1. Get on Board with us – and improve services for everyone

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    New members are wanted on the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards. Could you use your knowledge and experience of using social care to help others?

  2. Family breakdown rising for parent carers

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    Parent carers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are under severe strain looking after their children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.

  3. Help fly the flag for family carers

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    We're looking for volunteers from across Peterborough to help make care better for people with disabilities, older people and family carers.
    If you've got lived experience of using social care services, your experience could really help others.

  4. Making care better for people with sensory loss

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    We're recruiting volunteers to help improve care services for local people with sight and hearing loss. Like to get involved?

  5. Life in a care home report

    Report -

    Our new report, Life in a care home, is published today. And tells the experiences of people living at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough care homes during the Covid-19 pandemic and their friends and families.

  6. Insights from our new care home report welcomed

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    Our new Life in a care home report, published today, has been welcomed by local councils and our local NHS as "important" and providing "valuable insights".

  7. Carers Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

    Report -

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

  8. Physical Disability Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

    Report -

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

  9. Latest guidance on testing for coronavirus

    Advice and Information -

    Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England.

  10. Older People's Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

    Report -

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

  11. Learning Disability Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

    Report -

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

  12. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board minutes April 2022 to March 2023

    Report -

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

  13. 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.

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

    News -

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

  15. Championing what matters to you

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    It has been another extraordinary year as Covid-19 has continued to affect everyone’s lives. Our Annual report tells some of our stories from the last twelve months and the difference you’ve made by sharing your experiences of care.

  16. Our annual report 2021 to 2022

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    Our Annual Report for 2021-22 is published today and highlights the work of our Healthwatch over the last year and shows how your feedback has helped influence improvements in health and care services.

  17. Taking your views to the heart of decision making

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    The introduction of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care System from 1 July gives us a unique chance to feed people’s views into the planning and running of services – especially the voices of those who are not being heard now.

  18. The new Integrated Care System (ICS) can and should do health and care services differently

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    Healthwatch Deputy Chair Philippa Brice reflects on our Championing Access Health and Care Summit. And how the new NHS structure is an opportunity to involve people in developing services that work better for everyone.

  19. Care this Bank Holiday Weekend

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    Some routine appointments are being postponed this Bank Holiday Monday due to the funeral of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - but you will be contacted in advance if your care is going to be affected.

  20. Finding out more about Continuing Health Care

    Advice and Information -

    Continuing Health Care is social care arranged and funded by the NHS for people who have been assessed as needing care to manage a health problem.

  21. Local health and care champion seeks new leader

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    We are on the hunt for a new CEO after our leader, Sandie Smith, announced she will be stepping down in March 2023, after ten years at the helm.

  22. Cost of living help - support for our communities

    Advice and Information -

    The rising cost of living risks many being unable to afford essentials to maintain their health. Find out what support is available in Peterborough to help you and your family.

  23. Cost of living crisis causes concern for Partnership Board members

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    The rising cost of living is causing anxiety for many older people, disabled people and family carers, who worry about increasing food, energy and care costs, says Partnership Development Manager Graham Lewis in a new blog.

  24. Support available when you have a terminal illness - planning end of life care

    Advice and Information -

    Palliative care is support for people who are in the last months or years of their life. We have pulled together some guidance to help you know what to expect, how to plan ahead and make decisions about your future care.

  25. 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.