What do Reading people know about TB?
We surveyed 326 people, including at-risk adults born in other countries, to help public health and the NHS understand what people know about the infectious disease.
1 February 2018
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Our January 2018 newsletter
Read about our work over the past month.
1 January 2018
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The experience of people admitted to psychiatric wards at Prospect Park Hospital
We spoke with more than 40 people on acute psychiatric wards during October 2017 in a joint project with five other local Healthwatch.
1 January 2018
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Newsletter Archive 2017
View all of our newsletters from 2017.
31 December 2017
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Papers for our board meeting 21 November 2017
Papers for the Healthwatch Reading board meeting held in public.
21 November 2017
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Support after Suicide booklet
This an updated version of a booklet we created in 2013 in response to families bereaved by suicide calling for better information about local support services.
1 October 2017
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What should you expect from home care services?
The number of people being cared for in their own homes is increasing but what should you expect from home care services?
29 August 2017
Advice and Information
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The Accessible Information Standard - What you can expect from services
A year ago the Accessible Information Standard came into force. It requires any organisation providing NHS or social care to communicate in a way that everybody can understand. Here's a reminder of what you should expect.
31 July 2017
Advice and Information
HWR Annual Report 2016-17
Our highlights for 2016-17.
1 July 2017
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Patient feedback report: visit to Circuit Lane Surgery
We spoke with 26 patients during a visit on May 25 2017 to see if they thought services had improved since the surgery was rated 'inadequate' in January 2017.
1 July 2017
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Patient feedback report: visit to Priory Avenue Surgery
We spoke with 24 patients during a visit on May 24 2017, to see if they thought services had improved since the surgery was rated ‘inadequate’ in January 2017.
1 July 2017
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How homeless people in Reading experience health care services
We met and collected experiences of 19 people in three focus groups, each lasting one hour, at community locations used by these clients.
1 July 2017
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