West Berkshire Community Hospital
London Road
Benham Hill
London Road
Thatcham
Berkshire
RG18 3AS
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West Berkshire Community Hospital
Welcome to West Berkshire Community Hospital which is located in Newbury and is accessible by public transport. View map of West Berkshire Community Hospital.
West Berkshire Community Hospital offers a range of services to help provide care close to the homes of Newbury and surrounding areas.
Our radiology facilities at West Berkshire Community Hospital have received substantial investment through the government’s Community Diagnostic Programme, helping us enhance our diagnostic services. This includes the opening of our brand new MRI unit early next year.
The services we offer include renal dialysis, radiology and diagnostics, day surgery, outpatients, and chemotherapy.
How to find us
There is a large car parking space outside the front of the hospital, which includes designated spaces for disabled parking, motorcycles and bicycles.
There is also a drop off point and a taxi rank near the main entrance.
Paying for parking
A photo is taken as you enter the car park. When you need to leave, please insert your registration number in the payment machines in Reception which will advise how much you need to pay.
There is both a card machine and a cash payment machine available. A photo will be taken when you leave the car park to register the time you left the site.
Please ensure you enter the vehicle registration details correctly to ensure you don’t receive a fine.
Blue badge holders
If you are a disabled blue badge holder, then you do not need to display your badge in the vehicle. Please take your blue badge to Reception as evidence and enter your registration number into the terminal to ensure you receive free parking.
There are regular bus services from both Newbury and Thatcham which stop at the hospital, including:
Newbury and District Limited operates buses connecting West Berkshire Community Hospital with Newbury and Thatcham up to every fifteen minutes.
Timetables for all services can be found on the Reading Buses website.
There are frequent services by train to Newbury from outlying areas served by the hospital.
For up to date information on train services call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 4849 50 or visit the National Rail website.
The hospital is a 15 minute bus journey from Newbury Railway Station.
There are designated bicycle parking spaces.
Getting to the hospital
Download the Getting to West Berkshire Community Hospital guide
See this helpful guide on how to get to the Hospital.
Hospital map
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Visiting information
See the visitor guidelines for West Berkshire Community Hospital.
Hospital accessibility
Find out about how we can best support you with any accessibility or reasonable adjustments.
AccessAble - West Berkshire Community Hospital
Alternatively, you can view guides for wards and departments at the West Berkshire Community Hospital by using AccessAble.
Access Able - West Berkshire Community Hospital
Facilities
- Gallery café is available at the entrance of the hospital, which serves hot and cold food and drinks.
- League of friends tea bar is available in outpatients, serves hot, and cold drinks with confectionery.
Free guest wifi is available.
- Disabled parking
- Disabled changing facilities
- There is a nappy changing facility on the ground floor in the children's centre and one next to the minor injuries unit (MIU)
- Access to the second floor of WBCH is via lifts, elevators and stairs.
- Wheelchairs are available from the building main entrance.
- Public toilets are located on both the ground and first floor
Visiting information
What to expect when visiting a patient at the Royal Berkshire Hospital:
- Do not visit if you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms of Covid, colds, flu or other respiratory infections or vomiting and diarrhoea.
- Please respect the privacy of our patients, visitors and staff members by not filming or photographing them without their consent.
- If you need support or advice, please contact:
- Patient Advice and Liaison (PALS) Team, Monday – Friday 9am to 4pm. Telephone 0118 322 8338
- Hospital Palliative Care Team. Telephone 0118 322 7826
- Spiritual Healthcare Team Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm telephone 0118 322 7105 or via switchboard (0118 322 5111) out of hours
- If you're concerned about a patient's condition, and you've already spoken to the ward nurse or doctor, please use Call 4 Concern, our patient safety service.
- Please speak to the ward manager or nurse in charge if you have any questions.
