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Update 5/2/2024: Thank you for your interest in our dental project. We have now recruited all the families needed for this project. If...

Jigsaw Creative Care provides respite care services for adults with learning disabilities, as well as accommodation and personal care...

Cervical cancer screenings also known as smear tests save at least 2,000 lives every year in the UK. Here's what you should expect from...

The British Medical Association (BMA) and Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) have announced junior doctors and...

We would like to say a big thank you to all the locals and organisations that have given us feedback and supported our work throughout...

It's that time of the year to make sure your medicine cabinets are stocked up, and repeat prescriptions are ordered in time for the...

Dentistry continues to be an ongoing national crisis, and Reading is no exception. We continue to see residents struggling to register...

Everyone is welcome to join us, Healthwatch Wokingham Borough and Healthwatch West Berkshire at our online event - RSVP to reserve your...

Three Healthwatch (Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire) have joined forces after hearing locally, across different communities, that...

Here at Healthwatch Reading, we believe that health and social care providers can best improve services by listening to people's...

Not sure what the NHS app is or how it works? This information is for you. By downloading the NHS app on your mobile phone or using it...

Rosebank House on Lower Henley Road, Caversham has been rated " requires improvement" in safety and effectiveness. Rosebank House...

Dr Amit Sharma, GP Partner at Brookside Group Practice, talks about how the doctor surgeries across Berkshire West are trying to improve...

NHS Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) is looking to redesign its non-emergency patient...

It’s well known that doctor surgeries are extremely stretched not only locally in Reading but also across the UK. Three Healthwatch...

This week the NHS opened up bookings for anyone eligible for the Autumn Covid vaccine (including carers, over 65’s, pregnant women). You...

The UK government has confirmed it will introduce ‘Martha’s rule’ to ensure people can quickly access a second opinion in hospital during...

Want to make a difference to how health and social care services are delivered to local people? Interested in a varied role where your...

Following recent industrial action by junior doctors, for the second time hospital consultants – including those at hospitals across...

Healthwatch Reading are pleased to share our plans for what we will be working on over the coming months. Our major project will be...