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Press Release - Health Services Are There For Your Physical and Mental Health Needs During Winter and Covid-19

Hospital clinicians and staff, GPs, mental health organisations, ambulance teams and local councils have drawn up a comprehensive plan to make sure services are working well together and prepared for flu, Covid-19 and all...

9 November 2020

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Healthwatch response to CQC's State of Care report for 2019/20

Care Quality Commission's report today shows COVID-19 is magnifying inequalities and “risks turning fault lines into chasms”.

20 October 2020

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Get Berkshire Active - Funding Available Through The ‘Tackling Inequalities Fund’

Sport England are providing Get Berkshire Active with funding through the ‘Tackling Inequalities Fund’ (TIF) to distribute to community organisations

18 September 2020

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Royal Berkshire Hospital Rebuild - Your Views Count

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is beginning a major modernisation of its services and its buildings.

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Future Of Hydrotherapy Pool At Royal Berkshire Hospital - Consultation

Have your say. Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning group is carrying out a 12 week consultation with the public about the future of the hydrotherapy pool at Royal Berkshire Hospital

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Maternity Services and Visiting Update - 23rd July - Royal Berkshire Hospital

Below is an update regarding Maternity visiting, antenatal and postnatal care clinics at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

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Patients reveal what matters most when they visit A&E

Quality of care is more important to people than the four-hour waiting time target, according to new research by Healthwatch England.

NHS publishes details on the Long Term Plan

NHS bosses in England say a new 10-year plan could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention and early detection.

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How we have been making more Wokingham voices heard

Our Community Investment Projects help us hear feedback from Wokingham people and group,s whose voices aren't as loud, or as often heard, as others.

26 February 2019

Latest reports and publications

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Our annual report 2019-2020

Read our annual report. Read about what we heard from the local...

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NHS Long Term Plan - Healthwatch Public Engagement

More than 1240 people shared their views with local Healthwatch in...

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Are pharmacies in Wokingham Borough supporting residents assessed as needing medication compliance aids (MCAs)?

7 February 2020

Healthwatch Wokingham Borough were contacted by Age UK Berkshire...

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Our Annual Report 2018-2019

Read our annual report. Read about what we heard from the local...