GP Surgeries Cluster to Provide Extra Services and Extended Hours

GP surgeries in Reading are working in groups to provide larger units which can offer additional treatments and services and extended hours.

University Medical Group already unites the Northcourt Avenue and Whitley Villa surgeries. South Reading and Shinfield Practice has been proposed to join the group.

All the other surgeries in the South Reading CCG area are organised into the South Reading Alliance. This contains three clusters of practices. Each cluster will make arrangements for extended hours and additional services.

Tilehurst Cluster

Tilehurst Village
Westwood Road
Overdown Road
Grovelands

Whitley Cluster

Milman Road (Kumar)
Milman Road (Mittal)
Longbarn Lane
Chancellor House
Christchurch Surgery
Whitley Wood Lane

Central Cluster

The central cluster has three groups of surgeries.

A Group

Pembroke Surgery
Pembroke Eldon Square
Kennet Surgery

B Group

Melrose Surgery
Eldon Road Surgery

C Group

Reading Walk-In Centre
Russell Street Surgery
Coley Park Surgery
Burghfield Surgery
Abbey Medical Centre
Chatham Street Surgery
London Street Surgery

The practices of the South Reading Alliance have the following areas of focus for 2017/18.

Reducing variation amongst member practices and supporting practices in difficulty.
Reviewing their estates strategy
Exploring innovative business/restructuring opportunities
1. Clinical research in primary care
2. Different contractual models e.g. MCP contract
3. Managing urgent and planned care differently
4. Shared indemnity cover
Improved collaborative working
1. Supporting CCG with IT interoperability pilot systems
2. Shared workforce: clinical pharmacist role to be shared across 2 clusters
3. Work with CCG to align community health and social care around clusters