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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


CQC rates Taplow Manor inadequate and places it in special measures
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are demanding improvements to ensure children and young people are safe following an unannounced...
Mar 24, 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


Referrals black hole’ - new findings of people’s experiences of GP referrals
Tell us about your GP referral experiences across Wokingham Borough here. Healthwatch England data published today shows that one in five...
Feb 20, 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


Healthwatch Wokingham Borough’s 2022/23 workplan published
We have published our workplan for 2022/2023 which highlights our key objectives and priorities which will be delivered as part of our...
Jan 19, 2023


Are you struggling to access health and care services this winter?
With the NHS under extra pressure this winter, we need to hear your experiences of care to help services understand what is working and...
Jan 18, 2023


NHS tells patients to seek emergency care as needed during latest industrial action
NHS 111 Patient care Urgent and emergency care Winter news and guidance The NHS is asking patients to seek emergency care if they need to...
Jan 10, 2023


New funding to speed up hospital discharge
The NHS will buy thousands of extra beds in care homes and other settings to help discharge more patients to free up hospital beds. Our...
Jan 9, 2023


Patients and public need urgent reassurance on NHS winter crisis and recovery
Healthwatch England is concerned that coverage in recent days showing the NHS at breaking point will exacerbate already-low public...
Jan 5, 2023
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