October 2026

Welcome to the People's Hub
Want to help shape health and care in your area? The People's Hub shows how you can get involved and make a difference. You can also find out here about the impact you have by getting involved. This is a monthly newsletter – please invite people to sign up! 
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What we heard: April-June 
We have just published our first community insight and involvement report. In it you can read what people are telling us about and the difference it makes. 

In this report we hear about work around:
  • end of life care
  • mental health support
We heard about
  • access to services
  • communication
  • compassiontecare and
  • support for families
Read the report

Understanding the experiences of people who care for someone with cancer
Do you care for someone with cancer?
You could be a carer if you are looking after family or friends with cancer. If you give unpaid support to someone who cannot manage daily life alone, your views matter. Your views will help improve local support for those who care for cancer patients.

You can read more on the Northern Cancer Alliance website. This will help you learn about:
  • The survey and why it is happening
  • If you are a carer and links to further help
  • What will happen with survey results
The survey will stay open until the end of October 2026.
Take part in the survey

Newcastle: using council data for research
Councils have lots of information about our:
  • social care
  • education and
  • housing.
We want to hear from you about using that data for:
  • health and care research and
  • making services better.
Sign up to come to a workshop to have your say:
  • Wed 4 November 5.00 – 6.30pm, central Newcastle 
  • Mon 9 November 9.30 - 11am, central Newcastle
  • Tues 10 November 12.30 - 2pm, online.
Register before Monday 26 October. If you are chosen to take part, you will get a £10 Love to Shop voucher.

Watch a video about safe use of our data for research.
Register for a workshop

North Tyneside Patient Forum
If you'd like to have your say about health services in North Tyneside, you might like to join the Patient Forum.  The group meets around four times a year, usually online. You can join any meeting that interests you.

Recent meetings have looked at: 
  • GP services
  • Hospital at home (sometimes called virtual wards)
  • Making hospital letters easier
  • Patient safety
  • Patient transport
Involvement groups

Gateshead: Health and Well-being
Events are taking place across Gateshead. They will give you a chance to say what matters for local health and wellbeing.

Your ideas will help the Public Health team choose what to work on next.

Find out where the sessions will take place online.

Can’t come to an event? You can share your views online before 31 October. 
Talk about healthy neighbourhoods

County Durham: Peoples voices in health and well-being
Do you use care services? Do you look after someone, or help a family member or friend? Durham County Council wants to hear from you.

Join a friendly event to learn about the Health and Wellbeing Board. You can share your views on local services. And help decide what health and care services should focus on in the future.
Join the introductory event

South Tyneside: Adult mental health experiences
Healthwatch South Tyneside have a focus on adult mental health.

They have a survey asking about what you think of these services.

They want to find out about things like:
  • waiting times
  • what you think of services
  • ideas for improvements
The survey will be open until the end of 2026.
Take the survey

Help inform a national cancer screening tool
University of Southampton are developing a screening tool. This will help tailor care for people with cancer. 

If you or someone you know has had cancer, please share your views. 

You help will inform whether what they have designed works well for people. 
Take part in the survey

British Sign Language (BSL) and Artificial Intelligence (AI): what is the future?
A new national project is looking at what Deaf BSL users think about AI tools. It will gather views on hopes and fears linked to AI. It could shape future AI.

You will take part in:
  • A workshop in a city near you
  • An event in a central venue
  • Online activity
People taking part will get £360 for their time.

Find out more in BSL.
Join the conversation

Cleveland: Fire Service Delivery Consultation 
Cleveland Fire Brigade wants to hear from you. They have two ideas about how their services could work in the future.

Anyone can share their views. Your ideas will help shape fire and rescue services across Cleveland.
Have your say

GP practices working with their patients
The Deep End Network works in local areas where there is a lot of poor health.  This has been helping GP practices work with their patients better. Patients and public have led on some tools to help remove barriers to healthcare.

You can:
Watch the animation
Read the illustrated report

Gateshead: Tourette's Action
Tourette's Action are holding three workshops in Gateshead this November. They are for:
These sessions will help improve awareness of Tourette syndrome. They will also create positive change in our services and local areas.

Healthwatch: listening to you
Healthwatch is your health and social care champion. They will:
  • Listen to your experiences of using health and care services
  • Share what they hear with the people who run services
  • Help you find clear advice and info.

Each Healthwatch has just published their annual report. Take a look to see what has been happening in your area.
Find your local Healthwatch

Making the People's Hub better
Thank you to everyone who has told us what they think about the People's Hub. We have decided to keep the survey open, to keep listening and improving. Please fill in the survey if there's things you'd like to see in the future. 

Did you know that you can read the People's Hub online?

If anyone you know doesn't want to sign up to email newsletters they can still read it on our involvement pages.

If you have any feedback on the newsletter, please fill in our survey. 
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Tell us what you think
Your voice matters. Share your views directly with the people who plan and pay for health and care services - the Integrated Care Board (ICB). Tell Us What You Think about:
  • Local healthcare services
  • What we could do better
  • If something went well for you or your family
  • What matters most to you.
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