The Macmillan Cancer Information bus - Bertie - will be in Reading this week. On Tuesday 14th November from 10am to 4pm it will be at Tesco (Oxford Road/Portman Road) at the Portman Road side. On Thursday 16th November from 10am to 4pm it will be in Broad Street, Reading. No appointment necessary - come along with your questions and talk to friendly specialists.

The Primary Care Commissioning Committee for Berkshire West meets in public at 1pm on Wednesday, 13th September at the Berkshire Maestros building, Prospect School, Cockney Hill, Reading. If attending please register online. For details on asking questions at the meeting please see here.

With the budget approaching we have a plethora of reports of the acute need for additional funding if the NHS is to continue as we know it. The target for 92% of patients referred for treatment should receive it within 18 weeks has been assigned low priority since March 2017. It had not been achieved for over a year and controlling hospital deficits has higher priority in the current constrained position. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have issued a report on the state of care in the NHS..

The Governing Body of South Reading CCG meets in public at 9.30-12,30 on Wednesday 6th December 2017 at the Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1 5EX. To book your attendance or to find out about asking questions at the end of the meeting please see here. or phone 0118 982 2706.

Berkshire CCGs are keen to understand how local people experience accessing local mental health services and how this could be improved in the future and are holding meetings for you to have your say. There will be a meeting for local people to have their say from 2pm to 4pm on Thursday, 30th November at the Methodist Church, Rose Street Wokingham, RG40 1XS. If you wish to attend please book your ticket using the link here .