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. Where can I go to get help for my health out of hours?

    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.

  27. Hearing loss often ignored

    Blog -

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

  28. 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.

  29. Teething problems affect Trust IT change

    News -

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

  30. Healthwatch publishes report into end of life choices

    Report -

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

  31. 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.

  32. Join your local NHS Trust

    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.

  33. Help keep vulnerable adults and children safe from harm

    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.

  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. Know your NHS rights and responsibilities

    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.

  36. Finding an NHS Dentist in Peterborough

    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.

  37. 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.

  38. Peter helps Healthwatch campaign for better information for disabled people

    Blog -

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

  39. 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.

  40. 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.

  41. Virus forces changes to way hospital patients are discharged

    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.