Healthwatch Cumberland's April news

We can hardly believe that we are in April already! We have been incredibly busy at Healthwatch Cumberland.Below, you can find out what we have been up to this month. Healthwatch…

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East Lancashire Voices: Spring newsletter

Catch up with the latest news from our East Lancashire Voices Self-Advocacy group in our Spring Newsletter If you would like to know more about our self advocacy groups please…

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The importance of embracing autism today

From the 2nd to the 8th April, across the globe, organisations and individuals are celebrating World Autism Acceptance Week. The week itself is an opportunity to mark the…

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A review of Advocacy

During 2021/2022 we were asked by NHS England to review Advocacy for people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health settings, in partnership with other…

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Meet our Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocates

With the recent launch of our Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senor Advocacy pilot, we would like to introduce the team behind this pioneering service.  Annette, Ellie, and Jan…

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Disability Voices: Understanding the lives of disabled people in Cumbria

Back on the 3rd December 2022, Healthwatch Cumbria announced its new project; ‘Disability Voices’. Since then, the team have met local communities all across the county,…

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Helping people speak up about their NHS birthing and neonatal care.

Generally, when women and birthing people receive care from the NHS it's high quality and compassionately delivered, however this isn't always the case.  Following the highly…

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Changes to our Benefits Service

We would like to let our past and present customers know that the Benefits Advice and Support Service at People First will be coming to a close at the end of March 2024. We will…

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Carl's Story: Navigating Independence with a Learning Disability

Carl's Story Carl(not his real name)has a learning disability and has had series of safeguarding reports because of people trying to abuse him and take advantage of him. He lived…

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