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Advice and Information -
Free testing for coronavirus (Covid-19) from the NHS has ended for most people in England. -
News -
Wheelchair users moving from children's to adult services are to be a focus for the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Wheelchair Users' Forum. -
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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. -
Report -
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. -
Blog -
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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Government launches new obesity strategy as country urged to achieve a healthy weight to beat Covid-19 and protect the NHS. -
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Our Healthwatch supported a national study into people's experiences of online and telephone consultations. -
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Rob is one of the 32,000+ people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough who have been shielding for the last four months. As shielding is due to be paused tomorrow, he reflects on his experience of care. -
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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. -
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Our third and final briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today. -
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The third - and final - briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today. -
Report -
Read about the issues being discussed by our Older People's Partnership Board over the last year. -
Report -
Read more about the issues discussed by the Sensory Impairment Partnership Board this year. -
Report -
Read about the issues the Learning Disability Partnership Board has been discussing over the last year. -
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Coronavirus has had a big impact on the health system – resulting in delayed or cancelled operations, treatment, screenings and referrals for local people. -
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A triage trial is running at Peterborough City Hospital's Emergency Department to help make sure patients get the right care in the right place. -
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The Covid-19 outbreak and social distancing rules have affected the way organisations and support groups meet. -
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Peterborough is now off the coronavirus watch list – but people must stay vigilant. -
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People in and around Peterborough have been in contact with Healthwatch on a whole range of health and care issues since lockdown started in March. -
Report -
The final report from our three-month Covid survey is published today. -
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The final report from our Covid-19 survey - published today - highlights the health and care struggles of some of the most disadvantaged in our communities across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. -
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People across Peterborough are being urged not to delay getting help for their health this winter. And our local NHS services say they are here to help you stay well, safely. -
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Plans to relocate Peterborough’s Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC) and GP Out of Hours Service to the city hospital site will go ahead – but not before next April at least. -
Advice and Information -
This article highlights some of the health issues – and inequalities – facing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning plus (LGBTQ+) community.
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The way we use our GP practices has fundamentally shifted as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. -
Blog -
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. -
Report -
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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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. -
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People across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have given their views about new standards for urgent care in hospitals across England. -
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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. -
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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. -
News -
National plans to share GP patient records for planning and research have been shelved until 1 September. -
Report -
Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year. -
Report -
Read the minutes from Physical Disability Partnership Board over the last year. -
News -
Our Healthwatch has helped shape new recommendations aimed at putting people at the centre of decisions about their treatment and care. -
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Peterborough's Urgent Treatment Centre has a new home at the city hospital site – and is now open for business. -
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NHS-funded specialist IVF treatment is to be reinstated in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough after a five year pause. -
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Enzo, from Peterborough, is a long serving member of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Learning Disability Partnership Board. -
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Your views are wanted on Government plans to change the upper age for free NHS prescriptions. -
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The views of Peterborough people have helped make national change to health and care across England.