Burdwood Surgery

Burdwood Surgery Founded in 1987, Burdwood Surgery is a GP Surgery in Thatcham.

Carers Week is 8th - 14th June and the theme this year is Building Carer Friendly Communities. To celebrate unpaid carer...
25/05/2026

Carers Week is 8th - 14th June and the theme this year is Building Carer Friendly Communities.

To celebrate unpaid carers in West Berkshire, West Berkshire Council and Carers Partnership have teamed up to provide free fun events for unpaid carers. Please see the photo for details.

For details and to book, email [email protected] or telephone 0118 959 4242.

We will be having a visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to complete an audit of the surgery on or before Friday...
22/05/2026

We will be having a visit from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to complete an audit of the surgery on or before Friday 5th June 2026.

They check the quality of care at Burdwood Surgery and are looking for feedback on experiences our patients have had.

To do this, please visit the website below: https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care/start?referer=GFOCPC

Alternatively, you can email [email protected] or call 03000 61 61 61.

19/05/2026

POSTPONED...
You may have seen a post promoting a Blood Pressure clinic being held here at the surgery on 30th May.

Please be advised that this event has been postponed. A new date will be arranged with more details to follow in due course.

Many thanks for your understanding.

Job VacancyHealthcare Assistant (HCA)Hours: 29.5 hoursPattern: Monday 08:30 - 17:00, Tuesday 08:30 - 17:00, Wednes...
11/05/2026

Job Vacancy
Healthcare Assistant (HCA)

Hours: 29.5 hours
Pattern: Monday 08:30 - 17:00, Tuesday 08:30 - 17:00, Wednesday 08:30 - 17:00, Thursday 13:00 - 17:00.
Salary: £13.75 to £14.10 per hour, dependent on experience

We are seeking a caring and enthusiastic Healthcare Assistant (HCA) to join our friendly Practice team of healthcare professionals. In this role, you will assist our clinicians in the care of our patients, including treatment, preventative care, screening and patient education. You will work under the direct supervision of the Lead Practice Nurse and strictly in accordance with specific practice guidelines and protocols. The post will also include some administrative duties.

The ideal candidate will need to be friendly, confident, methodical and efficient with excellent communication skills, a strong sense of empathy and resilience. The successful candidate must be able to work on their own initiative and have good time management skills.

Basic Healthcare Assistant training is essential, including venepuncture, taking observations and ECG taking.
Experience working in a GP Surgery would be beneficial. Training will be given to the successful candidate.

For a full job description and person specification, please visit the NHS Jobs website, where you can also apply for the role.
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1666-26-0002

Job VacancyMedical SecretaryHours: 24 hoursPattern: Thursday 08:30 - 16:30, Friday 08:30 - 16:30, + 1 additional d...
11/05/2026

Job Vacancy
Medical Secretary

Hours: 24 hours
Pattern: Thursday 08:30 - 16:30, Friday 08:30 - 16:30, + 1 additional day on either Monday or Wednesday, 08:30 - 16:30.
Salary: £13.00 to £14.25 per hour, dependent on experience

We are seeking an organised, professional and proactive Medical Secretary to join our friendly and welcoming team at Burdwood Surgery.

The successful candidate will provide high-quality administrative and secretarial support to our clinicians, ensuring patients receive an efficient and confidential service.

In this role, you will create and chase up referrals, deal with telephone enquiries and prepare & produce document templates, such as hospital referrals. You will also be responsible for the paperwork relating to shotgun licenses and our death protocol.

The ideal candidate will need to be confident, methodical and efficient with excellent verbal and written communication skills. The successful candidate must be able to work on their own initiative and have good time management skills.

For a full job description and person specification, please visit the NHS Jobs website, where you can also apply for the role.
https://beta.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/A1666-26-0001

Do you suffer with 'white coat' syndrome? Have you had a blood pressure checked in the last 5 years?Do you know that hig...
24/04/2026

Do you suffer with 'white coat' syndrome?
Have you had a blood pressure checked in the last 5 years?
Do you know that high blood pressure rarely has any side effects and is know as the 'silent killer'?
Did you know that high blood pressure is one of the most preventable and treatable health conditions?

Following the success of the blood pressure clinics in 2022, we hare holding another. This will be led by our volunteer PPG member on a drop-in basis.

Please come along on Saturday 30th May between 8.30 and 12.00 for an informal blood pressure check.

Thrive are restarting the Life Changers Therapeutic Gardening programme and still have limited spaces. Thrive, a UK lead...
24/04/2026

Thrive are restarting the Life Changers Therapeutic Gardening programme and still have limited spaces.

Thrive, a UK leading gardening for health charity, runs Life Changers, a free, four-month gardening programme for those living with a life-changing illness, injury or health condition or have experienced a life changing event to enable them to improve their health and wellbeing.

Whether recovering from a stroke, cancer or surgery, or living with a long-term condition like diabetes, multiple sclerosis or Long Covid, people experiencing a life-changing health condition or event can experience the joy of gardening, build new friendships and increase social networks and build confidence to regain or maintain an active, healthy and independent life.

For more information, see the poster or their website: https://www.thrive.org.uk/how-we-help/regional-centres-and-programmes/reading/life-changers-reading

01/04/2026

Update following the telephone disruption.

Our telephone provider is still working to resolve the issues but normal service has resumed and we can make and receive calls.

Many thanks for your patience.

01/04/2026

Please note that we are having technical difficulties with our telephone lines which we are working hard to resolve.

Unfortunately when you call us, you will be hearing it ring but the calls are not coming through to us so please don't think we are ignoring you.

We will update you with progress but apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and would advise you to call 111 if you need medical assistance in the meantime.

Address

Wheelers Green Way
Thatcham
RG194YF

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 6:30pm
Thursday 8am - 6:30pm
Friday 8am - 6:30pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+441635868006

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