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World Alzheimer’s Month – raising awareness and challenging stigma

September is World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise dementia awareness and challenge stigma.

1 September 2021

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E-consult is helping Brookside Practice to manage increased demand for services

Increasingly, GP practices across the Borough are using online consultation. What does this mean for patients?

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Locked out: Digitally excluded people’s experiences of remote GP appointments

The move to more digitally-led healthcare has worked well for some but excluded others over the past year. Healthwatch England's report explores how people have been excluded and what needs to happen to get the care...

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Then and Now - Healthwatch Wokingham Annual Report 2020-2021

It has been a year of change for all of us

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The Breathing Space

A new facility to offer help and support for people who experience mental distress has opened in central Reading

Covid-19 Vaccine - Mobile Health On The Move Van In Wokingham

A specially adapted vaccination van takes to the roads in Berkshire West week beginning 28th June as part of a drive to increase uptake of the Covid jab.

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Royal Berks Hospital - Hospital navigator scheme to support young people

Hospital Navigator scheme to support young people has been launched at Royal Berkshire Hospital

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Covid 19 - Local Mass Vaccination Site Moves To Reading Town Centre

The local mass vaccination site that was located at Madejski football stadium has now moved to Reading town centre

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Royal Berkshire Hospital Inspection Report Published

In April 2021 CQC inspectors carried out a spot check of the hospital's infection prevention and control. The report was published on 1st July 2021

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'What Matters Most' To Wokingham Residents About Health and Care Needs

Healthwatch Wokingham are here to find out what matters to people in...

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Then and Now - Healthwatch Wokingham Annual Report 2020-2021

It has been a year of change for all of us

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Insight Into Action Report

Read about what Healthwatch Wokingham have been hearing from the...

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Addressing Inequalities In Health and Care Access and Outcomes

20 January 2021

The views & experiences of people who are likely to experience...