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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


NHS under pressure across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West
Emergency departments (A&E) at all hospitals in the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) area are under significant...
Dec 30, 2022


SCAS thanks staff, volunteers and public as critical incident stood down
At lunch time today, South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) was able to stand down the Critical Incident status....
Dec 23, 2022


SCAS declares critical incident
Due to extreme pressures across its services which escalated over the weekend South Central Ambulance Service has declared a critical...
Dec 20, 2022


Long waits due to high demand at Royal Berkshire Hospital's Emergency Department
Royal Berkshire NHS Trust's latest statement on high demand currently experienced at the Emergency Department as of 20th December 2022:...
Dec 20, 2022


Pharmacy opening times this festive season (2022-2023)
Do you know your local pharmacy opening times over the Christmas and New Year period? Don't get caught out; pharmacy opening hours won’t...
Dec 19, 2022


Christmas and New Year opening hours
We will be closed over the Christmas period from Friday 23rd December until Tuesday 3rd January (inclusive). During this time we will not...
Dec 14, 2022


Union urged to clarify that life preserving care will be maintained during strike action
Following reports that life-saving cancer care could be affected by strike action. Healthwatch England have written to the RCN asking for...
Dec 14, 2022


Healthwatch England responds to NHS waiting times
Figures from NHS England show 7.2 million people were waiting to start routine treatment at the end of October, up from 7.1 million in...
Dec 13, 2022


Healthwatch England's position on maternity care
Recent reports highlight consistent failures in maternity care. Find out what we're calling for to help people get the right care and...
Dec 12, 2022
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