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Why we held the forum On 1 October, more than 75 people attended our Racism in Care Forum, delivered through our Thinking Together community engagement model in partnership with Healthwatch Reading and the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality (ACRE). The forum brought together people with lived experience, community members, NHS trusts, councils, health and social care professionals, academics, and voluntary and community organisations to discuss racism, discrimination a

The future of Healthwatch was discussed in the House of Lords on Tuesday during the second reading of the Health Bill. The Bill currently includes proposals to abolish Healthwatch at local and national level. During the debate, Peers discussed the key issues within the Bill and highlighted areas where they believe changes may be needed. There was strong support from across political parties for keeping an independent patient voice, with many recognising the important role Hea

From Monday 5 October 2026, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust will be moving to the national NHS.net email platform. As part of this change, all Trust email addresses will switch from @royalberkshire.nhs.uk to @NHS.net. What does this mean for patients and the public? There is nothing you need to do. Emails sent to existing @royalberkshire.nhs.uk email addresses will continue to be automatically redirected for a limited period following the change. The Trust will also upda