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Healthwatch's future secured: We're here to stay!
We are delighted to welcome the Government's announcement that Healthwatch England and local Healthwatch will not be abolished, as previously proposed eighteen months ago. This means Healthwatch Wokingham Borough, alongside all 153 local Healthwatch organisations and our national body, Healthwatch England, will continue to be your champion for health and care, ensuring your voices, opinions and experiences help make systems and services work better for people and communities.
Healthwatch Wokingham
Oct 28
How Operation Cavell is supporting local NHS staff
At our recent Racism in Care Forum, we heard about Operation Cavell, a national initiative bringing together NHS organisations and police forces to improve responses to violence, aggression, abuse and discrimination directed towards healthcare staff. Guest speaker Alison Drew, Associate Chief Nurse for Patient Experience, Workforce and Education, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, highlighted that everyone has the right to feel safe when accessing or delivering care. While
Healthwatch Wokingham
Oct 18
From conversation to commitment: Racism in Care Forum
Why we held the forum On 1 October, more than 75 people attended our Racism in Care Forum, delivered through our Thinking Together community engagement model in partnership with Healthwatch Reading and the Alliance for Cohesion and Racial Equality (ACRE). The forum brought together people with lived experience, community members, NHS trusts, councils, health and social care professionals, academics, and voluntary and community organisations to discuss racism, discrimination a
Healthwatch Wokingham
Oct 15
Reports
NHS App project: Summary report and infographic series published
We are pleased to share our summary report and infographic series from our NHS App project, in partnership with Healthwatch Reading. Throughout the project, we listened to people across the borough and Reading about their experiences of using the NHS App. Through our joint survey, community conversations and engagement activities, we gathered a significant amount of feedback and insights from local people. Our summary report brings this together into four key headlines an
Healthwatch Wokingham
Sep 29
"One app to rule them all, please!"
Alongside completing our NHS App survey, residents shared their experiences of using the NHS App and accessing healthcare through other digital services during community conversations and engagement activities across the borough and Reading. A key theme that emerged from this feedback is a need for a simpler and more joined-up digital healthcare experience. While many residents valued the convenience of managing appointments, prescriptions and health records online, others de
Healthwatch Wokingham
Sep 24
People rely on family and friends, while formal NHS App support goes unused
Using the NHS App isn’t always straightforward. We wanted to hear from local people about their experiences using the App: who they turn to and what they need help with. During our NHS App project people in the borough and Reading told us about the different ways they get support, from family and friends, community groups to their GP surgery. But we also found that formal support, such as commissioned digital café sessions were rarely used because people did not know they exi
Healthwatch Wokingham
Sep 18
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