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04/11/2024 | Leading Ladies Networking Posted in: News, Previous Events - Alison attended the Leading Ladies Networking event hosted by 2024 Atos Million Makers Team to raise fund for The King's Trust
03/10/2024 | Older People’s Day Posted in: News, Previous Events - Alison attended the Leading Ladies Networking event hosted by 2024 Atos Million Makers Team to raise fund for The King's Trust
01/5/2024 | HEALTH INEQUALITIES PARTNERSHIP EVENT Posted in: News, Previous Events - The Health Innovation Partnership, a collaboration between Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and University of Reading ran an informative event focused on tackling Health Inequalities
29/4/2024 | STRATFIELD MORTIMER PARISH AGM Posted in: News, Previous Events - Ali was a guest speaker at the Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council AGM
24/4/2024 | SMART HOSPITALS Posted in: News, Previous Events - Ed, Daniel and Marcus attended the latest New Hospital Programme event about smart hospitals and heard about practical and deliverable solutions for our future hospital.
24/4/2024 | Social Value Workshop with University of Reading Posted in: News, Previous Events - Find out more about the social value model collaborative research workshop with University of Reading
23/4/2024 | READING HEALTH CHAMPIONS Posted in: News, Previous Events - The Community Health Champions came together at ACRE this week
19/4/2024 | WEST BERKS HEALTH & WELLBEING CONFERENCE Posted in: News, Previous Events - We attended the West Berkshire Council Health & Wellbeing Conference 2024
04/4/2024 | VR EXPERIENCE FOR READING CHILDREN Posted in: News, Previous Events - We are delighted to be working with the University of Reading on a virtual reality experience for children which will help us to co-design spaces for children in the future.
08/3/2024 | Local Councillors Visit the Trust Posted in: News, Previous Events - We welcomed local Councillors and guests from Reading Borough Council this week for an update and tour
05/3/2024 | GP Event at Green Park Posted in: News - Our chance to speak to primary care colleagues at the Berkshire West GP Protected Learning Time event at Green Park in Reading
Interview: Richard Havelock, Chair of the Royal Berkshire Hospital Medical Museum Posted in: Blog - Our Communications Officer, Sadie, interviewed Chair of the Royal Berkshire Hospital Medical Museum, Richard Havelock.
18/1/2024 | Daniel To Present At UK Healthcare Estates 2024 Posted in: News - Daniel Mziray, Senior Project Manager for Building Berkshire Together has been announced as a panelist at the UK Healthcare Estates 2024: Achieving Effective Transformations on Tuesday 6 February.
12/1/2024 | Local Councillors Visit the Trust Posted in: News, Previous Events - We welcomed local Councillors and guests from West Berks Council and Reading Borough Council this week for an update and tour
15/12/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Click here to read our latest Weekly Highlights!
14/12/2023 | Reading Pakistan Community Centre Christmas Lunch Posted in: News, Previous Events - Invitation to Reading Pakistan Community Centre Christmas Lunch
Interview: Olubunmi Martindale-Sheldon Posted in: Blog - Sadie interviewed Bunmi at the end of her secondment with Building Berkshire Together.
12/12/2023 | The Diabetes Pathway Mapping Workshop Sessions 1 & 2 Posted in: News, Previous Events - Olubunmi and Katharine have been facilitating some educational Diabetes Pathway Mapping Workshops the past 2 weeks.
12/12/2023 | The Ethnic Minority Network Meeting Posted in: News, Previous Events - Makini headed to the Trust Education Centre (TEC) for the Ethnic Minority Network (EMN) meeting.
04/12/2023 | The Royal Berkshire Hospital Medical Museum’s Volunteer Event Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn headed to our Trusts' Old Pathology Library for the Medical Museum's Volunteer event.
28/11/2023 | The South East Region Learning Disability and Autism Health Inequalities Event Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Health Inequalities Project Manager, Makini, headed to the Select Car Leasing Stadium for the South East Region Learning Disability and Autism Health Inequalities Event.
Interview: Mahesh Kotli, Specialty Doctor, Oral and Maxillo Facial Department Posted in: Blog - Sadie interviewed Mahesh at the end of his secondment with Building Berkshire Together.
17/11/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - A busy week with our monthly online update, a BOB conference and networking in Wokingham
15/11/2023 | Ali to Speak at “Tomorrow’s Healthcare” Conference Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Programme Director, Ali, will be speaking at "Tomorrow's Healthcare" conference.
14/11/2023 | The BOB ICS Neurodiversity Conference Posted in: News, Previous Events - Makini attended the BOB ICS Neurodiversity Conference.
14/11/2023 | Involve’s Community and Voluntary Networking Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Programme Director, Ali, will be speaking at "Tomorrow's Healthcare" conference.
10/11/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - We have engaged with our local residents this week at Let's Connect, been online with BOB and attended the launch of the Wellbeing Hub at the Centre for Autism at the University of Reading
09/11/2023 | The University of Reading’s Autism Wellbeing Hub Launch Posted in: News, Previous Events - Makini attended the University of Reading's Wellbeing Hub launch this week.
09/11/2023 | Let’s Connect Posted in: News, Previous Events - We joined the brilliant Let's Connect Community drop in session held at the Reading Biscuit Factory today
03/11/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read abut our latest events - meeting our new cohort of Junior Carers, a Berkshire Healthcare Anti Racism event and a big welcome to our new team member!
30/10/2023 | The Junior Carers Morning Posted in: News, Previous Events - Katharine welcomed students from St. Mary's School for the Junior Carers event.
30/10/2023 | The Berkshire Healthcare CommUNITY Forum Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Health Inequalities Project Manager, Makini, attended the Berkshire Healthcare CommUNITY Forum.
27/10/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Check out the newest Weekly Highlights here.
26/10/2023 | The Staff Information Roadshow at the Oasis Health & Wellbeing Centre Posted in: News, Previous Events - Sadie headed to the Oasis Health & Wellbeing Centre for the final Staff Information Roadshow.
24/10/23 | Natalie Ellis to Speak at the November Online Monthly Update Posted in: News, Previous Events - Natalie Ellis will be giving a speech about the role of arts in hospitals for the November Online Monthly Update.
20/10/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read the latest Weekly Highlights here.
17/10/23 | The University of Reading Community Forum Posted in: News, Previous Events - Ali and Lynn headed to The Pavilion for the latest Community Forum event from the University of Reading.
13/10/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read all about the Younger People with Dementia Heritage Event and more on our latest Weekly Highlights.
13/10/23 | Visit from the New Hospital Programme (NHP) Team Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our team were thrilled to receive a visit from Fredel and Nick, team members of the New Hospital Programme.
12/10/23 | The Staff Information Roadshow at West Berkshire Community Hospital Posted in: News, Previous Events - Sadie headed to the West Berkshire Community Hospital in Thatcham for the second-last Staff Information Roadshow.
Interview: Makini Jones, Nurse, Researcher and Health Inequalities Project Manager Posted in: Blog - For our latest blog, Sadie interviewed Makini Jones, Nurse, Researcher, and Building Berkshire Together's Health Inequalities Project Manager.
10/10/2023 | The Staff Reference Group Meeting Posted in: News, Previous Events - We held our latest Staff Reference Group meeting yesterday.
09/10/23 | The Younger People with Dementia (YPWD) Heritage Event Posted in: News, Previous Events - Makini headed to Palmer Park to attend the Younger People with Dementia (YPWD) Heritage Event.
06/10/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read all about Older People's Day and more on the latest Weekly Highlights.
Interview: DRU+ Founders, Ab Rogers & Francesca Bertolotti-Bailey Posted in: Blog - For our latest blog, Sadie interviewed Designer Ab Rogers and Cultural Strategist Francesca Bertolotti-Bailey, Founders of DRU+ Design and close collaborators with the New Hospital Programme (NHP) team.
02/10/23 | Older People’s Day 2023 Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn headed to the Broad Street Mall to help celebrate Older People's Day 2023.
29/09/23 | Ramgarhia Sikh Centre Macmillan Coffee Morning Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn and Makini headed to the Ramgarhia Sikh Centre for a coffee morning by Macmillan.
29/09/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read all about the Macmillan Coffee Morning and more on the latest Weekly Highlights.
27/09/23 | Clinical Leader’s Forum Posted in: News, Previous Events - We presented at the Clinical Leader's Forum
24/09/23 | “Walk for Wards” Posted in: News, Previous Events - Ali and Lynn headed to the Mapledurham Estate for charitable event "Walk for Wards".
22/09/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Take a look at what the BBT team have been up to on this week's Weekly Highlights!
21/09/23 | The Staff Information Roadshow at Townlands Memorial Hospital Posted in: News, Previous Events - Sadie headed to Townlands Memorial Hospital in Henley to take part in the latest Staff Information Roadshow.
20/09/2023 | The Caversham Heights Society Meeting Posted in: Previous Events, News - Ali gave a presentation at the latest Caversham Heights Society meeting.
20/09/23 | The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Annual General Meeting (AGM) Posted in: News, Previous Events - Read more about the Trusts' Annual General Meeting here.
17/09/23 | The One Community Cricket Family Fun Day Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn went to the Falklands Cricket Club in Newbury for the One Community Cricket and Family Fun Day.
15/09/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read more about the "Building on its Heritage" event and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
14/09/23 | The Reading Civic Society “Building on its Heritage” Event Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Trust collaborated with the Reading Civic Society for a "Building on its Heritage" event at our Old Pathology Library.
14/09/23 | The Staff Information Roadshow at Dingley Child Development Centre Posted in: News, Previous Events - Sadie headed to the Dingley Child Development Centre at the University of Reading's Whiteknights Campus for the latest Staff Information Roadshow.
13/09/23 | The Royal Berkshire Hospital Maternity Stakeholder Meeting Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn was so grateful to be invited to shadow the Royal Berkshire Hospital's Maternity Stakeholder event.
12/09/2023 | The Staff Reference Group Meeting Posted in: Previous Events, News - We held our latest Staff Reference Group meeting.
07/09/23 | Visit from the NHP Design Team, Ab Rogers Design Posted in: News, Previous Events - Ab Rogers Design, the design team working with the New Hospital Programme Team, paid our Trust a visit for a series of "Listening Workshops".
02/09/23 | Reading Pride Posted in: News, Previous Events - Tracy and Lynn headed to King's Park Meadow for Reading's annual Pride festival.
01/09/23 | Greyfriars Church Coffee Afternoon Posted in: News, Previous Events - John and Sadie headed to Greyfriars Church in central Reading for the Reading City of Sanctuary Coffee Afternoon.
01/09/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read more about Reading Pride and more in this week's Weekly Highlights!
25/08/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read more about our new blog and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
“Learning from Others” Blog Series: The Great Western Hospital, Swindon Posted in: Blog - For our third blog in the "Learning from Others" blog series, we detail Project Manager Katharine's visit to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, where she found out all about their Coordination Centre.
18/08/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Find out more about the second Staff Information Roadshow (SIR) and more on our Weekly Highlights.
15/08/23 | The Staff Information Roadshow Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Communications Officer Sadie headed to Windsor for the latest Staff Information Roadshow at King Edward VII Hospital's Prince Charles Eye Unit.
11/08/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been a bit of a quieter week for the BBT team, but we are doing our due dilligence behind the scenes!
Interview: Richard Bentley Posted in: Blog - For our newest blog, our Communications Officer, Sadie, interviewed Hospital Chaplain and Sound Artist, Richard Bentley.
06/08/23 | The MELA Festival Posted in: News, Previous Events - The BBT team headed to Palmer Park to attend Berkshire's annual MELA Festival.
05/08/23 | The Kenyan Families in Reading (KFIR) Family Fun Day Posted in: News, Previous Events - The BBT team headed to the Ibis Club for the annual Kenyan Families in Reading (KFIR) Family Fun Day.
04/08/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been a slightly quieter week for the team, but we are still working hard behind the scenes!
28/07/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - A quieter week for events but still busy behind the scenes!
27/07/23 | Lord Markham Visit Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lord Markham visited the Royal Berkshire Hospital to see first hand our Da Vinci robots, the ne CT scanning suite and understand our use of AI in the stroke pathway
26/07/23 | July Monthly Update on You Tube Posted in: News, Previous Events - Did you miss July's online update - watch back here and learn about Health Inequalities too!
21/07/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - This week's highlights include the Finance Matters Away Morning and our day at the Windrush Sports Day.
20/07/23 | Staff Roadshows Begin Posted in: News, Previous Events - Today the Staff Roadshow kicked off at Windsor Dialysis Unit
Interview: Josh Wilson Posted in: Blog - Chatting with Josh Wilson, Chaplain at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
17/07/23 | The Finance Matters – Quarterly Finance Directorate Away Morning Posted in: News, Previous Events - The BBT team headed to Reading Boys School this week for the Finance Matters Away Morning.
16/07/23 | Windrush 75 Sports Day Posted in: News, Previous Events - Makini, Lynn and Katharine headed to Palmer Park to set up a stall for Windrush Day.
14/07/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - This week's highlights include Clinical Pathway Showcase, Primary Care event and West Berkshire Health and Wellbeing Board
13/07/2023 | West Berkshire Health & Wellbeing Board Posted in: Previous Events, News - Ali presented at the West Berkshire Health & Wellbeing Board today.
12/07/2023 | The BOB Protected Learning Time (PLT) Conference Posted in: News - Rima and Katharine headed to Green Park for the BOB Protected Learning Time Conference.
10/07/23 | June Monthly Update on You Tube Posted in: News, Previous Events - Did you miss last month's online update - watch back here
07/07/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been an incredibly busy week for the BBT team. Read about the NHS' 75th birthday, the Big Tea and more in this week's Weekly Highlights.
05/07/23 | The NHS’ Big Tea Posted in: News, Previous Events - Tracy and Sadie headed to the Englefield Estate in Theale for the NHS Big Tea celebration.
05/07/23 | The NHS’ 75th Birthday Church Service Posted in: News, Previous Events - Our Health Inequalities Project Manager, Makini, headed to London for a special church service at Westminster Abbey.
30/06/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been another busy week for the BBT team. Read more about the HSJ conference, Carbon Champions Meeting and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
Interview: Rupee Chagar Posted in: Blog - Chatting with Rupee Chagar, Befriender at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
29/06/2023 | The Healthcare Design Leadership Conference Posted in: News, Previous Events - The team headed to Oxford University for a 2-day course on Healthcare Leadership Design.
23/06/23 | June Newsletter Posted in: News - Our June newsletter is now live.
23/06/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been an incredibly busy week for Building Berkshire Together. Find out more about National Estates & Facilities Day, Show Your Stripes Day and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Rafaela Suzano Posted in: Blog - For our second-to-last interview in our "Trust Leads & Advisors" blog series, our Communications Officer Sadie interviewed Rafaela.
21/06/23 | National Estates & Facilities Day Posted in: News - Sadie and Lynn headed to the Oasis Health & Well-being Centre to celebrate National Estates & Facilities Day.
21/06/23 | Show Your Stripes Day Posted in: News - Today is #ShowyourStripes Day - find out more here
20/06/23 | June Online Monthly Update Posted in: News - We gave our June Online Monthly Update.
19/06/2023 | The Oasis Health & Well-being Centre Garden Tour Posted in: News - Lynn, Nicky and Sadie headed to the Trusts' Oasis Health & Wellbeing Centre for an educational walking tour of the gardens.
16/06/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It has been a busy week for the team! Read about the EHD, Reading Climate Festival, the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Networking event and lots more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
15/06/2023 | Clean Air Day Posted in: News - Today is International Clean Air Day. Read more about how you can reduce air pollution here.
14/06/23 | Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Posted in: News, Community, Previous Events, Public - A great morning of networking with Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Olubunmi Martindale-Sheldon Posted in: Blog - Sadie interviewed Olubunmi in our latest "Trusts Leads & Advisors" interview series.
12/06/23 | Gaia: Reading Climate Festival Posted in: News, Community, Previous Events, Public - A magical installation not to be missed in Reading Town Hall as part of the Reading Climate Festival celebrations
12/06/2023 | The 2023 European Healthcare Design (EHD) Conference Posted in: News - Tom, Ali, Andrew, Katharine, Olubunmi and Maurisa headed to London to attend the 2023 European Healthcare Design (EHD) Conference.
09/06/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Read about the University of Reading's Community-Led Researchers Networking Workshop, the Online Monthly Update and more on the latest segment of our Weekly Highlights.
07/06/2023 | The Community-Led Research (CLR) Networking Workshop Posted in: News - Lynn, Makini and Sadie headed to the University of Reading on Wednesday for a networking workshop.
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Charlotte Robinson Posted in: Blog - Sadie chatted with Charlotte in this Trust Leads & Advisors interview series.
“Learning from Others” Blog Series: Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke Posted in: Blog - Kathy and Katharine headed to Basingstoke to visit Hampshire Hospital.
02/06/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Click here to read about the Hampshire Hospital visit and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
26/05/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Click below to read more about the Online Monthly Update and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
Ali to Speak at European Healthcare Design (EHD) Conference Posted in: News - Ali will deliver a presentation at the 2023 European Healthcare Design (EHD) Exhibition & Conference.
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Mahesh Kotli Posted in: Blog - Sadie sat down with Dr. Mahesh Kotli for our latest interview with one of the Trust Leads & Advisors.
23/05/23 | Monthly Online Update May 2023 Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - A quick online update this month for stakeholders
19/05/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Click below to read more about the Carbon Champions meeting, the Annual Nursing & Midwifery Conference and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
18/05/2023 | Carbon Champions Meeting Posted in: Previous Events, News - Ali, Nicky, Lynn and Sadie attended the Carbon Champions virtual meeting.
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Louise Koslicki Posted in: Blog - Sadie sat down with Louise as part of our Trust Leads & Advisors interview series.
16/05/2023 | The Annual Nursing & Midwifery Conference Posted in: News, Previous Events - Read more about our Annual Health & Midwifery Conference here.
13/05/2023 | Reading Community Festival Posted in: News, Previous Events - Lynn and Tracy tried out some VR features at the University of Reading's Community Festival.
12/05/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Would you like to find out more about Cultural Awareness Day and everything else we have been up to this busy week? Click here to find out more in our Weekly Highlights!
12/05/2023 | Cultural Awareness Day Posted in: Previous Events, Staff - Makini, Lynn and Sadie had a stall at the Royal Berkshire's Hospital's first-ever Cultural Awareness Day.
11/05/2023 | Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce International Green Technology Conference Posted in: News, Business - Andrew made his attendance at the interesting Thames Valley "Green Technology" Conference this week.
06/05/2023 | The Tilehurst Coronation Picnic Posted in: Previous Events, Community - Ali and Parth went to Tilehurst Picnic in the Park to celebrate the King's Coronation.
05/05/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Click here to read more about the PAR training session, Reading Climate Festival promotion and everything else the BBT team have been up to this week!
04/05/2023 | April Monthly Update Catch Up Posted in: News - Did you miss out on the online monthly update? Watch back here....
04/05/2023 | The Participatory Action Research (PAR) Training Session Posted in: News, Community - Read more about University of Reading's Participatory Action Research training session here.
Trust Leads & Advisors Interview Series: Rima Scheimann Posted in: Blog, Staff - Click below to read the first interview in our Trust Leads & Advisors interview series.
28/04/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Find out about our CPD session with Ryder Architecture and Newsteer Real Estate, our Online Monthly Update and more on this week's Weekly Highlights.
26/04/2023 | Online Monthly Update Meeting April 2023 Posted in: Previous Events, News - The May instalment of our Online Monthly Update is now live.
25/04/23 | Reading Bladder Cancer Support Group Posted in: News, Business, Previous Events, Public - We presented the New Hospital Programme to the Reading Bladder Cancer Support AGM today.
25/04/2023 | New Hospital Programme Engagement Meeting Posted in: News - Ali, Lynn, Makini and Sadie had an interesting virtual meeting about community engagement this week.
“Learning from Others” Series – Southmead Hospital, Bristol Posted in: Blog - We visited Southmead Hospital in Bristol for our first "Learning from Others" blog. Read all about it here.
21/04/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Find out all about the Finance Directorate Away Morning, and read about our busy week here at Building Berkshire Together.
20/04/23 | Sustainability Engagement Webinar Posted in: News, Business, Previous Events, Public - Communications and Engagement Lead, Lynn Bushell spoke at the first in a series of Sustainability Engagement Masterclasses today
19/04/23 | National NHS Estates Conference Posted in: News, Business, Previous Events, Public - Programme Director, Alison Foster spoke at the National NHS Estates Conference in London today
19/04/2023 | Southmead Hospital Visit Posted in: News, Previous Events - Katharine and Kathy visited Southmead Hospital in Bristol, read all about it here.
18/04/2023 | Visit from the University of Reading Posted in: News, Community, Previous Events - The team received a visit from the University of Reading's School of Built Environments.
17/04/2023 | The Finance Matters – Quarterly Finance Directorate Away Morning Posted in: News, Previous Events, Staff - The BBT team headed over to the University of Reading for the Trusts' Quarterly Finance Directorate Away Morning this week.
14/04/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - It's been a lovely and much-deserved Easter break for our team.
06/04/2023 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Find out about the See ME First Launch, the UK Property Forums networking event, and so much more in our Weekly Highlights.
04/04/23 | The UK Property Forums Networking Event Posted in: News, Business, Previous Events - Ali presented at the UK Property Forums networking event at The Apex in Reading.
04/04/2023 | The Thatcham Medical Centre Patient Participation Group (PPG) Annual General Meeting Posted in: News, Community, Previous Events - Ali gave a presentation at the Thatcham Patient Participation Group (PPG) Annual General Meeting (AGM).
03/04/23 | See Me First Launch Posted in: News, Staff - Lynn and Sadie went to the launch of the Trusts' See ME First initiative.
22/03/23 | National New Hospital Team Visit Reading Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - We welcomed the National New Hospital Programme Team to Reading
21/03/23 | Wokingham Matters Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - A successful engagement event at Wokingham Cricket Club this week - such great feedback
03/03/23 | Reading Matters Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Over 80 people attended our feedback event at Reading Town Hall this week
02/03/23 | Our Next Online Update Date 15 March Posted in: News - Come and listen to the latest monthly update on Wednesday 15 March at 6pm
01/03/23 | Royal Berks Youth Forum Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - We attended the RBH Youth Forum meeting to let them know about the BBT programme and the opportunities to be involved
28/02/23 |Achieving LEAF with University of Reading Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Mel spoke to the Trust's Biomedical teams at the University of Reading about how the Trust are aiming to be Net Zero and the new hospital programme
25/02/23 | Newbury Matters Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Our first face to face event in West Berkshire took place this week and we welcomed MP Laura Farris to hear the latest update .
10/02/23 | Henley Matters Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - A great event in Henley today with over 70 residents attending to give their feedback
07/02/23 | Newbury Matters Event at Waterside Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Come and join us in Newbury on Saturday 25 February at Waterside Youth Centre
05/02/23 | Our Visit to the Hindu Society Maidenhead Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Parth was invited to speak to the Hindu Society in Maidenhead this weekend and encourage feedback about our Programme from their members
02/02/23 | Developing the Clinical Model – Heart Failure Pathway Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - We had a wide range of participants for the latest Clinical Model Development Workshop about Heart Failure
27/01/23 | Maidenhead Matters Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - We welcomed Theresa May, MP to our first face to face engagement event in Maidenhead.
27/01/23 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Our survey is live and has been gaining momentum - have you filled it in yet?
20/01/23 | Reading Health and Wellbeing Board Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - We reported to the Reading Health and Wellbeing Board on progress on the business case, the clinical model and shortlisting process with public survey.
20/01/23 | Ethnic Minority Network Meeting Posted in: News, Previous Events, Staff - We were invited to give an update at the Trust's Ethnic Minority Network meeting
20/01/23 | Developing the Clinical Model – Trauma & Orthopaedic Day Case Pathway Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Today we held our Trauma & Orthopaedic Day Case workshop as part of our Clinical Model development work.
20/01/23 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Our survey is live and has been gaining momentum - have you filled it in yet?
19/01/23 | Reading Climate Change Partnership Board Meeting Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - The Reading Climate Change Partnership Board met today
19/1/23 | Ali Confirmed as NHE Event Panellist Posted in: News - Programme Director, Alison Foster will be a panellist at the NHE webinar next week A Practical Guide to Achieving Net Zero
19/01/23 | BOB ICS Net Zero Carbon Event Posted in: News, Previous Events - We are part of an Integrated Care System (ICS) across Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (BOB) and attend a regular Net Zero Carbon Programme Board meeting where we report on our progress towards Net Zero Carbon and can hear about a range of initiatives others are doing or are coming down the track.
Desteaming Royal Berkshire Hospital Posted in: Blog - The Royal Berkshire Hospital site had previously been reliant on a network of underground steam pipes which had been leaking causing both energy and water wastage across the entire campus. The installation of the LTHW system resulted in carbon, water and financial savings.
13/01/23 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - We have been out and about this week with our first clinical development workshop and a business presentation in central Reading
17/01/23 | BBT Monthly Update: Shortlisting Our Options Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Watch back our monthly update and discussion about Shortlisting our Options
10/1/23 | Health & Wellbeing Champions Meeting Posted in: Previous Events, Staff - The Health and Wellbeing Champions heard an update about the programme and gave their feedback related to staff health and wellbeing
06/01/23 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - Not many events in the first week of the year with everyone coming back off leave but we have launched our survey....
Designing a Community Wellbeing Garden – Dave Richards Posted in: Blog - It’s been ten months since Food4families (F4F) and Mulberry Tree Landscapes teamed up with the Royal Berks Charity to design and develop a garden to complement the new staff wellbeing centre at 17 Craven Rd, Reading.
23/12/2022 Posted in: News, Weekly Highlight - The Building Berkshire Together team would like to wish all staff, patients, carers and our wonderful community a very Happy Christmas
21/12/22 | Finance Directorate Senior Leadership Development Posted in: Previous Events, Staff - Senior Leaders from across the Finance Directorate attended a Development Day looking at personality profiles
16/12/2022 Posted in: News, Weekly Highlight - This week we have been networking at the New Hospital Programme Industray Day in Birmingham and speaking to patients, staff and visitors with a stand at RBH
Joining the Team: Kathy Green Posted in: Blog - Click here to find out more about our new Clinical and Operations Delivery Lead, Kathy Green
13/12/22 | NEW HOSPITAL PROGRAMME INDUSTRY DAY Posted in: News, Previous Events, Public - Ali, Mel and Kathy went to the New Hospital Programme Industry Day in Birmingham
13/12/22 | Building Information Management Technology in Action Posted in: News - Kathy, our Clinical and Operations Lead tried out the latest technology in Building Information Modelling (BIM)
09/12/2022 Posted in: News, Weekly Highlight - We have a new team member, we've been singing and we had our second Patient and Carer Forum
07/12/2022 | Patient and Carer Forum Tomorrow Posted in: News - Come and join us tomorrow evening for the Patient and Carer Forum (Evening) - Thursday 8 December at 6.30pm VIA Zoom
02/12/2022 | Posted in: Weekly Highlight - We welcomed new members of the team this week, held our first Patient and Carer forum and could be found out and about with the MEET PEET team.
29/11/2022 | Carbon Literacy Training Posted in: Staff - Lynn and Andrew from the BBT team attended the first accredited Carbon Literacy Training at Royal Berkshire Hospital. The NHS is responsible for around 4% of the nation's carbon emissions and aims to be net zero by 2040.
29/11/2022 | MEET PEET Event Posted in: Community - The Reading Community Learning Centre hosted a MEET PEET (Patient Experience Engagement Team) session this week with the team providing over 40 mini-health checks to women from different communities in Reading. In addition, the service users were able to access expert advice from other specialists from Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Volunteering for Building Berkshire Together – Parth Sharma Posted in: Blog - From being an MSc in Project Management student at the University of Reading to volunteering as a Program Support Officer, this is my experience in the Building Berkshire Together team....
25/11/2022 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - A week for focusing on inequalities with a showing of the documentary Exposed which lays bear the racism experienced by NHS nurses and midwives in the NHS and wider discussions at the Senior Leaders Forum. We have also been Developing our Clinical model with new Health Planners and our survey is coming soon....
Patient and Carer Forums *DATE CHANGE* Posted in: News - Join us for our first Patient and Carer forums - 30 November and 8 December
22/11/22 | Healthcare Property Development Conference, London Posted in: Business, News, Previous Events - A fascinating day at the Healthcare Property Development Conference in London
18/11/2022 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - We have been busy including a visit to the Reading Sikh temple, the West Berkshire Health Scrutiny Committee visiting RBH and we're building the team. Read our weekly highlights here....
Joining the Team: Andrew Riley Posted in: Blog - Click in to find out our new PM Andrew Riley
17/11/2022 | Developing the Clinical Model – Online Update Posted in: News, Community, Previous Events - Dr David Mossop presented an overview of the new Clinical Services Strategy and the work the Trust are doing to Develop our Clinical Model.
16/11/2022 | BOB ICS Net Zero Carbon event Posted in: Staff - We are part of an Integrated Care System (ICS) across Berkshire Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire (BOB) and attend a regular Net Zero Carbon Programme Board meeting where we report on our progress towards Net Zero Carbon and can hear about a range of initiatives others are doing or are coming down the track
15/11/22 | Berkshire Net Zero Taskforce Posted in: Previous Events - On Tuesday we attended the Berkshire Net Zero Taskforce – a group of keen and committed individuals from across the local Berkshire Councils, local companies and the University of Reading.
15/11/2022 | New Hospital Programme Clinical Update Posted in: Business - We attended the quarterly New Hospital Programme National Clinical update
14/11/2022 | West Berkshire Councillors Visit Posted in: Community, News, Previous Events - We were delighted to welcome Councillors from West Berkshire Councillor and update them on the programme and give them a tour of Royal Berkshire Hospital
11/11/2022 Posted in: Weekly Highlight - We thought this was a good week to start a weekly round-up of the teams’ activities on the Building Berkshire Together Programme. Communications is essential to this programme doing well and engaging people to join us on the journey. There is so much going on that we thought it might be helpful for everyone who is interested to get an insight into the wide range of things we are involved with.
11/11/2022 | Building Berkshire Together and Reading School’s COP 27 Event Posted in: Community, News, Previous Events - We attended a very exciting event organised by the Inter Climate Conference on behalf of Reading Climate Change Partnership Board (RCCPB) which was held at Reading Borough Council. As the health lead for the RCCPB Alison Foster had a place on the panel discussion where we were able to share the work on the new hospital and our commitment to Net Zero Carbon by 2030.
10/11/2022 | Rethinking Our Buildings and Technologies Posted in: News, Business - Huge thank you to the Thames Valley Built Environment Hub at University of Reading with Constructing Excellence Berkshire for a great afternoon at the “Rethinking our Buildings and Technologies Event”.
10/11/2022 | Reading Schools COP27 Conference Posted in: News - Students from six local schools will take on the role of negotiating teams during the mock United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) tomorrow at a unique youth summit.....
09/11/2022 | Join Our Next Online Update Posted in: News - Join us for an online update about our new hospital programme with Programme Director, Alison Foster and a discussion lead by Dr David Mossop
09/11/2022 | Pharmacy Presentation Posted in: News, Staff - We were delighted to present at the Pharmacy Team meeting today. They do a fantastic job ensuring medicines have expert advice, that medicines are dispensed on time, right across all our sites.....
Annual General Meeting Video for Royal Berks Posted in: Blog - A great video produced for the Trust’s AGM which celebrates the last year and looks forward to the next – Improving Together- celebrating partnerships, cultivating innovation, achieving long term sustainability and of course delivering the highest quality care.
02/11/2022 | UK Property Forum Reading Posted in: Business - We were delighted to attend the UK Property Forum held at Haslams Estate Agents in Reading this afternoon – 2 November 2022.
27/10/2022 | NHS Retirement Fellowship Talk Posted in: Community - In addition to our programme update meeting this month from Ali Foster we welcomed Digital Lead, James Dixon to host a fascinating presentation and discussion surrounding the Trust’s digital strategy and the potential innovations we are working towards.
18/10/2022 | Building Berkshire Together Online Update “Digital” Posted in: Community - In addition to our programme update meeting this month from Ali Foster we welcomed Digital Lead, James Dixon to host a fascinating presentation and discussion surrounding the Trust’s digital strategy and the potential innovations we are working towards.
29/09/2022 | Junior Carers Event Posted in: Community - We were so excited to meet the Junior Carers who came to visit Royal Berkshire Hospital for the morning with a quiz and a trip to the Emergency Department too.
30/09/2022 | MP visit RBH for BBT Programme Posted in: Business - The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust hosted Berkshire West MPs on Friday to share proposals for the redevelopment of Royal Berkshire Hospital. Trust Executives held a special briefing for Building Berkshire Together, the name of the new hospital programme and asked for their support with progressing the modernisation of the Royal Berkshire Hospital and to support the business case.
Decarbonising Healthcare Real Estate Posted in: Blog - Blog by Robert Spencer – Global ESG Practice Lead at AECOM. Organisations, institutions, and companies with large sites are now facing multiple drivers to decarbonise their real estate.
27/09/2022 | Clinical leader’s Development Day Posted in: Staff - David Mossop, Clinical lead and Ali Foster, Programme Director presented the Clinical Services Strategy and Clinical Model Development at the Clinical Leaders Development Day.
22/09/2022 | Reading Climate Festival: “Our Net Zero Journey and Green Spaces” Posted in: Community - Climate change poses a major threat to our health as well as our planet. As part of the Reading Climate Festival organised by Reading Climate Change Partnership, we ran a special online event open to all to discuss the Trust’s Net Zero journey and more specifically the use of Green Spaces now and in the future.
21-22/09/2022 | Welcome Week Fayre at Uni of Reading Posted in: Community - We joined the Fresher's Week open days of the University of Reading this week. It was such an excellent opportunity to hear the feedback from the students and we were delighted to speak to over 100 people's about our New Hospital programme.
13/09/2022 | Woodley WISE Over 50’s Presentation Posted in: Community - We were delighted to present an update to 40 members of the Woodley WISE Over 50's group in September 2022. Such an engaged group with excellent questions and feedback.
07/09/2022 | Reading Carer’s Steering Group Posted in: Staff - We attended and presented to the Reading Carer’s Steering Group in September 2022. Representatives from Reading Council, South reading Patient Voice Group, Reading Mencap, Compass Recovery, Alzheimer’s Society and Parent Carer representatives were among the audience.
06/09/2022 | Patient and Carer’s Onsite Options Discussion Posted in: Community - In advance to setting up a Patient and Carer’s Forum which is starting in October 2022 we welcomed 35 attendees to hear out latest ideas on what an onsite development could involve...
05/08/2022 | Berkshire Cancer Centre Posted in: Staff - A morning briefing meeting took place in July for the Berkshire Cancer Care Team by Ali Foster. This was a good opportunity to update staff on the New Hospital programme.
25/07/2022 | Finance Matters Presentation Posted in: Staff - The Finance directorate had their usual quarterly face to face meeting in July 2022 and over 100 members of teams across the Trust met for a brief presentation about the programme.
Building Berkshire Together Our Plans Posted in: Blog - Building Berkshire Together; our plans to create ‘MORE THAN ‘JUST’ A HOSPITAL’ By Nicky Lloyd, Chief Finance Officer and Senior Responsible Officer for Building Berkshire Together
Digital Health Technologies Posted in: Blog - Digital Health Technologies By Antoni Chan MBChB, PhD, FRCP, Consultant Rheumatologist ad Physician Associate Medical Director, The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
12/07/2022 | “Offsite Options” Online Community Discussion Posted in: Community - A very well attended online presentation and discussion about what an offsite option could be for the Trust.
28/06/2022 | RBFT Nursing and Midwifery Summer Conference Posted in: Staff - A presentation to nurses and midwives across the Trust at their "Reflections" Summer Conference.
09/05/2022 | Online “Listed Buildings” Discussion Posted in: Community - A lively and interactive discussion about the Trust's listed buildings and their future. We were delighted to be joined by Ed McGeehin, Head of Capital Development at the Trust and Richard Havelock, Chair of Royal Berks Medical Museum to give us a history of the hospital and the an overview of the current challenges.
18/03/2022 | Coproduction Workshop Posted in: Community - In March 2021 we held the second of our Co production workshops at the Reading Biscuit Factory. Staff, local community representatives, Healthwatch, charity leaders and patient leaders attended.
17/03/2022 | Reframe Pain Student Conference Posted in: Community - An excellent opportunity to speak to students from 6 local secondary schools. All the attendees where keen to go into medicine in the future and were there to see Dr Deepak Ravindran and his Reframe Pain colleagues.
09/03/2022 | Online Community Update Posted in: Community - Ali Foster, Programme Director welcomed members of the community to a Building Berkshire Together general update via Zoom and then an interactive discussion about the onsite options.
09/03/2022 | Reading Advice Network Posted in: Voluntary Sector - Programme Director, Alison Foster gave an update presentation to local advice charities and businesses including how they can get involved and be part of the redevelopment.
November 2021 Open Engagement Event Posted in: Community - Our very first online update event - watch it back here

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