News and reports

Healthwatch Bracknell Forest, Healthwatch Slough, and Healthwatch Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead spoke to 580 women as part of this project to understand their experiences of local NHS women’s health services (excluding maternity care).

Out of these, 507 women completed a survey, and 73 took part in focus groups. These focus groups specifically aimed to hear from women of Asian heritage, whose voices were underrepresented in the national Women’s Health Strategy survey.

We are pleased to publish Healthwatch Bracknell Forest Annual Report for 2024/5

We visited Haldane House as part of our Enter and View programme, in March 2025. We focused on independence and choice and this report outlines our findings and the recommendations we have made to the care home.

As part of our 2024 Enter and View programme, this report provides a summary of key findings from our visits to six care homes.

Patients expressed high satisfaction with the service at Brants Bridge, appreciating the quick access to care in a convenient location.

A summary of our Enter and View visit to Longlea Nursing Home, where we spoke to residents, relatives and staff. Our visit focused on independence and choice. We have shared with commissioners and CQC.

Our monthly hospital visiting programme has been running since September 2023. We have spoken to 546 patients, visitors, volunteers, and staff at Frimley, Heatherwood and Wexham Park hospitals. (306 in the last 6 Months)

A summary of our Enter and View visit to Heathlands Care Centre, where we spoke to residents, relatives and staff. Our visit focused on independence and choice. We have shared with commissioners and CQC.

A summary of our Enter and View visit to Dormy House Care Home, where we spoke to residents, relatives and staff. Our visit focused on independence and choice. We have shared with commissioners and CQC.

Healthwatch Bracknell Forest were invited to the Bracknell Dementia Forum. The forum was attended by carers for People with Dementia and the cared for along with various service providers.

This year Healthwatch Bracknell Forest has focused on reaching out to communities we don’t often hear from.

This report was originally published in 2023. However we received additional substantive information from a deaf resident about failings in the provision of accessible information.