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Covid vaccine eligibility has changed from last winter. For more information, please click here to visit the NHS website, or ask your GP surgery or pharmacy. As we spend more time indoors, winter is the perfect season for illnesses like flu, COVID-19 and RSV(Respiratory, Syncytial Virus) to spread easily from person to person. The cold, damp weather makes it harder to fight off infections as it puts extra strain on your body. Vaccination prevents you from becoming unwell. If

Our NHS app survey is now open. Share your feedback with us today! The Government’s 10-year NHS plan aims to improve healthcare access...

When people can’t understand or be understood by health and social care professionals, their safety and well-being are put at risk. Back...

The government has now published its 10-Year Health Plan for England setting out a long -term vision for transformation of health and...

You can save Healthwatch Reading from closing down by signing a petition for the Government to review its decision to abolish independent...

Healthwatch Reading has signed a powerful open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. What is the purpose of this...

On Friday, 27th June 2025, the UK Government announced plans to close down Healthwatch. This news may come as a surprise, and we would...

Unlocking the power of people-driven care. Listening to your experiences and views to help improve local services was our priority this...

As part of Dying Matters Week (5–11 May), Reading Council is hosting a free community event to explore what it means to die well, with...

Written by the Healthwatch team This report highlights the experiences and feedback of young women (aged 16-24) across Reading and...

Health information and advice during the festive season, from pharmacy opening times to adult safeguarding concerns, can be found here.

Our phone line and office will be closed from Monday 23rd December and repon on Monday 6th Jan at 10am. We will not answer phone calls or...

At the end of last year, three Healthwatch teams— Reading, Wokingham Borough and West Berkshire—came together after hearing widespread...

Our national body Healthwatch England has released new research which calls for a more personalised approach to cervical screening...

Millions of patients experiencing a mental health crisis can now benefit from support through 111 , the NHS announced on 27th August...

The University Medical Group is running a patient consultation exercise throughout August and September 2024 about the proposal to close...

An NHS spokesperson said : “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment and patient record system,...

25 families from a diverse range of backgrounds, with a combined total of 45 children, under the age of 10 years old, living in 3 of the...

Read some of the ways we've worked together with residents,  local communities and organisations to help deliver change in Reading over...

We are delighted to have launched our first Healthwatch Reading Youth project today, which aims to raise awareness about women’s sexual...