In a paper to be considered at the (shadow) Health and Well-Being Board on 25th January 2013, Reading Borough Council has published its response to the public consultation on Reading's Health and Well-Being Strategy for 2013-14. Please see the attached link for access to this paper. Much of the comment is in the way of fleshing out the strategy and changing or introducing new points of emphasis. It is stressed that the strategy is an evolving document.

The next meeting of the Reading Borough Health and Well-Being Board is on Friday 25th January at 2pm in the Kennet Room of the Reading Civic Offices. These meetings are open to the public. To request papers in advance contact Nicky Simpson at Reading Borough Council using this form.

We will be meeting between 6pm and 7:30pm on Wednesday, 30th January 2013. The Agenda will include presentation and discussions on AQP (any qualified provider - the Government's choice of supplier approach), the progress of the CCG and the commissioning plan for South Reading.

South Reading Clinical Commissioning Group has now advertised for two lay members to join its Governing Body, one position emphasising Governance and the other Public and Patient Involvement. These positions are permanent, remunerated and involve a commitment of at least two days per month. The advertisement in the Reading Chronicle of 10 January 2012 gives full details. Applications close on 24th January 2012.

The Government has announced grants for ring-fenced Public Health expenditure for 2013-14 and 2014-15. Reading gets 7.5M for 2013-14 and 8.2M for 2014-15. This equates to 47 per head for 2013-14 and 52 per head for 2014-15. The England average is 49 per head in 2013-14 and 51 per head in 2014-15.