News and reports

Our Healthwatch has helped to improve health and care services for some of the most vulnerable people in our area thanks to the experiences local people have shared.

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.

The meeting hears about raising awareness of Charles Bonnet Syndrome, where a person whose vision has started to
deteriorate sees things that aren't real.

The meeting hears about changes to the law around new build housing and disability access from Mark Taylor from Cambridge City Council.

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

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

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.

The meeting hears from Specialist Housing Advisors who help people find the right housing.

Information from our 2016 'Our Health Matters' project to listen to the health experiences of local Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, has fed into a new House of Commons Committee report, published last week.

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

More than 70 people came to an emotional performance of Phyllis, a play about an older woman’s experiences following a fall.

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.