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Are you a trans or gender diverse person living in Cumberland? Healthwatch Cumberland would like to know about your experience. We know being trans is a different experience for each trans person and there is no one way to be trans. But we would like to know about your journey and the support you received, with a particular focus on health and social care.

Becoming a new parent means experiencing a significant life change, marked by the immense responsibility of caring for a newborn baby. Aside from the obvious joy that it can bring to families, it can for many, be a time of stress and anxiety. Traditionally and for many valid reasons, we see a great deal of attention, care and information directed towards the parent who gave birth from both care providers and families, but what about the partners?

Healthwatch Cumberland and Cumberland Council created a Lived Experience network in 2024. The aim of this network is to help develop and shape local services by using the voice and experiences of local citizens. Incorporating lived experience into the way we design services can lead to improved outcomes, early interventions and prevention as well as better informed decision makers.