During our recent survey of "What Older Patients Think of Digital Access to GP Surgeries" we discovered that some patients were experiencing extreme difficulties in contacting their GP surgeries by phone, to the point where they were going without their regular medications. Now Healthwatch Reading is conducting a survey on whether patients are experiencing difficulties in accessing their GP surgeries by telephone. Please take their survey here or by phoning the survey team on 07786 476 257.

South Reading Patient Voice meets at 6pm on Wednesday, 17th March 2021. We will discuss development of the Covid-19 vaccination programme and our recent workshop on older peoples' digital access to GP surgeries as well as local news.

Berkshire West CCG's Governing Body meets (could this be for the last time?) at 9.30 am - 11.30 am on Tuesday 9th March. Please join with this link .

As part of their "Oldies Online Too" project South Reading Patient Voice has conducted a survey of older peoples experience and opinions of digital access to GP surgeries. The results will be presented and discussed at an online workshop from 10am - 11.30am, Wednesday 17th March . Wrokshop participants will receive the full report. There will be an introduction by Cllr Graeme Hoskin, chair of Reading's Health and Wellbeing Board.