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Young people need more flexible, creative solutions to give them the information and support they need to stay mentally well. -
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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. -
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A ‘perfect storm’ could be brewing for people using mental health, learning disability and autism services, warns the Care Quality Commission. -
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People with autism and learning disabilities say they need much more support and help to live full, healthy and productive lives, reveals a new report from Healthwatch. -
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It’s Hate Crime Awareness Week 2023. Our Partnership Development Manager Graham Lewis talks about how our Healthwatch and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Partnership Boards are highlighting disability hate crime. -
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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. -
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Our new report highlighting the health and care experiences of autistic people from Peterborough and Cambridgeshire is published today. -
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Young people told us they need better support when moving from children's to adults' mental health services. And their suggestions are helping health and care planners think about how to improve care. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed. -
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Hearing loss is a condition ignored by society and the people who have it. -
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Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital. -
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Healthwatch wants to see people and organisations involved in conversations about how to tackle the funding crisis in the local NHS. -
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Some patients have had problems with appointment bookings at Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals following a recent update to their IT systems. -
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Talking about death is still thought of as taboo or difficult and people are confused about how to make their final wishes. -
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People in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want faster, easier access to GP services and clear information to help them manage their health. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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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. -
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Everyone should be able to get the care and advice they need to keep their teeth, gums and mouth healthy. But lots of people tell us how hard it is to find an NHS dentist in Peterborough. -
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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. -
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Peterborough resident Peter Skivington has lent his support to Healthwatch’s campaign to help improve information given to disabled people.
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The local NHS is postponing all non-essential appointments from 20 March to help it deal with the pressures caused by COVID-19 coronavirus. -
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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. -
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The coronavirus crisis has put huge pressure on our local hospitals. To make sure they can look after people with acute needs, hospitals are changing the way patients no longer needing a bed are discharged. -
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Next week is Dying Matters Awareness Week - helping people to raise the conversation about dying, death and bereavement. -
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A "conditional plan" to begin lifting England's coronavirus lockdown was announced yesterday by the government. -
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Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving. -
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Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England. -
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says lockdown will be “safely eased” in England next month. -
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Communications with patients and service users must be a priority as health and care services restart following the peak of the pandemic. -
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The first findings from our Covid-19 survey are published - revealing people's experiences of health, care and community support during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. -
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Imagine trying to socially distance or navigate a new supermarket layout if you can't see. Or how about trying to communicate with a health professional wearing a mask if you rely on lip-reading? -
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Healthwatch Chair Val Moore was on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire on Monday calling for local people to be involved and informed about restarting local NHS services.