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How to get involved

We are committed to consistently listening to and acting on the experience and aspirations of local people and communities.

You can get involved in the commissioning of health services in a variety of ways:
•    Healthwatch: there is a local Healthwatch in every area of England and there are three that cover our ICS's area: Healthwatch Cambridgeshire, Healthwatch Peterborough and Healthwatch Hertfordshire. They are independent organisations which listen to people's views and share them with those with the power to make local services better. If you would like to share your experience of a health and care service, or if you have a question on health and social care related matters, get in touch with your local Healthwatch.
•    ICS stakeholder list: if you are interested in working with us to develop new and improved local health services, or would just like to be kept informed of the ICS's work, please provide us with your name and contact details which we will store on a secure database. 

We also have regular liaison and are constantly developing close working relationships with Health Overview and Scrutiny Committees, Health and Wellbeing Boards.

Your voice and our Constitution 

In our ICS constitution we explain how we will involve people and communities in accordance with our statutory duties.

We have a range of statutory duties we must meet under the Health and Social care Act 2012. Section 14z2 of the Act mean we have a duty to involve people, whether directly or through representatives in: 
•    planning the provision of services 
•    the development and consideration of proposals for changes to the way services are provided, and 
•    decision to be made affecting the operation of services

The constitution explains how we will conduct ourselves as an organisation; proactively seeking engagement with the communities which experience the greatest health inequalities and poorest health outcomes; providing clear feedback on the results of patient and public involvement; and comply with local authority health overview and scrutiny requirements.

Engagement Insights Library

The Engagement Insights Library brings together insights, reports, and research from engagement activities, across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. By learning from previous feedback, approaches and insights, we can deepen our understanding of the communities we serve, informing future engagement activity.  

The library is free to access online: https://tinyurl.com/56exfbye  

To request access to the library please complete this short form: https://forms.office.com/e/3YV9fufv8D  

This work is supported by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Participation and Involvement Network, which is open to anyone working in an involvement or engagement role. The Network brings together people who are passionate about the value and importance of amplifying local people’s voices to lead change. We are motivated by our shared challenges to develop solutions, share knowledge, and foster a culture of coproduction throughout our county.   

For more information, please email cpicb.engagement@nhs.net