Downland Pharmacy

06/11/2025

30/10/2025

We are very pleased to confirm that our website https://downlandpractice.nhs.uk/ is now fully up and running again.

Thank you for your patience and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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29/10/2025

**NHS Website Downtime Update** www.downlandpractice.nhs.uk

We want to inform our patients and the public that we are currently experiencing a longer than planned temporary disruption across several NHS and practice owned domains will now show a maintenance page, this will show until the work has been completed to move them to the AWS firewall this work is outside of our immediate control and is essential for maintaining the security and integrity of our online services.

We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience and understanding during this time. We are actively seeking updates daily to understand when this issue will be resolved to restore full functionality.

Thank you for your continued support, and please stay connected with us for updates.

25/09/2025

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10/09/2025

Notification of Road Closure on Friday, 12 September 2025

Dear Patients and Customers,

We require to inform you of an upcoming road closure that will directly impact The Downland Pharmacy & The Downland Practice on Friday, 12 September 2025. The closure will be in effect from 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

I understand that this may cause some inconvenience to both staff and patients, and I appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate through this one-time disruption.

The mitigations we have put in place for operational delivery for patients are as follows:

• We will contacted all patients by phone and text that have appointments on Friday and informed them that they must allow additional time to park up and arrive for their appointments.
• Those patients with mobility issues & blue badge holders will be authorised to come through to the practice by the traffic control.
• Blue Light Services will be permitted at any time should we require.
• Pharmacy Stock has been incresased to reduce the number of deliveries on Friday morning.
• Practice Manager has contacted the Bloods & Samples services & Midwives to inform them that they will need to park up and walk round to the surgery to collect samples and attend appointments
• The Downland Pharmacy will remain open for the duration patients will need to enter East Lane from the Oxford Road junction and park on the left of the road and walk to The Downland Pharmacy and The Downland Practice

Thank you for your support and understanding while this work takes place. Please take extra care when arriving on Friday.

For updates or to view the road closure please access the West Berkshire Council website: https://www.westberks.gov.uk/article/29939/View-roadworks-and-road-closures

22/08/2025

The Downland Pharmacy & The Downland Practice are CLOSED on Monday 25 August 2025 for the Public Holiday.

Should any of our patients need Pharmacy services on Monday please use the list below to source an open Pharmacy.

A map of the pharmacies that will be open on the Bank Holidays can be viewed here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1HyWY5FsB5o_jc53HwEDZwMPNEZSVbI8&usp=sharing

Wishing you all a splendid bank holiday weekend.

22/08/2025

The Downland Practice are having a small refurbishment and we have a few items up for grabs if anyone would like them!

They can be picked up for free or you can make a small donation and we will give any money made to the Foodbank that we already support via our donation bins in reception.

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