1. 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.

  2. Making choices about the end of life

    News -

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

  3. Report from our End of Life event

    News -

    Today Healthwatch has published a new report Empowering people at the end of life.

  4. Report following our visit to Broadleigh Care Home

    Report -

    Report following our visit to Broadleigh Care Home on 5 February 2016 using our legal power to enter and view.

  5. Report following our visit to Lavender Care Home

    Report -

    Report following our visit to Lavender Care Home on 16 March 2016 using our legal power to enter and view.

  6. Report following our visit to Clayburn Court Care Home

    Report -

    Read about our visit to Clayburn Court Care Home on 14 November 2016 using our legal power to enter and view.

  7. Life in a care home – new Healthwatch report from Ashlynn Grange

    Report -

    Read our new report into life in Ashlynn Grange Care Home in Bretton following our visit on 25 September 2019.

  8. Healthwatch visit report on Field House care home

    Report -

    Report following our visit to Field House Care Home in Eyebury Road, Peterborough on 30 October 2019.

  9. Covid-19: county council ups adult social care payments

    News -

    People receiving direct payments for adult social care are to get a 10% rise from Peterborough City Council.

  10. 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.

  11. First findings published from our Covid-19 survey

    News -

    Communications with patients and service users must be a priority as health and care services restart following the peak of the pandemic.

  12. Covid-19 briefing 1

    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.

  13. Healthwatch Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Weds 22 July 2020

    Report -

    Join our Annual General Meeting and find out about our work and projects over the last 12 months and take part in our special discussion about care.

  14. Covid-19 survey briefing 3

    Report -

    The third - and final - briefing from our three-month Covid-19 survey is published today.

  15. New vaccine hopeful but stick to lockdown rules

    News -

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging people to continue with the lockdown rules and basic hygiene advice and not get distracted by news of the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine progress.

  16. Leaving hospital during Covid-19 - our new report

    News -

    The way people are discharged from hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report published today.

  17. Leaving hospital during Covid 19

    Report -

    Hospital discharge is a complicated process. And the way people leave hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report out today.

  18. Why ReSPECT matters in decisions near the end of life

    News -

    The local NHS has responded to a letter from us promising improvements to end of life care for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

  19. Tell us your care home experiences

    News -

    The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on care home residents and on their friends and families and staff. Our new survey records your experiences and challenges over the last 12-18 months – and asks what life is like now.

  20. Are you able to visit loved ones in local care homes?

    News -

    Limits on visitors at care homes have been lifted in updated Government guidance. But is this making a difference for local families getting to see their loved ones?

  21. 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.

  22. Insights from our new care home report welcomed

    News -

    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".

  23. Report following our visit to Ashlynn Grange

    Report -

    Report following our visit to Ashlynn Grange care home on 25 September 2019 using our legal power to enter and view.

  24. Healthwatch Summit shines light on challenges facing Adult Social Care

    News -

    At our recent Healthwatch Summit – Adult Social Care: Meeting the challenges, we welcomed a wide range of local health professionals and service users who shared their experiences.

  25. The Integrated Care System – One year on

    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.

  26. Healthwatch raises concerns about proposed fertility service cuts

    News -

    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.

  27. Extra money for local NHS dentists

    News -

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

  28. Local NHS-funded IVF treatment suspended indefinitely

    News -

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

  29. Improving wheelchair services for people in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

    News -

    We are helping to get wheelchair users and carers involved in making wheelchair services work better for them.

  30. Healthwatch calls for improvements in local wheelchair services

    Report -

    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.

  31. 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.

  32. A long-term plan for your NHS

    News -

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

  33. 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.

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. Fertility service suspension to be reviewed

    News -

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

  42. 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.

  43. Wanted: health services closer to home

    News -

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

  44. New patient group gets policy change at hospital trust

    News -

    A new patient group - recruited with help from Healthwatch - is up and running, aiming to help shape policy and services at local hospitals.

  45. How people would spend extra NHS cash in Peterborough

    Report -

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

  46. Responses to our What Would You Do? report

    News -

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