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Covid 19 Vaccine - Wokingham Dr Amit Sharma Videos Discussing Common Questions About Vaccine
A Wokingham Borough doctor, Dr Amit Sharma, from the Brookside Practice, talks about various subjects regarding the Covid - 19 vaccine and hopes it answers some of residents questions
12 February 2021
Advice and Information
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Covid drug trial to start at Royal Berkshire Hospital that could improve respiratory recovery from Covid-19
An Oxford university clinical trial has commenced this week at Royal Berkshire Hospital to test whether a drug called Almitrine can help people who are seriously ill with COVID-19 to recover from the disease.
10 February 2021
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Addressing Inequalities In Health and Care Access and Outcomes
The views & experiences of people who are likely to experience health and care inequalities in Wokingham, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading and West Berkshire
20 January 2021
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Healthwatch Wokingham - Response To NHS England Consultation ‘Integrating Care Next Steps To Building Strong and Effective Integrated Care Systems Across England
Healthwatch Wokingham Borough has joined with the four other local Healthwatch in the area that includes Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Reading and West Berkshire to respond to an important public consultation by NHS England.
14 January 2021
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Domestic Abuse - 'Ask ANI' - Pharmacies Launch Codeword Scheme To Offer ‘Lifeline’
More than 250,000 domestic abuse offences were recorded in England and Wales between March and June last year The government has now teamed up with Boots and independent pharmacies to launch a domestic abuse 'Ask for ANI' codeword scheme.
14 January 2021
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Childrens Mental Health - Little Blue Book Of Sunshine
Berkshire health officials have relaunched the ‘Little Blue Book of Sunshine’, a mental health booklet for children and young people in the area, and it is now available here online.
14 January 2021
Advice and Information
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Maternity support during COVID-19
Read about how coronavirus could affect you, your baby and your pregnancy care.
7 January 2021
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Covid-19 - Your NHS Needs You - Help Develop Vaccines
Help the NHS National Institution for Health Research find Covid-19 vaccines by volunteering to join the vaccine registry today
23 December 2020
News
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Video Message From Local GP -Why It's Important To Seek Help When You Need It
A local GP, GP Dr Rupa Joshi has produced a video message to reassure people that surgeries are open for business
21 December 2020
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COVID Vaccination - Video Message from Imam Monawar Hussain
See a video message from Imam Monawar Hussain, Oxford University Hospital Muslim Chaplain, who has just had the first of his 2 COVID vaccinations
17 December 2020
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Covid-19 Survey and Report On Peoples Experience Of Services And Information
The coronavirus pandemic has meant that health and social care providers have had to change the services they offer, and the way their services are delivered. We wanted to understand local residents experiences of those changes.
17 December 2020
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Wokingham Borough Dentists - Website Review
In May 2020 Healthwatch Wokingham launched a survey to understand how people in the Borough were experiencing changes in health services during Covid-19. Early analysis showed that access to information about dental care was difficult
17 December 2020
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