South Reading Patient Voice will hold its first regular meeting of 2023 at 6pm on Wednesday, 8th February. This should be online via Microsoft Teams and in person in Committee Room 1 at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU.
We will discuss local news and patient experience and also our work plans for 2023.
The meeting will be in person and online via Microsoft Teams - please click here to join the meeting via Microsoft Teams.
You do not need to be using Microsoft Windows to join the meeting online. You can use any computer or phone which supports the freely available Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Safari browsers.
Finding committee room 1
Enter via main door - go forward, then right, left past the display cases, right through the doors and the committee room is on the right opposite doors to the Council Chamber.
There is car parking nearby - the nearest car park is the Oracle Holybrook car park
opposite and North of the Civic Offices on Bridge Street.
Some Tips on Using Microsoft Teams
Browsers Microsoft Edge or Chrome or Apple Safari are best for using Microsoft Teams.
When you click on the above link you should be shown a screen which offers you either to continue in the browser or to use the Teams app. It is fine to continue in the browser if you do not have the app and that is the easiest thing to do.
After making your choice you should be shown a screen with the view from your own camera, logos of a microphone and of a film camera, and a button labelled "Join Now". There may be an invitation for you to enter your name - if so please do so. You can switch your microphone or camera on or off by using the clickable buttons to the right of the microphone and camera logos. When you are happy with the setup please click on "Join Now".
You will be held in a waiting room until admitted - so it is very useful for you to have entered your name at the previous stage.
Once admitted you will see some of the participants and some round logos with initials of others.
The controls appear when you move your cursor to the lower part of the screen in the middle (or for some it may be the upper part - please try it out). The controls have logos for the camera and microphone and you should see a hand which allows you to "electronically raise your hand" (and then to lower it again). There is a speech bubble - click on it to show a side panel or window which contains the chat - text messages exchanged by people attending the meeting online. There is a logo of several persons - click on it to display a side panel or window showing all attendees and whether they have raised their hands.
Please use the microphone logo to mute your microphone most of the time, but unmute it when you are invited to speak.