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Important opportunity to give your views on a National Carers Strategy

28 February 2024

A cross-party group of MPs and Peers have launched survey to gather the views of unpaid carers and organisations who represent them on their proposal for the UK Government to develop a new National Carers Strategy. The survey is open to current and former unpaid carers, as well as to organisations who support and represent […]

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Music therapy – Are you caring for someone with dementia?

12 December 2023

A research team from Anglia Ruskin University are looking for people to participate in a focus group. They are interested in peoples’ experiences of staying on a dementia care ward and would like to speak to people living with dementia, their relatives or carers. They are particularly interested in techniques used to prevent or alleviate distress, […]

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Carer Council – ensuring your voices are heard

1 December 2023

Caring Together’s Carer Council is an important part of carers having their voices heard in how Caring Together works, and further afield. We want to bring you up to date on the latest meeting – and to let you know how you can give views to Caring Together and the council. An important way you […]

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Share your experiences of healthcare services

9 November 2023

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have launched a survey on 1 November 2023 to gather people’s experiences of accessing Primary Care services, such as GP services. This survey, which will be open until 17 December 2023 is being conducted independently by Healthwatch Cambridgeshire and Peterborough with the support of NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. NHS Cambridgeshire & Peterborough […]

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Have your say on the Norfolk All Age Autism Strategy for 2024 – 2029

18 October 2023

The Norfolk Autism Partnership Board (NAPB) has put in place an Autism Strategy Reference Group to refresh the Norfolk All Age Autism Strategy. The NAPB includes autistic people, parents, carers and professionals working in healthcare, social care, education, voluntary organisations, the police and Healthwatch. Norfolk’s first All Age Autism Strategy was put in place to make […]

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Help shape local homecare services

9 August 2023

The SUN Network are working with Cambridgeshire County Council on the retender of local homecare provision. Co-producing is when a partnership of people, some who have Lived Experience or are Carers, working equally with the people who fund and run the services that we all use. It is a useful and relevant experience using everyone’s skills […]

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Give your views to shape health and care services in Norfolk

10 July 2023

Norfolk and Waveney ICS have been asking for people’s views on what you think they should focus on, to improve health and care services more generally across Norfolk and Waveney. Part of feedback so far has been focussed on community services, such as community mental health services, health visiting services, and support for people who […]

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Unpaid carers’ experiences of Domestic Abuse – anonymous survey

19 June 2023

Unpaid carers living in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are being invited to complete an anonymous survey about their experiences of domestic abuse, and how support and services can be improved for survivors. The survey is also open to unpaid carers in the county who have not experienced domestic abuse, who would like to share their thoughts […]

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ICL loneliness study

Help find ways to tackle loneliness and isolation

22 May 2023

One of the impacts of looking after someone can be that unpaid carers feel lonely or isolated. And people being cared for can also experience loneliness or isolation. Imperial College London is doing a study to help identify ways to tackle social isolation and loneliness in the community setting. You can take part in a […]

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Have your say on Norfolk hospitals

22 May 2023

Over the next three weeks Healthwatch Norfolk are asking for your views on the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston, and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. They want to gather information from patients, family members and staff and will be at the hospitals as follows: May 22-26 […]

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