1. 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.

  2. Extra money for local NHS dentists

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    NHS England has put extra money into Dental Access Centres in Peterborough and Wisbech after our report into dentist availability earlier this year.

  3. Local NHS-funded IVF treatment suspended indefinitely

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    Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has decided not to re-instate IVF on the NHS whilst they are still in debt.

  4. 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.

  5. Healthwatch calls for improvements in local wheelchair services

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    The wheelchair service in Peterborough is often poorly co-ordinated, with people waiting too long for wheelchairs and repairs says a new report published today.

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

    Report -

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

  7. A long-term plan for your NHS

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    NHS England has launched its long term plan to help make the NHS fit for the future.

  8. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 14 March 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting we will be hearing about general adults service provision in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including a forthcoming tender for adult home care.

  9. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 19 September 2018

    Report -

    At this meeting our Board will get an update on the local Fit for the Future plan from Dr Mike More, the new Chair of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.

  10. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 13 March 2019

    Report -

    At this meeting our Directors will be getting an update on the work we are doing to engage local people on the priorities for the local Long Term Plan.

  11. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 8 May 2019

    Report -

    Our Board will hear from Dr Mark Sanderson, Medical Director of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, who will talk about the local development of primary care networks.

  12. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 11 September 2019

    Report -

    The Board will be discussing our ‘What Would You Do?’ report, published in July, which says what local people want from the NHS to help them manage their health.

  13. Healthwatch Board meeting in public - Weds 13 November 2019

    Report -

    At this meeting the Board will be reviewing our engagement activities over the last year.

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

    Report -

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

  15. Get patients involved with the help of our Patient Participation Group toolkit

    Report -

    Establishing an effective Patient Participation Group (PPG) allows people to get involved with their local GP surgery and help to improve care.

  16. Fertility service suspension to be reviewed

    News -

    Healthwatch wants Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group to reverse its 2017 suspension of fertility services.

  17. Tackling the NHS funding crisis in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

    Report -

    Healthwatch wants to see people and organisations involved in conversations about how to tackle the funding crisis in the local NHS.

  18. Wanted: health services closer to home

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    Poor travel and transport connections in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are affecting people's access to effective healthcare, a new Healthwatch report shows.

  19. 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.

  20. How people would spend extra NHS cash in Peterborough

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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.

  21. Responses to our What Would You Do? report

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    Responses to our What Would You Do? report from the Sustainability and Transformation Partnership and the Health and Wellbeing Partnership.

  22. Report on the state of health and care in England

    News -

    A ‘perfect storm’ could be brewing for people using mental health, learning disability and autism services, warns the Care Quality Commission.

  23. Improving the NHS for people with autism and learning disabilities

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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.

  24. Carers' Partnership Board meeting - 12 February 2019

    Report -

    The board has a presentation on local government shared services (LGSS) and hears from Centre 33 about new research into young carers.

  25. How Mick uses his experience of losing his eyesight to help improve social care services

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    Huntingdonshire resident, Mick Scadden, told us about his experience of losing his eyesight, how it affected his mental health and what he does now to help make services better for other people.

  26. Older People's Partnership Board meeting - 4 March 2019

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    The meeting hears about the Enhanced Response Service running across Cambridgeshire and about county charity Cam Sight which supports people of all ages with low vision and blindness.

  27. Older People's Partnership Board Terms of Reference 2019/20

    Report -

    Read the Terms of Reference for the Older People's Partnership Board 2019/20

  28. Carers' Partnership Board Terms of Reference 2023

    Report -

    Read the Carers' Partnership Board's Terms of Reference

  29. Carers' Partnership Board Annual Report 2018-19

    Report -

    A review of the Board's activities and discussions 2018-19.

  30. Physical Disability Partnership Board - Terms of Reference

    Report -

    Terms of Reference for the Physical Disability Partnership Board.

  31. Sensory Impairment Partnership Board - meeting 19 February 2019

    Report -

    The meeting hears about raising awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome, where a person whose vision has started to
    deteriorate sees things that aren't real.

  32. Learning Disability Partnership Board - Terms of Reference

    Report -

    Terms of Reference for the Learning Disability Partnership Board, March 2020.

    These Terms of Reference are currently being reviewed.

  33. Learning Disability Partnership Board - meeting 12 December 2018

    Report -

    The meeting hears from Specialist Housing Advisors who help people find the right housing.

  34. Community Values Panel helps NHS

    News -

    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?

    Report -

    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?

    Report -

    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. 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.

  38. Local health and care commissioners face extreme financial pressures

    News -

    Val Moore, Chair of our local Healthwatch, heard about the significant challenges our local health commissioners are facing, when she attended their Governing Body meeting last night.

  39. More than 900 waiting for NHS continuing health care

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    At their Governing Body meeting last night, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group said how they were going to tackle the huge backlog of people waiting for Continuing Health Care Assessments.

  40. A successful Annual Conference

    News -

    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.

  41. Cardiology services at Peterborough City Hospital

    Report -

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

  42. Non-essential appointments and procedures to be postponed

    News -

    The local NHS is postponing all non-essential appointments from 20 March to help it deal with the pressures caused by COVID-19 coronavirus.

  43. Will’s story

    News -

    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.

  44. Virus forces changes to way hospital patients are discharged

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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.

  45. We're here ... and we're listening

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    It's business as usual for Healthwatch says CEO Sandie Smith. And it's more important than ever for local people to tell us how their health and care has been affected during the coronavirus crisis.