Online bookings for winter jabs close in two weeks
With just two weeks until online bookings for COVID and flu vaccines close, the NHS is urging anyone still eligible for these vaccines to...
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- Nov 23
What support can I get as a carer?
Many people who provide unpaid care across Wokingham Borough and beyond are unaware of their rights so we've put together information...
- Nov 17
Get the contraceptive pill free at your local pharmacy from December!
Women across Wokingham Borough will be able to get a first prescription of the contraceptive pill and repeat orders without having to see...
- Nov 6
Nov 2023: Need urgent or emergency dental care? Use the NHS additional hours scheme.
The local and national dentistry crisis continues. The team continues to see borough residents struggling to register and/or find...
- Oct 17
In conversation: Dr Amit Sharma on improved GP services
Dr Amit Sharma, GP Partner, Brookside Group Practice, Wokingham talks about how the practice has improved services for all its patients...
- Sep 19
How to stay well this winter
Top tips to help you stay well this winter and get the care you need. Winter conditions present an increased risk to our health,...
- Sep 19
How to get your Covid & flu vaccine
This week the NHS opened up bookings for anyone eligible for the Covid vaccine (including carers, over 65’s, pregnant women). You can now...
- Sep 17
Improving patient safety and giving patients a voice; Martha's rule introduced
The UK government has confirmed it will introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ to ensure people can quickly access a second opinion in hospital during...
- Aug 16
Bank Holiday Monday 28 August 2023 - Pharmacy opening times
The pharmacies listed here should be open as shown but this may be subject to change. Please contact the pharmacy before going to check...
- Jul 27
More support for Wokingham residents requiring dental care
A new pilot has started for local people who are most in need of dental care and treatment. We ask that you continue to try your local...
- Jul 10
July NHS strike action; what this means for you
July will become the most disruptive period of NHS industrial action unless there is a breakthrough in staff pay disputes. We've put...
- Jun 30
July 2023: Latest dental advice and information
Dentistry continues to be one of the main issues for residents across the borough, as the dentistry crisis continues locally, and...
- Jun 14
Junior doctors strike, heatwave and hayfever
Junior doctors across Berkshire will be taking industrial action for 72-hours starting today at 7am until 7am Saturday 17 June, due to...
- Jun 13
NHS complaints process is changing on 1st July; what does this mean for you?
Everyone has the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is written into the NHS...
- Jun 8
Advice for hot weather
With hot weather forecast over the next few days and weather alerts issued locally, it's important to be heat aware, and to be aware of...
- May 1
Covid-19 booster pop-up clinics for Wokingham Borough residents
Wokingham residents at high risk who have yet to receive their Covid-19 Spring booster, will be able to do so at one of two pop-up...
- Apr 27
May bank holidays; pharmacy opening times and medical support
With May Day, the King’s Coronation and the Spring bank holiday nearly upon us, Healthwatch Wokingham Borough want to remind everyone to...
- Apr 25
What you need to know: nurses strike on 30 April - 2 May 2023
The 48-hour strike will involve nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that...
- Apr 18
Nationwide test of new public alert system - Sunday 23 April
The mobile phones of Wokingham Borough residents will emit a loud alarm and vibrate in a nationwide test of a new public alert system on...
- Apr 17
DRUG ALERT: Heroin believed to contain fentanyl
Berkshire Local Drug information system has informed the Healthwatch team that following two fatal and two non-fatal potentially linked...
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