NHS Health Trainer Service
Berkshire West NHS offer a free health trainer service providing one to one support for people who want to make healthy life style changes. It also aims at reducing health inequalities by improving people’s access to health services. They will be holding an event on Wednesday 9th March at the Reading Council Chambers, 10am-2pm to celebrate the 1st anniversary of their service. The event will include speakers, feedback from their Partners and Service Users, light refreshments and a chance to look at the stands and displays. To reserve a place or book a stand call 0118 955 1214 or email: BW-pct.healthtrainer@nhs.net. For more information about the Health Trainer Service, please see the flyer click here.
Juice!
Juice are drop-in health clinics designed by young people, for young people aged 11-19years. These weekly clinics are run by a group of friendly, dedicated specialist nurses and youth workers at Wokingham Hospital on Thursdays, 3.30-5.30pm and Bulmershe Youth Centre on Mondays, 3.30-5.30pm. See the poster here for more information or ring Diane or Carrie on 0118 949 5078 or go to www.getjuicy.co.uk
What to expect from your NHS Hospital - an Easy Read guide
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have produced an Easy Read guide about the changes to the rules about NHS Hospital Trusts. You can view it here.
The Eye Know Project
Sight tests for adults with learning disabilities in Wokingham. The Eye Know Project is being officially launched on Thursday 18th November at one of the participating optometrists, Scrivens. See the flyer here for more information.
ActiVise - Physical Activity Programme for Adults (18+) with a health condition.
Conditions such as anxiety, exhaustion and low energy levels, irregular sleeping patterns, low self-esteem, stress, weight gain from medication.
See the flyer here.
The Fun Fit Club
A club promoting healthy eating and exercise for people with learning disabilities.
Every Wednesday 2pm to 3.30pm at the Acorn Centre, Woosehill, Wokingham
See the flyer here.
Learning Disability Co-ordinator - Jane Wooldridge is the Learning Disability Co-ordinator at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. Her role is to make sure that patients with a learning disability are properly looked after when getting a service from the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
You can contact Jane on tel: 0118 322 8159 and read more about her role in the flyer here.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) - works with children and young people (birth to 18 years old) who are experiencing emotional, behavioural or mental health problems and their families.
www.wokingham.gov.uk/children-youth-education/services-children/mental-health-service/
Dingley Specialist Children’s Centre - The outpatient Centre brings together a team of specialists who advise on, assess and treat children and young people whose development is giving cause for concern.
www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/wards__departments/d/dingley_specialist_childrens.aspx?theme=Patient
Brambles Childrens Centre
PALS - Patient Advice and Liaison Service - They help thousands of people every day with information, support and advice.
Speech and Language Therapy - Speech and language therapy (SLT) works in partnership with individuals with communication and/or swallowing (dysphagia) difficulties, and their families/carers/other professionals.
www.berkshirewest-pct.nhs.uk/page.asp?fldArea=2&fldMenu=3&fldSubMenu=9&fldKey=677
Community Mental Health Team (CMHT) - The team provides a secondary care service to adults in the Wokingham Borough Council district aged 18 to 70 years. CMHT brings together healthcare professionals from a variety of disciplines.
www.wokingham.gov.uk/health-social-care/mental-health-services/
Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centres
Dingley Family and Specialist Early Years Centres provide a place where children, from birth to five years, with special needs and disabilities come to develop skills through therapeutic play. More than this, it is a place where their parents and carers are welcome, where they can make friends and share experiences.
Wokingham Centre is at Wokingham Hospital, Barkham Road, Wokingham, RG41 2RE
Wokingham LINks (Local Involvement Network)
The LINk has been set up by the government to give people the chance to say what they think about local health and social care services. They can help you bring about small changes to the way your health and social care is delivered and influence big changes.
Epilepsy Support Group - This is a group for people with learning disabilities who have epilepsy.
See the flyer here.
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