News

Please be aware that the Pre-op Assessment Unit is temporarily moving from the South Block Annexe in Royal Berkshire Hospital to Berkshire Independent Hospital in Coley. 

With high levels of Covid-19 circulating in the community, it remains crucially important that staff continue to self-test using Lateral Flow Tests (or PCR if you are one of the departments using that method). LFTs continue to detect on average 10-12 asymptomatic staff per month across the Trust. This means that these staff have disrupted and broken the Covid-19 ‘chain of transmission’ – protecting our patients, colleagues and vulnerable family members. Latest evidence suggests that LFTs remain highly sensitive in detecting the new ‘Omicron’ variant - so they remain a vitally important tool keeping us all safe.

The NHS across the country and locally is working on plans to deliver the booster jab to include younger age groups as announced by the Government this week but these jabs are not yet available.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital’s Voluntary Services team is launching their annual Christmas Gift Tree Appeal again, seeking support from the local community to ensure every patient receives a gift on Christmas day.

Nick Gallogly, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Clinical Lead for Department of Orthotics has been appointed as a Consultant Orthotist – the second person in the UK and Ireland to be in such a post.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust’s Consultant in Anaesthesia, Pain and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Dr Deepak Ravindran has last week won two prestigious awards for his outstanding academic achievements.

Well done to our team of 37 nurses and support workers who were finalists in the prestigious ‘Whatever It Takes’ Macmillan Cancer Support professional excellence award. The

Members of the public are being encouraged to check their medicine cabinets and make sure they are fully-stocked to avoid becoming seriously unwell this winter.

Local NHS services in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire are this week launching a public information campaign to help reduce pressure on services over winter.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust are pleased to announce their membership to Connect Reading, an organisation focused on connecting sectors for mutual benefit. With over 125 members, Connect Reading works to bring sectors together to deliver social value, community benefits and local impact.