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Our volunteers stepped up to the plate when they dined with the residents at Rheola Care Centre in St Ives on a planned visit to the home.

Annual General Meeting for Healthwatch Cambridgeshire.

Last year, we talked with more than 3,800 Cambridgeshire people from communities across the county to find out what is important to them. Their stories of care have helped us influence and improve local health and care services.

Privacy for patients and continuous staffing of the reception desk are two of the things that have improved for patients in Hinchingbrooke Hospital Emergency Department, since Healthwatch visited them last October.

New report looks at young people’s attitude towards and understanding of mental health in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Come to our first Board Meeting as a combined Healthwatch for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Enzo Petruziello works to ensure people with disabilities can access the services they want and need. He provides disability awareness training and encourages friends with disabilities to speak up about their needs.

"What's the point in telling you about my experience? It won't make any difference."

We hear this a lot and can understand people's cynicism; But we believe that most of the time, most people providing care want to do the best job they can.

You are welcome to attend this meeting which will be held in public 7pm - 9pm, Wednesday 15 March at The Maple Centre, 6 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

‘Staff are helpful and caring’. That's the main message people had for us when we visited Addenbrooke's Hospital in early December.

Health commissioners listen to local people in plans to develop Local Urgent Care hubs in the Fens and East Cambridgeshire.

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.