1. 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. 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. Advice and Information -

    Continuing Health Care is social care arranged and funded by the NHS for people who have been assessed as needing care to manage a health problem.
  4. News -

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

    People receiving direct payments for adult social care are to get a 10% rise from Peterborough City Council.
  6. 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?
  7. 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.
  8. News -

    The way people are discharged from hospital across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough should work better for patients says our new report published today.
  9. 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.
  10. News -

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

    Read the minutes from the meetings of the Carers' Partnership Board from the last year.
  12. News -

    Thanks to the feedback you shared, NHS and care services have worked hard to improve the support people and their families get near the end of life.
  13. News -

    Recruitment of Healthwatch Community Researchers volunteers is under way to help us conduct projects and speak to local people about their experiences...and we are looking for more to join us in St Neots, St Ives and Peterborough.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. News -

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

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

    We are helping to get wheelchair users and carers involved in making wheelchair services work better for them.
  20. 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.
  21. Report -

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

    NHS England has launched its long term plan to help make the NHS fit for the future.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. Report -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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.
  39. Report -

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

    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.
  41. Report -

    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.
  42. Report -

    Read the Terms of Reference for the Older People's Partnership Board 2019/20
  43. Report -

    Read the Carers' Partnership Board's Terms of Reference
  44. Report -

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

    Terms of Reference for the Physical Disability Partnership Board.