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People in BRACKNELL have vented their frustrations at a perceived ‘lack of services’ being provided at Bracknell Healthspace. The Healthspace at Brants Bridge used to serve as a Walk-In urgent care centre, where patients could enter without an appointment. However, this walk-in function was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Councillors in Bracknell have expressed concern that residents are unaware of the changes. Members of the public are calling for the walk-in function to be re-instated and for Bracknell to have its own Accident & Emergency service. The biggest concern was over the distance of Berkshire’s other hospitals from Bracknell.
By Nigel Foster2021-05-10T07:23:00+01:00
Nigel Foster on the need to not just restore services and reduce backlogs but to tackle potential inequalities in access, experience and outcomes
The new national figures on waiting lists are unprecedented, with over 4.7 million people waiting and some 400,000 waiting more than a year. Unfortunately this is part of a wider story. As the latest NHS operational guidance makes clear, the task ahead extends beyond restoring services and reducing backlogs to identifying unmet need and meeting new care demands while at the same time understanding and then tackling potential inequalities in access, experience and outcomes.
A sick child can cause panic as parents worry about what to do
Worried parents faced with a sick child and no idea of what to do are being offered a lifeline by a new website. The Frimley Healthier Together website provides information that can help a parent recognise what might be wrong, advise what they can do to help and tell them where to go if a healthcare professional is needed. Dr Alexandra Streeter De Diego, the clinical lead for Frimley Healthier Together, said: “We know that parents and carers often face the predicament of managing minor illness in their children. When to seek medical advice? When to try over the counter or home remedies? Do they need antibiotics?