Needs assessments and further resources

Local needs assessments

Strategy document

Each Health and Wellbeing Board has a statutory duty to produce a Health and Wellbeing Strategy, providing a commitment to improving health and wellbeing by setting out priorities for where members of the Board will
work together in planning and delivering local services.

In 2019, the HWBs for Reading, West Berkshire and Wokingham took the decision to develop a shared Health and Wellbeing Strategy with the
NHS Integrated Care Board to make even more improvements in health. 

This Strategy has been developed by working closely with local partners from health, social care, local authorities and the voluntary sector
along with residents of the three areas.

Strategy document

The Wokingham Health and Wellbeing Strategy into Action determines the priorities for focus within the Borough governed by the Wokingham Wellbeing Board. This Strategy into Action is guided by the overarching principles within the Berkshire West Health and Wellbeing Strategy. 

This Strategy into Action sets out the residents’ voice, as represented in the Berkshire West public engagement, and the local need in Wokingham under these five priorities. It summarises the Wokingham-specific priorities that will drive work to improve the health and wellbeing of residents and the governance structure to ensure accountability and reporting of this work.

This Strategy sets out strategic priorities for the next 10 years, however it will remain responsive with review points overseen by the Wokingham Wellbeing Board and with yearly review of action plans.

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment main report

A PNA is the statement for the needs of pharmaceutical services of the population in a specific area. It sets out a statement of the pharmaceutical services which are currently provided, together with when and where these are available to a given population.

Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment Supplementary Statements

Supplementary Statements record minor changes to the availability of pharmaceutical services during the 3-year term of the PNA that are relevant for the granting of pharmacy applications by NHS England. Once issued, the Supplementary Statement(s) become part of the PNA.

Map of local pharmacies

Showing addresses, opening hours, and the services they provide

Wokingham Borough Autism Needs Assessment 2024

The Autism Needs Assessment details the local picture of autism in Wokingham Borough, using local data where possible, and inferring from national data when not. It will be used alongside insight from stakeholders and people with lived experience to inform Wokingham Borough’s All-age Autism Strategy.

Wokingham Mental Health Needs Assessment

Wokingham’s Mental Health Needs Assessment provides a robust summary of the mental health experiences of the local population. This information and analysis can inform strategies and policies to improve the mental health of the population. The assessment primarily focuses on the mental health needs in adults.

Executive Summary
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Common Mental Health Disorders
Chapter 3 – Severe and Enduring Mental Health Illness
Chapter 4 – Suicide and Self-harm
Chapter 5 – Substance Use and Addiction
Chapter 6 – Living with Dementia
Chapter 7 – Mental Health Needs in the Vulnerable Groups and Inequalities
Chapter 8 – COVID-19 and Mental Health

Berkshire West Drug and Alcohol Needs Assessment 2022

This report is an assessment of the available data describing how the population of Berkshire West is affected by problem drug and alcohol use. This includes direct and wider harms. It provides the local Combatting Drugs Partnership (CDP) a quantitative baseline on which to develop a plan of action to reduce drug and alcohol-related harm. This is part of a continual, iterative process of review and improvement. 

Berkshire West Drug and Alcohol Needs Assessment 2022 – summary slide deck

Public Health Annual Report

Our 2021/22 Public Health Annual Report focuses on food and how we can help tackle climate change, one meal at a time

Berkshire West Stop Smoking Needs Assessment

A health needs assessment was carried out in 2020 to assess the current picture of tobacco use in Berkshire West and any gaps in provision. This aimed to inform decision making on future provision of Local Stop Smoking Services.

Berkshire West 0-19s Health Needs Assessment

The local authorities in Wokingham, Reading and West Berkshire have taken the decision to jointly commission the Healthy Child Programme and therefore services for children and young people aged 0-19 years. This Berkshire West 0-19 Health Needs Assessment (HNA) was undertaken in order to inform the commissioning process. 

Berkshire West Healthy Weight Needs Assessment 2020

The aim of the review is to inform future healthy weight work including; the prevention agenda, weight management, planning for joint commissioning in 2021 and consideration of next steps in line with working towards a whole systems approach to obesity. The review examines the prevalence of overweight and obesity across the lifecourse and identifies the current unmet need for preventing and treating excess weight and obesity in Berkshire West. The report concludes with evidenced based recommendations.

Biodiversity Annual Monitoring Report 2022

Thames Valley Environmental Records Centre report for this year regarding habitats and species of principal importance and local wildlife sites in Wokingham

Air Quality Monitoring Annual Status Report

The Public Protection Partnership undertakes air quality monitoring in Wokingham to measure the main source of pollution which is derived from exhaust emissions from road traffic. A report is published each year providing an overview of air quality in the borough.

Local Websites

Plans, Policies and Strategies

Wokingham Borough Council’s published plans, policies and strategies, including the Community Vision and Council Plan; and service-level strategies across adult and children’s services.

Find My Nearest

Map data to locate useful pinned facilities and services within the local area in Wokingham Borough. 

Public rights of way

An interactive map to view public rights of way, along with the location of features including benches, gates and stiles. Read about how it was created here.

Wokingham Health and Wellbeing Board

Setup to coordinate the health and wellbeing activity in our borough, according to its terms of reference.

Each of the three Local Authorities in Berkshire West has its own Observatory site; there is also a site covering all of Berkshire West and Berkshire. These can be accessed using the links below:

The Berkshire Observatory

The Berkshire West Observatory

The Reading Observatory

The West Berkshire Observatory

Berkshire Public Health

The Berkshire Public Health website is packed with health and wellbeing news and information for all Berkshire residents. It also acts as a landing site which links to other websites about public health in Berkshire.

National websites

  • Census 2021 website: It features topic summaries on various themes; as well as interactive maps that explores data down to neighbourhood level, and a summary on how life has changed in Wokingham since the last census.
  • NOMIS: Published by the Office for National Statistics to give statistics on population, society and the labour market at national, regional and local levels. A local authority report on Wokingham is available. Users can also search for local area reports which go down to smaller geographical areas.
  • LG Inform: A benchmarking tool produced by the Local Government Association which allows you to access, compare and analyse data at local authority level.

  • Green Infrastructure Web Portal: Published by Natural England containing information and a mapping tool that shows information about the natural environment.
  • Sewage in Rivers map: Published by the Rivers Trust showing where the sewerage network discharges treated sewage and overflows of untreated sewage and storm water into rivers.
  • Green Space Index: Fields in Trust’s barometer of publicly accessible park and green space provision. Published annually it takes stock of the nation’s quantity of local parks and green spaces and provides analysis on their impact.
  • Place-based Carbon Calculator: A tool produced by the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions which estimates the per-person carbon footprint for every Lower layer Super Output Area in England.