Health Service Journal reported on 19th April 2023 that the chair of the BOB (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West) Integrated Care System, Javid Khan, formerly CEO of the charity Barnado's, had been placed on extended leave, amid broad concern about his working methods from ICS and other NHS staff. Trust chiefs from the area had planned to complain to NHS England about the lack of engagement by Mr Khan; Six senior executive posts and the CEO position are occupied by interim appointments as staff have left over the past year.

South Reading Patient Voice meets at 6pm on Wednesday 19th April online via Microsoft Teams and in person in Committee Room 1 at the Reading Civic Offices at Bridge Street. Our speaker will be Mark Hinchcliffe, Strategic Head of Quality Improvement for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the mental health and community care NHS trust for Berkshire. We will discuss local news from provider trusts, primary care patient participation groups and local initiatives. We will also consider a proposal for rearranging the typical schedule of meetings.

South Reading Patient Voice meets at 6pm on Wednesday 19th April online via Microsoft Teams and in person in Committee Room 1 at the Reading Civic Offices at Bridge Street. Our speaker will be Mark Hinchcliffe, Strategic Head of Quality Improvement for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, the mental health and community care NHS trust for Berkshire. We will discuss local news from provider trusts, primary care patient participation groups and local initiatives. We will also consider a proposal for rearranging the typical schedule of meetings.

BOB Area Spring Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign 2023
The local NHS is offering a further vaccination to those most at risk of COVID-19 across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) from 17 April 2023. People who are eligible for a spring booster vaccination include: 

 The three unitary local authorities of Berkshire West, Reading, Wokngham and West Berkshire have adopted a common strategy for Health and Wellbeing 2021-2030 but each willl implement it in their own way..