We have aN opportunity to transform the Royal Berkshire Hospital
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is the main provider of hospital services for the people of Reading, Newbury, Henley, Wokingham and the surrounding villages of Berkshire West and South Oxfordshire.
Our ageing estate makes it difficult for us to deliver modern healthcare in the way we would like – the buildings were designed at a different time to care for fewer patients with different needs than those of today. Through Building Berkshire Together we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to address those issues. We want to give people of all ages and communities equal access to the best facilities.
UPDATE – 29 July 2024
Following to the Chancellor’s announcement that the Government are reviewing the New Hospital Programme;
“We are seeking further clarification from the Government about what the announcement means for the redevelopment of the Royal Berkshire Hospital and continue to progress at pace. More delays to providing facilities that are fit for the future will be disappointing news for our patients, staff and our wider community.
The Secretary of State for Health and the Chancellor have repeatedly acknowledged the poor state hospital estate – and the RBH certainly falls into that category.
We have made our case for a new hospital loud and clear – our staff and patients deserve world class health facilities. We do not believe the current ‘make do and mend’ approach is sustainable in the long term. It is costing us tens of millions of pounds a year to keep on top of maintenance work on old buildings which are steadily deteriorating meaning maintenance costs are steadily rising.
Despite these challenges, our staff continue to deliver safe, high quality healthcare services day in day out to our local communities.”
We deliver care from a network of facilities across the area including facilities in Bracknell, Henley-on-Thames, Thatcham and Windsor. We provide a full range of services serving a catchment area of just over 500,000 people. In addition, we provide specialist Cancer, Cardiology and Renal services that serve a wider population of up to 1 million.