Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Integrated Care System

15/01/2026

Please sign your child’s HPV vaccine consent form when you receive it. Most people under the age of 25 are eligible and will only need a single dose.
Girls under 25 and boys born after 1 September 2006 who missed their HPV vaccine at school can also catch up at their GP.

15/01/2026

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.

14/01/2026

Chickenpox is very common and can sometimes lead to serious complications, so vaccination helps reduce the risk of serious illness as children grow.
You don’t need to do anything — your GP will be in touch when your child is needs their vaccinations.

13/01/2026

There are 200,000 new patients diagnosed with Heart Failure each year. A significant amount of these patients will be in the East of England. It is important to know that if you are experiencing these BEAT symptoms you could be living with undiagnosed Heart Failure:

Breathlessness
Exhaustion
Ankle swelling
Time to tell your GP surgery



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13/01/2026

When will I get better? Sometimes common winter illness like coughs and colds can take a while to shift. Pop into your local pharmacy for help and advice on what medicines you can take to help you feel better

12/01/2026

Come along to an educational event this weekend in Wisbech, filled with great conversation, refreshments and expert health advice from local GPs and nurses, as well as other organisations. Main topics include:
• cervical screening
• breast care
• health checks
• women's health
• and more!
Booking essential https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-community-get-together-tickets-1979858117927

11/01/2026

Even though it's Sunday pharmacies are open today and they can help with lots of different things such as emergency prescriptions, over the counter medications and advice/treatment for common conditions.
Find a pharmacy near you by searching 'find a pharmacy' online.

10/01/2026

Think you need urgent dental care this weekend?

Visit NHS 111 online or call 111 for help. You don’t need to be registered with an NHS dentist to get urgent care.

For more information, including a list of urgent dental conditions, visit www.NHS.uk/urgentdentalcare

10/01/2026

Local Minor Injury Units in Ely and Doddington, and the Urgent Treatment Centre in Peterborough are all open at the weekends and you don’t need an appointment to attend.

09/01/2026

An amber cold health alert continues until midday on Monday 12 January.
Please plan ahead before making long journeys, make sure you have enough food and medicine and do your best to keep warm.
Don't forget to also look out for anyone close to you who might struggle with the drop in temperature.

09/01/2026

The East of England Cancer Alliance is recruiting a new Co Chair for its Patient Partnership Group.

This is a great opportunity to help shape cancer services across the region, and ensure local people's voices are heard.

The role is open to anyone with lived experience of cancer, either their own, or that of somebody they care about. Further details on how to apply are in the post below.

East of England Cancer Alliance

Now open - applicants wanted for the role of co-chair for our patient partnership group (PPG).

If you or someone you know, would like to make a difference to cancer services in the East of England, we are looking for someone to fill the role of co-chair of our Patient Partnership Group.

You may already be a member of a patient group and want to step up into a leading role or have no prior experience of being in a patient group, but feel committed to working with us to improve cancer services across the East of England.

The group works in partnership with the East of England Cancer Alliance to improve services in the region. Applicants need to have personal experience of cancer, either their own, or someone they care about.

Commitment involves attending at least one PPG meeting a month (held virtually via Teams), as well as the quarterly Regional Cancer Board. With potential to take part in other projects.

As well as the Patient Partnership Group meetings there are other meetings each month that you will be asked to attend. The level of your involvement can be flexible.

If you are interested please email cpicb.eoecancerallianceteam@nhs.net to have an informal chat with our current co-chairs, or complete the expression of interest form available at: www.canceralliance.co.uk/news/new-opportunity-help-lead-our-patient-group

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09/01/2026

MMRV is now part of the NHS routine childhood vaccination programme, replacing the MMR vaccine.

It protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox.

Chickenpox is very common and can sometimes lead to serious complications, so vaccination helps reduce the risk of serious illness as children grow.

You don’t need to do anything — your GP will be in touch when your child is due.