Sharing Stephen's story this Organ Donation Week
Organ donation is a gift that can change lives. Nationally more than 7600 people are in need of an organ transplant, including over 250 children.
23 Sept 2024
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust ranked as a 'top five Trust' in this year’s CQC Inpatient Survey
Based on the responses returned by patients who stayed with us, out of the 131 NHS acute trusts in England, we ranked fourth.
22 Aug 2024
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Congratulations in order – Health Service Journal Awards shortlist announced
The Health Service Journal (HSJ) have announced the finalists for their annual national awards. And two teams at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust are featured. Our Elderly Care Department are finalists in the Patient Safety category, and our Occupational Health and Wellbeing Team finalists in the Staff Wellbeing category.
15 Aug 2024
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Local patients are now able to have minor surgery at Townlands Memorial Hospital
To improve services closer to home for patients, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust now offer carpal tunnel surgery at Townlands Hospital, utilising the minor ops facilities on site.
15 Aug 2024
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On your marks, get set, go! Neuro-Rehabilitation Unit hosts sports day for patients
Staff in the Neuro Rehabilitation Unit at the West Berkshire Community Hospital organised a sports day for patients earlier this week, with games including tin-can alley, egg and spoon race, and bat and ball.
27 Jul 2024
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Construction begins on New Surgical Unit at Royal Berkshire Hospital
Work starts this week on a new surgical unit at Reading’s Royal Berkshire Hospital and residents have been asked to help come up with a name for the new unit
24 Jul 2024
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Chief Nursing Officer Silver Award presented to nurse after 40 years service
Sharon Herring, Associate Chief Nurse - Patient Experience, Workforce and Education, has been recognised for her work advocating for patient involvement, community engagement and equalities after receiving a Chief Nursing Officer Silver Award.
01 Jul 2024
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King's Birthday Honours: Huge congratulations to Mark Foulkes MBE
Mark Foulkes, Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse and Nurse Consultant at the Trust’s Berkshire Cancer Centre has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours list in recognition of his services to nursing.
17 Jun 2024
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Royal Berkshire becomes first NHS trust to receive full GCSA certification due to ‘world-class’ research
Research at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised as ‘world-class’ after becoming the first NHS trust to receive full GCSA certification.
13 May 2024
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Leading research for oral UTI vaccine carried out at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
According to Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust research, recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) can be prevented for up to 9 years in more than half of people given an oral spray-based vaccine.
17 Apr 2024
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ICU opens doors to new visitor space
This week marks the official opening of a newly refurbished visitor space in the ICU department of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
08 Mar 2024
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust named as one of top acute trusts for staff experience
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust has once again been rated as one of the best acute trusts to work for in England, according to the results of the latest NHS Staff Survey – one of the largest workforce surveys in the world.
07 Mar 2024
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust's Maternity services continue to be rated as Good by CQC
CQC found passionate and focused staff at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as maternity services continue to be rated as Good
01 Mar 2024
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Hospital encourages patients to come forward for cataract surgery
Clinicians at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust are encouraging patients requiring cataract surgery to come forward after a significant decline in referrals over the past year.
15 Feb 2024
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Top A&E doctors warn of rising pressure from winter viruses
Frontline doctors are warning winter virus cases are "creeping up" alongside pressure on emergency departments, with new NHS data showing the number of flu patients in hospital is up more than half in a week.
07 Dec 2023
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Team aims to collect 900 presents in Royal Berkshire Hospital Christmas Gift Appeal
The Royal Berkshire Hospital’s voluntary services team has launched their annual Christmas Gift Tree Appeal, this year aiming to collect 900 presents. They are seeking support from the local community to help make sure every patient has a gift to wake up to on Christmas morning. These gifts make a huge difference to people spending the Christmas period in hospital, especially if they do not have family or friends visiting them.
30 Nov 2023
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Join the BOB Integrated Care Partnership meeting
The next Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire West Integrated Care Partnership (BOB ICP) meeting in public is being held on Wednesday 22 November 2023 (1pm-3pm) in the Councillor’s Meeting Room 1, Reading Borough Council, Civic Offices, Bridge St, Reading, RG1 2LU.
16 Nov 2023
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‘One-stop’ clinic opens its doors at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, bringing relief to arthritis sufferers
The Trauma and Orthopaedics team at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust have launched a ‘one-stop’ clinic to help patients suffering with the pain of osteoarthritis in their hands and wrists. The clinic streamlines the experience for patients, reducing the wait for treatment by months, while also easing the pressure on the hospital’s other departments.
14 Nov 2023
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Local NHS services encourage public to get 'Winter Ready'
As we head into another busy winter season, health and social care partners across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) are working together to ensure all our local communities get the services they need in the most appropriate place.
17 Oct 2023
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Lord’s Royal visit
Yesterday we hosted a special visit from Lord Markham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care (Minister for the Lords).
28 Jul 2023
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