area have been praised by our CEO Sandie Smith for their hard work in helping to tackle the Covid-caused backlog of patients needing care.

  12. Data sharing of GP patient records

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    National plans to share GP patient records for planning and research have been shelved until 1 September.

  13. Carers' Partnership Board Minutes April 2021 to March 2022

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    Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year.

  14. Physical Disability Partnership Board Minutes April 2021 to March 2022

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    Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year.

  15. Empowering patients to share decision making on treatment and care

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    Our Healthwatch has helped shape new recommendations aimed at putting people at the centre of decisions about their treatment and care.

  16. New urgent treatment centre opens its doors to patients

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    Peterborough's Urgent Treatment Centre has a new home at the city hospital site – and is now open for business.

  17. NHS-funded IVF treatment reinstated in our area

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    NHS-funded specialist IVF treatment is to be reinstated in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough after a five year pause.

  18. '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.

  19. Public consultation on raising the age for free NHS prescriptions

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    Your views are wanted on Government plans to change the upper age for free NHS prescriptions.

  20. Your views help make changes across the country

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    The views of Peterborough people have helped make national change to health and care across England.

  21. Making services work better by involving the people who use them - through co-production

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    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.

  22. Have your say on eligibility for patient transport

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    Your views are wanted in a public consultation on eligibility for non-emergency patient transport services.

  23. New rapid diagnostic service launched for Peterborough people

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    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.

  24. 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.

  25. People from South Asian communities say what they want from diabetes care

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    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.

  26. Have your say on our area's new Autism stategy

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    Your views are wanted on new plans on how to support autistic children, young people and adults in Peterborough over the next five years.

  27. Our Leaving Hospital work is shortlisted for a national award

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    Our Healthwatch has been shortlisted for a national award for our work to improve the way patients are discharged from hospital.

  28. Shared Care Record plans to make care more joined up

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    A new Shared Care Record system will be introduced across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough over the next two years. And aims to provide a join up of the different health and care records that are held about you.