1. News -

    Healthwatch Bracknell Forest, your local champion for health and social care, is looking for new voluntary Board Members for its local leadership board.
  2. News -

    Sign up to receive a regular email newsletter highlighting all of the work and projects we have been carrying out in Bracknell Forest.
  3. Report -

    Since COVID-19 struck, the work of the Healthwatch network to support and listen to local people became more crucial than ever. Find out more in Healthwatch England's 2019-20 annual report to Parliament about how we have helped make care better.
  4. Report -

    Through the Pandemic – Bracknell Forest Annual Report 2020 - 2021
  5. Report -

    In January 2020, Healthwatch Bracknell Forest followed up research we had undertaken in 2018 as to whether recipients of domiciliary care provided by Watershed were happy with their services.
  6. Report -

    This report forms the response from the Frimley area to the NHS Long Term Plan and is based on a survey of 1,477 people.
  7. Report -

    Healthwatch Bracknell Forest conducted an unannounced Enter and View visit, as part of a planned set of visits looking at the care provided, specifically around how the homes are able to support residents with additional needs.
  8. Report -

    This survey was completed as GP Services, particularly access to and ability to make an appointment at a convenient time and in a timely manner, remains the topic Healthwatch Bracknell Forest receives the most feedback on.
  9. Report -

    Healthwatch Bracknell Forest quarterly monitoring report.
  10. Report -

    This report is for the period of April to June 2017.
  11. Report -

    This report presents findings of a unique patient experience project.
  12. Report -

    Healthwatch Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead (WAM) in close collaboration with Healthwatch Buckinghamshire, Slough, Wokingham, Bracknell Forest, Hampshire and Surrey, wanted to hear from local people who had experienced being discharged from hospital.
  13. Report -

    29 patients were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved - allowing them to give feedback on the surgery beyond the scope of the questions already asked in the survey
  14. Report -

    33 patients were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved - allowing them to give feedback on the surgery beyond the scope of the questions already asked in the survey.
  15. Report -

    20 patients were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved.
  16. Report -

    27 patients were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved - allowing them to give feedback on the surgery beyond the scope of the questions already asked in the survey.
  17. Report -

    16 patients (during the Enter and View visit) were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved - allowing them to give feedback on the surgery beyond the scope of the questions already asked in the survey.
  18. Report -

    126 patients (29 during the Enter and View visit and 97 online) were asked two questions – what was good about the surgery and what could be improved.
  19. Report -

    Healthwatch Bracknell Forest conducted an announced Enter and View visit to Heath Hill Surgery on 26 November 2015. Using survey methods, the team spoke with 38 patients; 35 patients on the day of the visit and 3 patients completed an online survey.
  20. Report -

    Our nation’s health faces enormous challenges. Find out in the Healthwatch England Annual Report to Parliament how your feedback has helped NHS and social care services improve care and the plans for the future.
  21. Advice and Information -

    Health issues unfortunately don't leave us alone at the weekend and people are often in need of medical assistance out of hours. Using NHS guidelines, we have provided some advice and information on where you can go for help when your GP is closed.
  22. News -

    Read our news update
  23. Report -

    Championing what matters to you
  24. Report -

    We are pleased to provide you with the latest report from Healthwatch Bracknell Forest regarding access to GP led services.
  25. News -

    Read our September Newsletter, with local information and updates on our work
  26. News -

    Read latest news, information and updates on our work.
  27. News -

    The continuing cost of living crisis is adversely affecting people's physical and mental wellbeing, with vulnerable people and those on lower incomes hit the hardest.
  28. News -

    Every Spring we decide which areas we should focus our work on over the coming year. We base this on feedback we’ve had from local people and on the priorities of local health and care services.
  29. News -

    Newsletter
  30. Report -

    Bracknell Forest residents tell us What Matters Most when it comes to health and social care services.
  31. Report -

    In 2016 the Accessible Information Standard was introduced to give disabled people and people with sensory loss the legal right to receive information from the NHS and local adult social care.
  32. Report -

    Anticipatory care planning is for those living with multiple long-term conditions.
  33. Report -

    In the Spring and Summer of 2022 we undertook engagement with to understand the experiences of local people waiting for hospital treatment. We are pleased to share the findings of what Bracknell Forest residents told us.

  34. Report -

    Together we’re making health and social care better.
    Annual Report 22/23 find out what we got up to in 2022-23 and read about our plans for the future. As always we’ve done our best this year to put your voices at the heart of health and social care
  35. Advice and Information -

    Healthwatch is an independent organisation in the United Kingdom that gathers and represents the views and experiences of patients, service users, and the public on health and social care services.
  36. News -

    Our October Newsletter Newsletter
  37. Report -

    We wanted to hear from a variety of people from different communities, gathering insight into the health and social care experiences of residents in Bracknell Forest.
  38. News -

    Being prepared for the inevitable winter sniffles and taking greater control of your own health can help you to make the most of winter.
  39. News -

    Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is inviting patients, local people and staff to give their views about what’s most important to them when choosing the site for the new state-of-the-art replacement for Frimley Park Hospital.