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Late on Friday 27th June, the UK Government announced plans to close down Healthwatch. This decision follows an independent review led by...

We are delighted to share that our annual report for 2024/2025 ‘Unlocking the power of people-driven care’ is now live and ready for you...

Written by the Healthwatch team This report highlights the experiences and feedback of young women (aged 16-24) across Wokingham Borough...

On 20th January, the Government announced that the [much-needed] rebuild of Royal Berkshire Hospital on a new site has been delayed by at...

Every three years Wokingham Borough Council conducts a survey to fnd out how residents access and use pharmacy services across the...

We are thrilled to announce that we, in collaboration with Healthwatch Reading, have been honoured with a Community Education Award at...

Health information and advice during the festive season, from pharmacy opening times to adult safeguarding concerns, can be found here.

We've created this webpage to offer up-to-date information on local services Christmas opening times, information and support....

We have been informed by the head of Primary Care Operations of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire West that South Reading...

The Government is asking you for your ideas on fixing the NHS via an online platform Change NHS ,  and also on the NHS app. Whether you...

We are excited to announce the release of our report on GP access and the new ways of working across Berkshire West, following...

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111 , the NHS has announced today. The...

The South Asian population are 2-4x more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, and South Asian women have one of the lowest cervical...

An NHS spokesperson said : “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment and patient record system,...

Working with Caring, Listening and Supporting Partnership  (CLASP), a self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities in...

In our annual report, we show how listening to the voices of people living and working in Wokingham Borough is crucial in helping to make...

We are supporting Healthwatch Youth on a project to raise awareness about women’s sexual health well-being, focusing on sexually...

Residents across Wokingham Borough and communities across England have made it clear that NHS dentistry needs to be fixed – so it’s...

Another May bank holiday is nearly upon us which means some GP surgeries and pharmacies will be closed, and the opening hours of other...

In February we asked people living and working in Wokingham Borough to complete our What Matters to You survey to help us plan our next...