The Penta Hotel in central Reading which is being used as a Government hotel quarantine facility has been the source of several cases of Covid-19 in the community as members of staff have caught the disease. Now Reading Council is asking the Department of Health and Social Care urgently to close the facility. Please click here for a more detailed account .

With the wide spread of the extra transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 certain areas of Reading are asked to take part in "SURGE TESTING". Every resident in the postcode areas RG1 3**, RG1 5**, RG1 6**, RG1 7** is asked to attend one of several centres to take a PCR test for Covid-19 (if they have no symptoms) or order a test for home use (applicable whether or not one has symptoms). This should take place over 2 weeks starting from Monday 7th June.

Berkshire West CCG Governing Body, together with the governing bodies of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire CCGs will meet in public (we believe) on Thursday, 10 June at 1.30pm. - 3.30 See this page for the meeting link. Although the 3 CCGs in the BOB Integrated Care System have not merged, they have a common Accountable Officer in Dr James Kent, and have agreed to hold their governing body meetings together.

Berkshire West CCG has been revising the pathways for patients with Musculoskeletal conditions over the past several years, with the new approach recently having been introduced for people with knee problems, as the changes move forward. People who have musculoskeletal conditions are being invited to take part in upcoming online events to help shape future NHS services. The feedback sessions will be held on Tuesday 22 June 2021, 4pm-6pm and Thursday 24 June 2021, 10am-12pm. People with MSK conditions, or voluntary sector organisations that support them, are invited to the sessions.

Berkshire West CCG has proposed to re-organise NHS hearing services for all adults in a new unified pathway. A consultation meeting was held on 20th May 2021. You can see the slide presentation from the event . There is a chance to comment on the proposals up to 4th June 2021 by email to bwccg.enquiries@nhs.net .