At East Berkshire Primary Care, it is our vision to continue to deliver outstanding primary healthcare out of hours to the community of East Berkshire and beyond to enable people to live healthier lives through better access to primary care services.

We strive to continually improve the accessibility of primary care services for everyone, bring innovation to the sector and reduce the amount of pressure NHS services face, while not compromising on the care of patients. Working together as one team to continually deliver consistent, quality care in a cost-effective way.

We expect staff and patients a like to be treated with respect, and to work towards improving the health of everyone living in the communities we serve.

East Berkshire Primary Care was created to deliver excellent, consistent healthcare to everyone in the community, when they need it most. Our care is focussed on clinical need, that means everyone is entitled to appropriate healthcare at any time of the day or night. Ensuring safe, effective, compassionate treatment is given in a primary care setting.

We work in partnership with the NHS to seamlessly integrate healthcare services to ensure all patients receive the best quality care, in the most appropriate environment for their needs, 365 days a year. Our main focus is the care of our patients and to ensure a smooth transition between the different services they may encounter.

Our core values underpin everything we do at EBPC:

Care – patients are at the heart of everything we do, the needs of patients always come first above everything else.

Passion – staff are empowered and passionate about improving the lives of others.

Teamwork – we work together as one team to shape a healthier future and deliver outstanding healthcare.

Integrity – people trust us to deliver, we always do the right thing, to make a difference to those we serve.

Respect – everyone matters to us and every person we encounter is treated with dignity and respect.

People – treat every patient as an individual with compassionate care to deliver a positive experience at an often-difficult time.

Diversity – everyone living in the communities we serve is entitled to appropriate healthcare no matter their background or situation.

Quality – we provide an outstanding quality service that delivers real value, taking ownership of the service we deliver to meet the needs of our patients.

We currently employ over 300 members of staff providing OOH care to 675,000 people in the East Berkshire and Richmond areas.

Treated 61,000 patients across East Berkshire & Richmond 2018/ 19.

Slough homeless clinic launches 

Offering GP surgeries to homeless patients extends to those in the Slough area.

Maidenhead homeless clinic launches
Offering a GP surgery to homeless patients in the local area giving them access to tests and external referrals.

The Special Allocation Scheme (SAS) launched
Offering GP services to patients that have been removed from their current practice.

The running of The Chapel Medical Centre goes live
We took over the running of The Chapel Medical Centre in Slough providing GP services to the local community.

Slough Walk in Centre opens
Proving urgent access to healthcare without the need for an appointment- as an alternative to A&E.

The GP hub opens
We started the GP hub to provide an Out of Hours GP service to patients living in Windsor & Maidenhead.

OOH service in the London Borough of Richmond goes live
Serving 250,000 people in the local community.

We took over the running of the Urgent Care Centre at St Marks Hospital in Maidenhead
As an alternative solution to A&E the UCC is staffed by highly trained nurses to treat minor injuries and ailments.

Mobile phone recording for GPs was introduced for all patient consultations.

Emergency dental services launches

Emergency dental treatment provided to patients living in the East Berkshire area.

East Berkshire Primary Care Out of Hours was born in 2004

The business changed to a community benefit society and re-branded as East Berkshire Primary Care Out of Hours.

OOH now paperless

We were the first OOH organisation to go paperless with patient records in the out of hours sector.

Berkshire Doctors on Call launches

With 20 employees to provide OOH GP services in the Berkshire area.