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Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire
23/06/2017
Come to our AGM 5 July 2017, 7-9 pm, Town Hall, Market Hill, Huntingdon, PE29 3PJ Hear from Stephen Posey, the CEO of Papworth Hospital, about their...
Patient voices help improve care in Hinchingbrooke Emergency Department
22/06/2017
Privacy for patients and continuous staffing of the reception desk are two of the things that have improved for patients in Hinchingbrooke Hospital...
The government's plans for health and care services
21/06/2017
Today, the government published their health and care plans for the next two years, as part of The Queen's Speech. Health and social care is not an...
Have your say on the DRAFT Suicide Prevention Strategy
19/06/2014
Suicide is a major public health issue which has a big impact on everyone. Suicide is not inevitable and many deaths can be prevented if local organisations work together. A joint suicide prevention strategy is being developed by Cambridgeshire County Council, Peterborough City Council and...
Local Healthwatch feedback on Proposals to Improve Older People’s Healthcare & Adult Community Services
18/06/2014
Working together for a stronger patient voice. Healthwatch Cambridgeshire is working with other Local Healthwatch to make sure that people’s views are listened to when important decisions are made about the future of Older People’s Healthcare and Adult Community Services. Cambridgeshire &...
Adult Support Drop-in Events
10/06/2014
Cambridgeshire County Council are continuing to provide a series of drop-in events for anyone who is: living with a long-term illness or disability providing unpaid support to adult family members or friends who could not manage without this help struggling with an age-related condition Each drop-...
Have your say on proposed changes to local Personality Disorder Services
06/06/2014
Our local mental health Trust, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT), want to redesign how Personality Disorder Services are provided across the county. These changes mean that in some areas there will be new services and in others areas there will be less or different...
Then What? Healthwatch England Special Inquiry
13/05/2014
Healthwatch England has launched a special inquiry into what happens to people when they are discharged from health and social care settings. They have heard that things often go wrong when people are discharged from health and social care institutions. Healthwatch England believe that tens of...
We are helping the CQC gather your views on Community Health Services
28/04/2014
Tell us about your experience of using local community health care The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be inspecting Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust's (CCS NHST) local services from 27th May, to check on the quality of the care they are providing. This is part of a national programme...
Alternative guide to emergency & urgent care
08/04/2014
We love this new animation from the King's Fund which busts some myths about A&E services in crisis. If you would like to view the animation with closed captions, you can do so on the King's Fund Youtube channel . You can also download the Alternative guide to the urgent and emergency care...
Free and confidential advice about support for adults with long-term needs and carers
02/04/2014
Cambridgeshire County Council have arranged a series of drop-in events to provide free and confidential information and advice to adults living with a long-term illness or disability, older people struggling with an age-related condition, and anyone providing unpaid support to adult family members...
Have your say on plans for older people's health care and adult community services
12/03/2014
Thirteen week consultation launched on 17th March, with events all around the county. The Cambridgeshire & Peterbrough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) wants to improve older people’s healthcare and adult community services. To do this they have been going through a process called the...
Better Care Fund
06/03/2014
Have your say how local money is being spent to provide joined up health & social care. The “Better Care Fund” is money to make health & social care services provide joined up care and help people stay out of hospital when they don’t need to be there. The government has asked local health...
Volunteer with us!
04/03/2014
We are looking for Outreach Volunteers to help us spread the word about Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and find out what people think of local health & social care services. Applications are open to people who live or work in Cambridgeshire. You will talk to people within your local community about...
Psychiatry Services in A&E at Addenbrookes Hospital
25/02/2014
The psychiatry team in A&E at Addenbrookes is changing the way they work, with a bigger team aiming to improve services for patients. They want to hear about your experiences of psychiatric support at A&E and your ideas on how to make things better. They are running a focus group to discuss...
Your story – three new projects
18/02/2014
Healthwatch Cambridgeshire wants to work with you to help improve local health & social care services. We need your help with three new projects. These are: coming home from hospital, your experience of going home after a stay in Addenbrookes. your experience of calling the NHS 111 non-...
Mental health social care support
14/02/2014
We want to talk with you about adult and older people's mental health social care services, to help Cambridgeshire County Council look at how it supports people. We are working with the SUN Network on this project; you can find out more about them by clicking here. Cambridgeshire County Council...
Arts on Prescription provides weekly workshops
10/02/2014
Arts on Prescription provides weekly workshops for adults experiencing mild to moderate depression and anxiety. Evidence shows them to be effective in reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety. Previous sessions were the subject of evaluation research carried out in association with Anglia...
Give your views on a national helpline for women who self-harm
31/01/2014
Bristol Crisis Service for Women, a national charity that supports girls and women in emotional distress, is looking at setting up a national helpline for women who are affected by self injury and self harm. They need your help to decide how this service might work, especially if you might use such...
Carers’ views wanted on the future of Carer Support Services
22/01/2014
Are you a carer? What kind of support would help you in your caring role? Your views and experiences could help shape future services. You are a carer if you give support to a family member, friend, neighbour or other person because they could not manage without this help. The person you help could...
Your choices about your NHS information
21/01/2014
You have a choice about how your health records are shared by the health care organisations that care for you. You should have received a leaflet called "Better information means better care" through your letter-box, that explains this. You can also see a copy of it by clicking here. NHS England...
Your views on local mental health services
16/01/2014
Do you have or care for someone with a mental health condition? Would you like to influence what services look like in the future? If you use or need mental health support services, or care for someone who does, then make sure that your views are heard by coming along to a local listening event...
Free and confidential advice about support for adults with long-term needs and carers
15/01/2014
Cambridgeshire County Council have arranged a series of drop-in events to provide free and confidential information and advice to adults living with a long-term illness or disability, older people struggling with an age-related condition, and anyone providing unpaid support to adult family members...
Dementia Services in Cambridgeshire – CQC Focus Group
13/01/2014
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) will shortly be carrying out an inspection of Dementia Services in the Cambridgeshire area and they want to hear the experiences of everyone who has used these services. There are three ways you can contribute: Email us here at Healthwatch Cambridgeshire or use our...
Better Care Fund
10/01/2014
The Better Care Fund is a new pooled budget set up by the Department of Health that requires Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and councils to join up health and care services. Previously known as the Integration Transformation Fund. Cambridgeshire County Council and Cambridgeshire and...
Give your views on the availability of local pharmacies in Cambridgeshire
18/12/2013
Cambridgeshire Health and Wellbeing Board wants your views on its draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment (PNA) for the county. The PNA looks at the availability of local pharmacy services to people across Cambridgeshire; each Health & Wellbeing Board has a legal duty to publish and keep up to...
Our latest newsletter
16/12/2013
We have just published our latest newsletter which you can read here on the website or download as a pdf. You can find out more about: The Young People's Network Our Dementia Friends Information session Volunteering for us Our new Information & Signposting Service Our Call to Action - shining a...
Silver Line - new free helpline for older people
27/11/2013
The Silver Line is a confidential, free helpline for older people across the UK. Specially trained helpline staff: Offer information, friendship and advice Link callers to local groups and services Offer regular befriending calls Protect and support those who are suffering abuse and neglect If...
