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NHS Long Term Plan Public Engagement

More than 1240 people shared their views with local Healthwatch in Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to help us inform decision-makers on the public's top priorities for the NHS.

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Our Annual Report 2018-2019

Read our annual report. Read about what we heard from the local population, the projects we worked on and our plans for the year ahead.

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Making more voices heard - Community Investment Projects

As the consumer champion we listen to peoples views about health & care, In order to hear the voices that are not normally heard we funded a number of projects in order to gain greater local insight and knowledge into key issues.

1 February 2019

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Reducing loneliness by sharing Sunday lunch

Healthwatch Wokingham Borough have a particular interest in hearing the voices of those who are not always heard

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Annual Report 2017/18

Find out what we got up to in 2017-18

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Healthwatch Wokingham Borough - Visit To The Berkshire Care Home

Our team of trained, authorised representative volunteers, visited The Berkshire Care Home on 7th February 2018 to get the views of the residents living there and the views of their families, carers.

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The Experience Of People Admitted To Psychiatric Wards At Prospect Park Hospital In Berkshire

For the first time, all 6 local Healthwatch in Berkshire* worked together, to visit and capture views of people staying as inpatients at Prospect Park Hospital in Reading, run by the county’s main mental health provider, Berkshire Healthcare Trust

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Minutes of our Board Meetings

Minutes of Healthwatch Wokingham Borough Board meetings

1 February 2018

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Supporting Carers: A Toolkit for GP practices

The toolkit is deliberately concise to ensure it is quick-read for busy GP. Practices. This toolkit has been endorsed by the NHS Berkshire West Carers

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Case Study - Speaking Out to improve carers experiences of accessing support & information

Brenda contacted Healthwatch via the Helpdesk as she felt confused and frustrated by the organisations that were linked to her mum but did not link with each other.

1 November 2017

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Patient experience of hospital discharge - Frimley Trust

NHS Choices states that once a patient is admitted to hospital, their care plan (including information about their discharge) is developed. During a patient’s stay in hospital, a discharge assessment should be undertaken.

Royal Berkshire Hospital parking passes trial for volunteer drivers

Lack of parking at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, causes stress to the volunteer drivers and their clients