One of the best sources of information on the state of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK is the smartphone app "Covid Symptom Study" supplied by Zoe Global Ltd to the research team at King's College London under Prof Tim Spector, who is the organiser of the study. Please download and use the app yourself if you have the equipment - for Android phones from your Play Store, for Apple phones from your App Store, under the name "Covid Symptom Study".

In a flurry of consultations - you are now asked to give your views on improving the Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust's website.

The Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust has been awarded seed money from the Government to plan its recreation. Now it is up to you to say what you think a hospital should be like in th 21st Century and how it should fit into Reading and Western Berkshire. Please access the trust's consulation site and take their survey. Survey open through September.

The three local authorities across Berkshire West, Wokingham, Reading, West Berkshire are jointly working on a new Health and Wellbeing strategy. They are seeking your input - please take this survey and encourage others to do so.

The government has published its Obesity Strategy . The strategy includes measures to control promotion of foods high in fats, sugar and salt - controlling TV advertisements to be after 9pm, buy one get one free and display at checkout. Also revise labelling, including providing calorie totals on restaurant meals and on sales of alcohol.