medication compliance aids
Are pharmacies in Wokingham Borough supporting residents assessed as needing medication compliance aids (MCAs)?
Healthwatch Wokingham Borough were contacted by Age UK Berkshire about a client who had been assessed as needing a medication compliance aid (MCA) but was unable to find a pharmacy to supply her with her medication in this way.
7 February 2020
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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.
30 June 2019
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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
26 June 2018
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Annual Report 2017/18
Find out what we got up to in 2017-18
1 May 2018
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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.
15 April 2018
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mental health inpatient hospital
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
3 March 2018
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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
1 January 2018
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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.
5 July 2017
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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
1 July 2017
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