More than 100 patients miss hospital appointments in Berkshire every day

One in 16 appointments made at the Royal Berkshire NHS Trust are missed by patients

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Royal Berkshire Hospital boss discusses u turn on plans to close hydrotherapy pool

Plans to shut Reading's only NHS funded hydrotherapy pool sparked outrage when they were announced last year

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Berkshire group aims to break world record on World Mental Health Day

The 'Spectrum' lesson event is being done as part of World Mental Health Day

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Pride of Reading: Campaigner shines a light on mental health issues through technology

Alison Foster of Brighter Berkshire has been nominated in the Digital Ninja category for the Pride of Reading Awards

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Giant talking hand turns heads in Reading town centre

The hand was part of a campaign to raise awareness for arthritis and joint pain

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How is your mental health? Share your experiences in Berkshire

Ahead of World Mental Health Day we look at the well-being of people in Reading

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Changes planned for Reading's busy A&E department as staff face 'extreme pressures'

The department at the Royal Berkshire Hospital treats around 115,000 people a year

from getreading - Health http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/health/rbh-accident-emergency-department-expansion-13463750

Spending on temporary A&E doctors in Berkshire trebles in a year

Royal Berkshire Hospital brought in extra doctors during the winter to help cope with the increasing demand

from getreading - Health http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/health/spending-temporary-ae-doctors-berkshire-13059879

Plans for first homes on TRL site in Crowthorne revealed

New plans show what houses will look like on controversial TRL development near Crowthorne.

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Berkshire mental health services moving to University of Reading campus

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has taken 12,000 sq ft of space in the Science and Technology Centre

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Women in Reading more likely to overdose on drugs than men

Reading is one of just a fraction of areas in England where more women have been taken to A&E for drug poisoning

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Circuit Lane and Priory Avenue GPs surgeries placed in special measures

Care Quality Commission inspectors found huge failings in both surgeries

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Drivers face 36 weeks of A33 lane closures as phase two of bus lane project begins

The work is phase two of a plan to improve bus services around South Reading

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Royal Berkshire Hospital to give baby boxes to new Reading mums

The hospital hopes to educate new parents and help reduce cases of sudden infant death syndrome

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Organ donor appeal as 78 people in Berkshire wait for transplants

In around 40 per cent of cases organs are not taken from potential donors because their families do not give consent

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Secretive NHS cost cutting plans published by Reading council as £479m funding gap revealed

The NHS is planning to make £34 million of cuts to workforces in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

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Berkshire hospitals miss A&E targets due to 'extreme pressures'

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is telling people to stay away from A&E departments unless they have life threatening emergencies or very serious conditions

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Nearly 900 Berkshire patients miss five or more appointments this year

Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request reveal Berkshire patients miss tens of thousands of booked appointments each year

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