News and reports

Following a robust procurement process, a new GP service provider, Malling Health, has been secured to deliver primary care services for the patients of East Barnwell Health Centre.

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have broadly endorsed the findings of Lord Ara Darzi’s review of the NHS, published on 12th September.

Our annual Summit event, being held in Peterborough on Wednesday 2nd October, will place health inequalities under the microscope.

To help shape services to support us all to live longer, happier, and healthier lives, we would like to hear about your experiences of life’s changes. What worked well? What could have helped you cope better?

Project Manager, Karen Igho, reflects on our recent Patient Participation Group (PPG) seminar held on 24th June 2024 at Huntingdon Library.

What are physician associates? Find out about their training and what kind of care they can provide.

Healthwatch England has recently published a blog which analyses the condition of NHS premises across the country.

NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB) were notified by the current providers of GP services at East Barnwell Health Centre of their intention to end their current contract on 9 October 2024.

Living with the long-term condition endometriosis, Becki Dobbin describes herself as an ‘Endo Warrior’. It’s an appropriate title, as she has certainly had to battle to receive the care she needs over recent years.

There’s never a good time to break your ankle. But doing so outdoors on the hottest day of the year, and with the 999 emergency phone network completely out of action, might be one of the worst.

An NHS spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment and patient record system, which is causing disruption in the majority of GP practices.

The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) is launching an open conversation to gather the views of everyone living in the region on the future of healthcare in the region.