GP practices throughout Berkshire West have voted for the 4 CCGs (Newbury and District, South Reading, North and West Reading and Wokingham) to merge to form a single CCG. The administrative leadership of the Berkshire West Federation has issued a proposal for the merger (see below) which has now been approved by voting by GP practices in the 4 Councils of Practices in Berkshire West.

NHS England has changed its performance targets for ambulances in the light of a large scale trial. 

The four Berkshire West CCGs have been rated OUTSTANDING in the annual ratings for 2016-17. Only 21 of Englands 209 CCGs have achieved this grade this year. The assessment is on:
 

South Reading Patient Voice will be meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, 26th July at 94, London Street, Reading RG14SJ - Reading Community Learning Centre. We will hear a talk from Lynda McAdam GP Chair of Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, about the range of nursing services that are now being delivered in the community. We will also discuss news from local Patient Participation Groups and the local health economy.

Reading Healthwatch holds its AGM and bord meeting in public on Tuesday, 18th July 2017 at 10.30 am in the Conference Room on the 3rd floor of Reading Central Library. The AGM speaker will be Steve McManus, CEO of the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. For further information please see: the Healthwatch Reading AGM page and follow through to the event website to register with Eventbrite there.