Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System

This week is Ask About Asthma Week and highlights the simple changes to children and young people’s care that will make a big difference to how they experience their asthma. Scroll through the four steps which can help children and young people to manage their asthma and live their best lives.

It can be tricky deciding whether or not to keep your child off school when they are unwell.
Follow this advice on when to keep your child home.
➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school

If you're inspired by the Great North Run today then have a look at the NHS couch to 5k app to help you start running!
The easy to use app helps support you over nine weeks to run 5k. Search online for cough to 5k app.

Find out about local activities and support available locally on JOY Marketplace. From arts and craft activities, community groups, gardening clubs, healthy lifestyles, exercise classes, helping with money matters, mental health support, and many more. Visit https://services.thejoyapp.com/ to find out more.

Our lives have many ups and downs. Something may change that requires us to live differently from what we have known before. This could be for many different reasons, such as a change in health, becoming a parent, breaking up with a partner, etc.
Please take the time to complete the short survey via the link below to share your experience of coping with a life change. The Local NHS and other services will use your feedback to plan how they can improve support for people going through similar experiences: https://www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk/form/coping-with-changes-in-our-lives

Looking for local activities in your area? Visit JOY Marketplace online, your local directory of activities, groups and support available near you. Visit https://services.thejoyapp.com/ to find out more.

Is your child is heading off to uni this September? It's vital they are up to date with all the free routine NHS vaccinations, like the MenACWY vaccine.
This can be checked on the NHS App & any missed vaccines can be booked in via GP practices. 📱

Are you a Nurse, NQ Nurse, Support Worker, or someone who really wants to work in Health or Care? 💙

At Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICS we’re here to integrate health and care across our region and we’re recruiting on behalf of our partner organisations.

Apply today to join an Integrated Care System committed to driving health and care forward across our region 👇
https://www.candphealthandcarejobs.co.uk/quiz/

Life changes can happen for many reasons—health issues, becoming a parent, or other major events. Your experiences can help shape better support. Please take a moment to complete our short survey and share how you’ve coped with a life change. Your input will guide the NHS and other services in supporting those facing similar challenges. https://www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk/form/coping-with-changes-in-our-lives

Get your blood pressure checked to take control of your health in St Neots or Somersham this weekend. Learn about what your blood pressure numbers mean and find out information on local health and wellbeing services:
Saturday 7 September: Pocket Park Run 8.30am-11.00pm
Saturday 7 September : Somersham Family Fun Day 10.00am-2.00pm

We're delighted to have four nominations in the NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024!
⭐ a project helping people with dementia in Fenland
⭐ a service to support people who use A&E most frequently
⭐ a self-harm support project
⭐ a lifetime achievement nomination for Lynn Rodrigues our former infection prevention control lead

These nominations show the incredible work carried out as a system working together to help improve the lives of local people, and we've got everything crossed for good news at the award ceremony taking place in October.

If you see someone having a seizure or fit, these six simple steps are useful to know. This advice applies to adults only. You may also need to call an ambulance, so it’s important to know when to call 999.
It might be scary to witness someone having a seizure or fit, but do not panic.

Starting this week we’re running walk-in RSV vaccine clinics for anyone who is over 28 weeks pregnant. The vaccine protects babies against a lung infection called bronchiolitis.
➡️Peterborough
Mondays - Fulbridge Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Tuesdays - 100a Central Avenue 9am-4pm
Wednesdays - First Steps Children's Centre 9am-4pm
Thursdays - Gladstone Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Orton Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm

➡️Cambridgeshire
Mondays - Doddington Hospital 9am-6pm
Wednesdays - Wisbech South Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Oaktree Centre, Huntingdon 9am-4pm and Peacock Centre, Cambridge 9am to 4pm

With kids back to school this week, here's our top five tips for keeping kids healthy at school.
1️⃣ Remember hand hygiene - Continue to encourage children to wash their hands after using the toilet and before eating.
2️⃣ Check prescription medicines - Check any prescription medications that they have at school are up to date, and order more if needed.
3️⃣ Keep up to date with childhood vaccinations - Make sure your child is up to date on any childhood vaccinations. If you’re not sure if they’ve had all their vaccines, contact your GP practice to check. Be sure to sign the consent form for your child to have their flu vaccine when you’re sent it by your child’s school.
4️⃣ Help stop the spread - Keep children off school if they have a contagious illness such as vomiting and diarrhoea and chickenpox.
5️⃣Stock up your medicine cabinet – Please stock up your medicines cabinet so you can treat common conditions such as colds, coughs and tummy bugs at home, saving you time and helping your children feel better quicker.

The Palliative Care Hub is a free service which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for patients, relatives, friends and all healthcare professionals. It provides specialist advice and support to those with life limiting illnesses.

Joy helps you to find activities, groups and support near you. From walking groups to helping with money advice, it’s about what matters to you. Visit https://services.thejoyapp.com/ to find out more.

If you're over 28 weeks pregnant then come and get your free RSV vaccine this weekend at our walk-in session at the Afro Caribbean Millennium Centre, Dickens St, PE1 5GD on 14 September, from 9am-4pm. The vaccine protects your baby against a lung infection called bronchiolitis.

Are you a Newly Qualified Nurse that has successfully completed a placement with our Trust or with one of our system partners …? 💙

🌟 Good news – you're guaranteed a job! 🌟

Your journey continues with a team that values your skills and dedication.

Apply today ➡ https://www.candphealthandcarejobs.co.uk/quiz/

Our September 2024 newsletter is now live!

Find out more about the work of our ICS and partners in our September update at https://sway.cloud.microsoft/YisA2pQTdva45Xdm?ref=Link

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Life is full of ups and downs that may require us to adapt. Whether it's a change in health, becoming a parent, or another significant event, your experience matters. Please take our short survey to share how you've coped with a life change. Your feedback will help the NHS and other services improve support for others facing similar challenges: https://www.healthwatchcambridgeshire.co.uk/form/coping-with-changes-in-our-lives

Starting tomorrow (2 September) we’re running walk-in RSV vaccine clinics for anyone who is over 28 weeks pregnant. The vaccine protects babies against a lung infection called bronchiolitis.
➡️Peterborough
Mondays - Fulbridge Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Tuesdays - 100a Central Avenue 9am-4pm
Wednesdays - First Steps Children's Centre 9am-4pm
Thursdays - Gladstone Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Orton Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm

➡️Cambridgeshire
Mondays - Doddington Hospital 9am-6pm
Wednesdays - Wisbech South Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Oaktree Centre, Huntingdon 9am-4pm and Peacock Centre, Cambridge 9am to 4pm

Take part in NHS East of England and Marie Curie survey to share your experience – it could help shape future care in the East of England.

The survey closes on 30 September.

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=w3XVNlNxokq-M_Vi3m1j2WlNhOQ9pshMvyZ4NcQh9TdUM0dPWjZYVzJRNE40QkJHWEpLTkQ2VDJSSi4u

Join a team where collaboration and support are at the heart of what we do. 💙

🌟 Every contribution matters.🌟

Join us and you'll be part of a rewarding and supportive environment.

We’re actively recruiting Nurses, Newly Qualified Nurses and Support Workers!

Apply now ➡ https://www.candphealthandcarejobs.co.uk/quiz/

ℹ RSV vaccination programme starting this Sept ℹ
From 1 Sept, vaccination to protect against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) will be offered to:
🤰 Pregnant women (over 28 weeks) to help protect newborn babies
🚶‍♂️ Adults aged 75+

Cambridgeshire is a hub of medical innovation, home to world-class hospitals, research institutes, laboratories, academia, and clinical teams. Our region has a rich history of ground-breaking discoveries, from Watson and Crick's DNA to the first successful UK lung and heart transplants.

The campaign is a joint initiative by Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH), Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH), and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) aiming to connect more people with vital NHS research, continuing our tradition of excellence.

Participating in NHS research helps discover new treatments and brings us closer to breakthroughs that can save lives.

Studies show that patients treated in research-active hospitals often have better outcomes.

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-research/love-research/

From 2 September we’re running walk-in RSV vaccine clinics for anyone who is over 28 weeks pregnant. The vaccine protects babies against a lung infection called bronchiolitis.
➡️Peterborough
Mondays - Fulbridge Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Tuesdays - 100a Central Avenue 9am-4pm
Wednesdays - First Steps Children's Centre 9am-4pm
Thursdays - Gladstone Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Orton Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm

➡️Cambridgeshire
Mondays - Doddington Hospital 9am-6pm
Wednesdays - Wisbech South Child and Family Centre 9am-4pm
Fridays - Oaktree Centre, Huntingdon 9am-4pm and Peacock Centre, Cambridge 9am to 4pm

Cases of whooping cough have risen sharply this year with newborn babies most as risk. If you are pregnant, it’s important to get your whooping cough vaccine. You can get the vaccine from 16 weeks up to 32 weeks pregnant. If you miss having the vaccine, you can still have it up until you go into labour. Speak to your GP practice or midwife.

Are you a Nurse, NQ Nurse, Support Worker, or someone who really wants to work in Health or Care? 💙

At Cambridgeshire & Peterborough ICS we’re here to integrate health and care across our region and we’re recruiting on behalf of our partner organisations.

Apply today to join an Integrated Care System committed to driving health and care forward across our region 👇

https://www.candphealthandcarejobs.co.uk/quiz/