South Reading CCG will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, 2nd September 2015 at Reading Town Hall in Blagrave Street. The meeting has three parts with an 11:00 am break and lunch for attendees as the intervals. The first part at 9:00am is the Governing Body Meeting in Public - until 11:00. The second part at 11:15am is the Annual Meeting of the South Reading NHS CCG. There can be discussion over lunch. Then there is a discussion meeting on GP services and primary care from 12:30pm to 2pm.

A fire in the Coronary Care Unit at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading on 30th July 2015 disrupted power and water supplies and as of 9am on 2nd August 2015 the hospital is asking patients to consider alternatives if they have non-emergency concerns. Mary Sherry, Chief Operating Officer said on 2nd August 2015: Yesterday we began a phased approach to return patients to Battle and North Blocks and this will continue throughout today.

According to Health Service Journal "Every clinical commissioning group in England has been directed to evaluate estate within its area to work out how much capital funding can be released by property sales." Generation rent, anyone?

A Suicide Awareness Training Workshop of two and a half hours will be held in Reading from 13.00 to 15.30pm on Monday, 21st September at The Avenue Centre, Conwy Close, Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire RG30 4BZ. The aim is to empower mental health carers with the skills and confidence to help effectively prevent self-harm and suicide. The course has been developed by the Reading Community Mental Health Team - part of Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and by the Mental Health Carers Campaign Group in Reading. The training outcomes intended are:

Reading people will be able to quiz the commissioners in charge of services about the future of GP and other primary care services in Reading. This event - at 3rd floor, Reading Central Library, King's Road at 4pm on Tuesday 21st July 2015 - which is open to all Reading residents - follows on from the North and West CCG public meeting and AGM beforehand. To book your place call the Berkshire West comms team on 01189 822709, or email ppiteam.berkshirewest@nhs.net