1. Advice and Information -

    Find out what support is available to help you when travelling to your GP, hospital or other NHS services.
  2. Advice and Information -

    ​​​​​​​Avoid the wait at the GP and know when to visit your pharmacist instead. Look at how your pharmacist can help you.
  3. Advice and Information -

    NHS care is usually very good and most people don’t have any problems. But occasionally things can go wrong. Find out how to complain about healthcare services.
  4. News -

    A unique approach to tackling funding issues in our local NHS has been highlighted in our newly-published Community Values Panel reports.
  5. Report -

    Big savings can be made for the NHS if people buy over the counter medicines rather than ask for them on prescription.
  6. News -

    Communications with patients and service users must be a priority as health and care services restart following the peak of the pandemic.
  7. 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.
  8. 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?
  9. News -

    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.
  10. News -

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

    Anyone using or visiting healthcare settings must continue to wear a face covering and stick to social distancing rules.
  12. News -

    Care from your GP surgery, difficulties finding an NHS dentist and waits for hospital appointments are amongst the top experiences you've been sharing with us over the last three months.
  13. News -

    In this article, we explain the role of Integrated Care Boards and Integrated Care Systems, identify their different roles, and look at how Healthwatch works with them.
  14. Advice and Information -

    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.
  15. Blog -

    Hearing loss is a condition ignored by society and the people who have it.
  16. News -

    Most people want to die at home, but the reality is that the majority of us are spending our last days in hospital.
  17. Report -

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

    Some patients have had problems with appointment bookings at Hinchingbrooke and Peterborough City Hospitals following a recent update to their IT systems.
  19. Report -

    Talking about death is still thought of as taboo or difficult and people are confused about how to make their final wishes.
  20. Report -

    People in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough want faster, easier access to GP services and clear information to help them manage their health.
  21. Advice and Information -

    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.
  22. Advice and Information -

    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.
  23. Advice and Information -

    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.
  24. Advice and Information -

    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.
  25. 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.
  26. Blog -

    Peterborough resident Peter Skivington has lent his support to Healthwatch’s campaign to help improve information given to disabled people.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. News -

    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.
  30. News -

    Next week is Dying Matters Awareness Week - helping people to raise the conversation about dying, death and bereavement.
  31. News -

    A "conditional plan" to begin lifting England's coronavirus lockdown was announced yesterday by the government.
  32. Advice and Information -

    Take a look at our advice article on the organisations and groups that can support you if you’re grieving.
  33. Advice and Information -

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

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson says lockdown will be “safely eased” in England next month.
  35. News -

    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.
  36. Report -

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