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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 14, 2023


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 13, 2023


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...
Jun 8, 2023


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...
May 1, 2023


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 27, 2023


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 25, 2023


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 18, 2023


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...
Apr 17, 2023


Get your HRT prescription for £19.30 per year
A new yearly prescription for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help women with menopause symptoms has launched, and is already...
Apr 11, 2023


Spring Covid Vaccination programme launches
The NHS is offering Wokingham Borough residents who are most at risk of COVID-19, a covid vaccination, from 17 April 2023. The spring...
Apr 3, 2023


Easter weekend pharmacy opening hours
Three local pharmacies will be open across Wokingham during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Advice is to call the pharmacy before...
Mar 23, 2023


List of cough, cold and flu medicines recalled
Following a review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), all medicines containing cough suppressant...
Mar 14, 2023


Junior doctors strike action 13 - 16 March and what this means for Wokingham Borough residents
From Monday 13th March until Thursday 16th March junior doctors, across England, will be taking industrial action for 72-hours starting...
Mar 9, 2023


NHS 111 - Healthwatch England's call for action
From 1 December 2020, the NHS introduced a new system called NHS 111 First. Find out what we’re calling for to ensure the service works...
Mar 7, 2023


We’re conducting an Enter & View this week at Wokingham Medical Centre
We want your feedback (the good or the bad) if you're a patient of the medical centre. We’re asking all patients of Wokingham Medical...
Feb 27, 2023


Public Meeting: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership
Wednesday 1st March: All members of the the public invited. The Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) is a group of organisations which plan...
Feb 27, 2023


Feb 2023: Latest local NHS dental updates
We've been keeping in regular contact with NHS England South East Dental to ensure we have the latest information on dentistry for...
Feb 13, 2023


Lloyds Pharmacy closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets
Lloyds Pharmacy at Sainsbury's Winnersh now closed There has been a mixed reaction from residents across Wokingham Borough as Lloyds...
Jan 31, 2023


Cost of living crisis - what help is there locally?
Times are very tough for people so if you're struggling there is a lot of support across Wokingham Borough. Wokingham Borough Council has...
Jan 30, 2023


Prevention is the best medicine - what to expect from your smear test
Cervical cancer screenings save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from your smear test and why...
Jan 26, 2023
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