This April update includes: The Greener Allied Health Professional (AHP) Award 20/20 Leadership Programme launch Have your say on the new health and care website NIHR grant funds partnership with NHS and social care Access to urgent dental services Read the April 2025 update. ...
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Are you ready for the Easter weekend?
The long Easter Bank Holiday weekend comes at the end of the school holidays. As well as getting children ready for the new term and stocking up on Easter treats, residents across Frimley Health and Care are urged to plan ahead for any health needs. With GP practices closed on the public holidays and many pharmacies operating different opening hours to usual, it’s best to be ...
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month: What You Need to Know
April marks Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about a disease that affects thousands of men each year. The NHS is encouraging people across Frimley Health and Care to help reduce the stigma around men's health by becoming informed, talking about the issues and making sure they know how to recognise symptoms, to seek help and to support those affected ...
Stress Awareness Month
April marks Stress Awareness Month and has done so since 1992. It’s an important time to reflect on the causes of stress and explore practical ways to manage it. Stress Awareness Month provides an opportunity to share helpful techniques, raise awareness of the support available, and encourage open, honest conversations about stress with those around us. It’s also a chance to he ...
Bowel Cancer Awareness Month: Raising Awareness for Early Detection and Prevention
April marks Bowel Cancer Awareness Month and we are encouraging everyone to share information about the disease, its symptoms, and the importance of early detection. Whether it’s through social media, word of mouth, or simply talking to loved ones, you could help save a life by spreading awareness. Bowel cancer is the 4th most common cancer in the UK, with over 42,000 people ...
A renewed commitment to improving SEND services
The partnership that provides and oversees special educational needs and disability (SEND) services in Bracknell Forest, has today promised to continue to make urgent and sustained improvements. The recommitment to continued improvement from Bracknell Forest Council and NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB), follows an inspection by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission ...
Have your say on new health and care website
Tuesday, 1 April, sees the exciting start of the development of a new health and care website for residents living across the Frimley system*. Plans have commenced to merge two existing websites to create a new unified website for Frimley Health and Care Integrated Care System (ICS) and NHS Frimley Integrated Care Board (ICB). Designed to meet statutory requirements while ensu ...
The NHS Frimley update for March 2025
This March update includes: New £45 million health unit Make the Right Choice campaign Frimley Health 2030 draft strategy Sleep Information pack Read the March update. ...
A special glimpse of Bracknell’s new healthcare facility
Dignitaries and project partners enjoyed a tour of the future Bracknell Forest Centre for Health yesterday (Tuesday, 25 March) as the building takes shape. Bracknell’s MP and Mayor joined representatives from NHS England, NHS Frimley and Bracknell Forest Council, along with leading figures from the healthcare organisations which will call the centre home. The project’s develo ...
Spring COVID-19 vaccines offered to protect the most vulnerable
For some, COVID-19 can still be very dangerous and even life-threatening. COVID-19 vaccines offered by the NHS provide protection against the virus and help reduce the risk of serious illness. The vaccine has saved countless lives, prevented thousands from needing to go to hospital and helped us to live with the virus without fear or restrictions. From today (25 March), eligib ...