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May 10, 2023
Accessing dental care across Wokingham Borough - the latest
It's no surprise that access to NHS dental care continues to be a significant issue locally and nationally. In early March, Healthwatch...
May 10, 2023
Interim Chief Executive appointed
Dr Nick Broughton has been appointed interim Chief Executive of NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board...
May 4, 2023
Requires Improvement: Home Angels Healthcare Services Ltd (CQC report published)
The care agency based in Molly Millars Close provides support to children, younger adults, older people and people who may have dementia,...
May 1, 2023
Covid-19 booster pop-up clinics for Wokingham Borough residents
Wokingham residents at high risk who have yet to receive their Covid-19 Spring booster, will be able to do so at one of two pop-up...
Apr 27, 2023
May bank holidays; pharmacy opening times and medical support
With May Day, the King’s Coronation and the Spring bank holiday nearly upon us, Healthwatch Wokingham Borough want to remind everyone to...
Apr 25, 2023
What you need to know: nurses strike on 30 April - 2 May 2023
The 48-hour strike will involve nursing staff working in emergency departments, intensive care units, cancer care and other services that...
Apr 20, 2023
Wokingham residents' views wanted to help shape a 5 year NHS health and care services plan
Health and care partners in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) are asking for Wokingham Borough residents to share...
Apr 18, 2023
Nationwide test of new public alert system - Sunday 23 April
The mobile phones of Wokingham Borough residents will emit a loud alarm and vibrate in a nationwide test of a new public alert system on...
Apr 17, 2023
DRUG ALERT: Heroin believed to contain fentanyl
Berkshire Local Drug information system has informed the Healthwatch team that following two fatal and two non-fatal potentially linked...
Apr 11, 2023
Get your HRT prescription for £19.30 per year
A new yearly prescription for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to help women with menopause symptoms has launched, and is already...
Apr 3, 2023
Spring Covid Vaccination programme launches
The NHS is offering Wokingham Borough residents who are most at risk of COVID-19, a covid vaccination, from 17 April 2023. The spring...
Mar 24, 2023
CQC rates Taplow Manor inadequate and places it in special measures
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are demanding improvements to ensure children and young people are safe following an unannounced...
Mar 23, 2023
Easter weekend pharmacy opening hours
Three local pharmacies will be open across Wokingham during the Easter bank holiday weekend. Advice is to call the pharmacy before...
Mar 14, 2023
List of cough, cold and flu medicines recalled
Following a review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), all medicines containing cough suppressant...
Mar 9, 2023
Junior doctors strike action 13 - 16 March and what this means for Wokingham Borough residents
From Monday 13th March until Thursday 16th March junior doctors, across England, will be taking industrial action for 72-hours starting...
Mar 7, 2023
NHS 111 - Healthwatch England's call for action
From 1 December 2020, the NHS introduced a new system called NHS 111 First. Find out what we’re calling for to ensure the service works...
Feb 27, 2023
We’re conducting an Enter & View this week at Wokingham Medical Centre
We want your feedback (the good or the bad) if you're a patient of the medical centre. We’re asking all patients of Wokingham Medical...
Feb 27, 2023
Public Meeting: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership
Wednesday 1st March: All members of the the public invited. The Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) is a group of organisations which plan...
Feb 20, 2023
Referrals black hole’ - new findings of people’s experiences of GP referrals
Tell us about your GP referral experiences across Wokingham Borough here. Healthwatch England data published today shows that one in five...
Feb 13, 2023
Feb 2023: Latest local NHS dental updates
We've been keeping in regular contact with NHS England South East Dental to ensure we have the latest information on dentistry for...
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