Sonning Common Health Centre Patient Participation Group - SCHC PPG

09/04/2026

Did you know that FISH has been serving our community in Sonning Common and surrounding villages for over 45 years? It is run completely by volunteers who give up their time to support those people who have no one else to help them.

Our team of volunteers respond to local needs, especially in providing transport to and from hospital and medical appointments. At present we are fulfilling around 100 jobs every month, which is a big increase on previous years.

We have a dedicated team of drivers but we need more. You don’t have to commit to specific days or numbers of jobs. You can just pick and choose when or where you are able to help from a list of requests published daily. Our drivers say they get a great deal of satisfaction in helping their neighbours in our local community.

If you are interested in finding out more, please contact the FISH office on 0118 972 3986, open Mondays to Fridays from 9.30 to 12.00. We would love to hear from you.

19/02/2026

Everyone knows someone who is struggling with their mental Health.
Next month we are holding a mental health information event with guest speaker Dr Tom Rockell. See below for more information.
Please email [email protected] to register your interest in attending - either in person or at the village hall on Thursday 12th March.

08/09/2025

Don't forget to register your interest in next weeks 'Caring for Elderly relatives' talk at Sonning Common Village Hall. It will look at how best to prepare for an increase in medical and financial help for either your relatives or yourself as you get older.

21/08/2025

We would like to invite you to join us for our next health information event. Next month we will be discussing how to prepare for changes in later life and how best to plan for the future. It will be suitable for those thinking about helping relatives plan as well as planning for your own future as you get older.

Please email [email protected] to register your attendance

13/08/2025

You are invited to join us for our next health information event on how to plan for the future in elderly relatives (or even for yourself). You can never start planning too early. This event will help you to learn what needs to be planned and what is available to help you and your family achieve it in a caring and sensitive way.

If you would like to join us either in person or online please email [email protected]

04/06/2025

Great support in person and online for another excellent talk organised by the Sonning Common Health Centre Patient Participation Group - PPG.

Thanks to Claire Burnett, Lead Nurse for Sepsis and Deterioration Quality Governance Team at RBH, for a very informative and entertaining talk "All about Sepsis".

The talk will be available within days on the PPG page of the SCHC website.

06/05/2025

An invitation to all Sonning Common Health Centre Patients to join us at our next PPG talk on the subject of Sepsis, a life-threatening reaction to an infection that can affect all ages

Being held in the SC Village Hall the talk will also be available to follow on Zoom.

Please register by emailing [email protected]

16/02/2025

SCHC PPG AGM on Tuesday, February 25th at 2pm

All patients of Sonning Common Health Centre are invited to attend, by Zoom, the AGM of the SCHC Patient Participation Group (the PPG) being held on Tuesday 25th February, 2025 at 2 p.m.

The AGM is scheduled to last 30 minutes and will include an update from the health centre given by Dr Tom Rockell and information on past and planned PPG activities by Vicky Mynott, the PPG Chair.

If we wish to “attend” please email [email protected] and we will send Zoom log-in details and an agenda.

22/12/2024

The next Oxfordshire AgeUK Community coffee morning "The Hive", is early in the New Year on Thursday 2nd, January in Sonning Common Village Hall. This is a super opportunity to chat to old and new friends and speak to various local support workers and volunteers. Full details and dates for the next 6 months are in the poster. All are welcome so please share the details with your friends.

10/12/2024

Our wonderful PPG volunteer Sue has been busy again updating the information desk in the health centre lobby. Please take time on your next visit to have a look through the valuable information and, please remember, we welcome your ideas for future features.

A Happy Christmas and Healthy New year to all SCHC patients and staff from your Patient Participation Group.

Finally a request, please ask/encourage your friends to follow the SCHC PPG on Facebook and join our mailing list email [email protected]. Thank you

05/12/2024

Now available on the SCHC PPG page a video of the recent excellent talk by Prof Deepak Ravindran titled "You are what you eat".

You can find a link to the talk below, the passcode is Deepak24+

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21/11/2024

Unfortunately we have reached our capacity at Abbeycrest for the "You are what you eat" talk by Professor Deepak Ravindran on Tuesday, November 26th at 7pm.

However, the good news, you can still register to "attend" by Zoom

Email [email protected] for log-on details