Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Volunteer as a ‘Healthwatch Community Researcher’ to help improve how services work for local people

And be part of a small team listening to the views of local people and making recommendations to improve care. You will receive an involvement fee of £75 per half day for the time you give, excluding training. You’ll also receive out of pocket expenses.

Local NHS and care services want to recruit 15 people across Huntingdonshire, Peterborough and Fenland for a new community listening project.

As a Healthwatch Community Researcher, you will talk to local people about services, including those provided by hospitals located in the regions covered by this project. And you will listen to the views of people with long-term conditions, like diabetes, and those who find it hard to access services. This role will include running co-designed and co-produced surveys, workshops and patient interviews, and writing reports

You don’t need research or report writing experience as you’ll get training and support from the Healthwatch team.

Healthwatch Cambridgeshire is managing the Healthwatch Community Researcher programme for local health and care teams. It makes sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care.

Find out more and how to apply: Volunteer as a ‘Healthwatch Community Researcher’ to help improve how services work for local people | Healthwatch Cambridgeshire

You can also call Healthwatch Cambridgeshire on 0330 355 1285 or text 0752 0635

Disclaimer: These observations are not the ‘official’ minutes of the meeting, these are supplied by Whittlesey Town Council, normally (1) month following this meeting and can be viewed on their website.
Decisions and Voting at this meeting may be ratified and confirmed at the following months meeting.

F/YR23/0134/F Erect single storey retail unit (Coates) (Lincolnshire Co-Op)
This application was deferred from last month because there was no ‘Highways Report’
At tonights meeting there is still no Highways Report and therefor as consultees the committee recommend  refusal until a satisfactory Highways Report is produced.