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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,...

Covid-19 booster pop-up clinics for Wokingham Borough residents

May 1, 2023

Advice & information

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...

May bank holidays; pharmacy opening times and medical support

Apr 27, 2023

News

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...

What you need to know: nurses strike on 30 April - 2 May 2023

Apr 25, 2023

News

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...

Wokingham residents' views wanted to help shape a 5 year NHS health and care services plan

Apr 20, 2023

News

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...

Nationwide test of new public alert system - Sunday 23 April

Apr 18, 2023

News

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...

DRUG ALERT: Heroin believed to contain fentanyl

Apr 17, 2023

News

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...

Get your HRT prescription for £19.30 per year

Apr 11, 2023

Advice & information

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...

Spring Covid Vaccination programme launches

Apr 3, 2023

News

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...

CQC rates Taplow Manor inadequate and places it in special measures

Mar 24, 2023

News

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

News

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...

List of cough, cold and flu medicines recalled

Mar 14, 2023

News

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...

Junior doctors strike action 13 - 16 March and what this means for Wokingham Borough residents

Mar 9, 2023

News

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...

NHS 111 - Healthwatch England's call for action

Mar 7, 2023

News

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...

We’re conducting an Enter & View this week at Wokingham Medical Centre

Feb 27, 2023

News

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...

Public Meeting: Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership

Feb 27, 2023

News

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...

Referrals black hole’ - new findings of people’s experiences of GP referrals

Feb 20, 2023

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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 2023: Latest local NHS dental updates

Feb 13, 2023

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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...

Lloyds Pharmacy closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets

Jan 31, 2023

News

Lloyds Pharmacy closing all 237 of its outlets in Sainsbury’s supermarkets

Lloyds Pharmacy at Sainsbury's Winnersh now closed There has been a mixed reaction from residents across Wokingham Borough as Lloyds...

Cost of living crisis - what help is there locally?

Jan 30, 2023

News

Cost of living crisis - what help is there locally?

Times are very tough for people so if you're struggling there is a lot of support across Wokingham Borough. Wokingham Borough Council has...