Health

Newbury MP Laura Farris has defended her vote in favour of Plan B.

Children as young as five will be among those asked to take daily lateral flow tests if they're a close contact of someone with Covid-19.

The NHS jab van due to visit a number of sites in West Berkshire this week has been taken off the road.

People booking a Covid jab via the NHS website are facing error messages while those ordering home test kits are being asked to come back later.

Newbury's main vaccine centre closes doors to walk-ins after being totally over-run

Newbury saw Berkshire’s first Tiny Forest planted - and it's proving a haven for wildlife already.

Patients and staff at a Newbury hospital now have a new place to enjoy some fresh air in a first of its kind project for the NHS.

Newbury Today looks at all the local venues you can visit to get yours.

The number of Covid-19 cases in the district are still high, especially among young people.

The NHS is only giving the jab to people who are eligible at the moment.

A mother and daughter, who undertook a Christmas campaign to help those in period poverty, are celebrating their organisation’s first birthday.

A booster jab pop-up centre in Hungerford is being set up to help clear the backlog in West Berkshire.

From Tuesday, November 30, face coverings will be mandatory in shops and on public transport; travellers returning to the UK will require PCR testing.

Young people are invited to design their own mental health posters for the charity's competition.

The hospital is to receive donations for a new building and diagnostic facilities.

NHS services in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire have launched a public information campaign to help reduce pressure on services over winter.

A Newbury woman who survived pancreatic cancer is warning others to get their symptoms checked out.

A Thatcham mother was left fighting for her life after an NHS midwife told her she “probably has the flu”.

Lack of available GPs and a 30 per cent increase in demand puts doctors under pressure

GP services in West Berkshire are at breaking point – with a 30 per cent increase in demand.