South Reading Patient Voice meets online and in person in Meeting Room 1 at RISC, 35-39, London Street at 6pm-7.25pm on Wednesday, 20th July 2022.
We will hear a talk from Belinda Seston, Interim Director of Place Partnerships for the BOB Integrated Care System on "The Integrated Care System Board".
We will also hear news from local NHS providers, Patient Participation Groups etc.
The final meeting of the CCG Primary Care Commissioning Groups for the BOB CCGs takes place at 10.00am on Thursday 16th June 2022.
Questions should be subnmitted in advance to bccg.primarycare@nhs.net
To join the meeting click here.
Reading Health and Wellbeing Board will meet at 2pm in the Council Chamber of the Civic Centre on Bridge Street on Friday, 15th July 2022.
Questions should be submitted a couple of weeks in advance to Nicky.Simpson@reading.gov.uk
It will be possible to attend remotely - please email nicky.simpson@reading.gov.uk to request access.
NHS England has a national strategy for tackling health inequalities known as Core20Plus5 .
This targets a population consisting of those in the 20% most deprived areas in England PLUS other groups identified as suffering from poor health by their local Integrated Care System.
5 particular services are emphasised for these patients.
The Governing Bodies of the BOB CCGs meet (in common) for the last time at 1.30pm on Thursday 9th June 2022.
We hear a lot about the programme forNew Hospitals Programme - Sleight of Hand? 40 or 48 new hospitals in the NHS.
Here Roy Lilley of the Institute of Health Management gives the lowdown on what is behind it .....
The truth about the 40 hospitals…
A study in Italy shows the efficacy of mechanical ventilation in classrooms in reducing Covid-19 transmission in schools, giving up to 82% reduction. Since our vaccines are not very effective in reducing transmission this is a very welcome confirmation pointing to measures that should be more widely taken. The study was supported by the Fondazione David Hume.
The BOB (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West) ICS (Integrated Care System) has published a draft engagement strategy. Comments are due by 18th May 2022. Please see the attached document.
BOB ICS has created a microsite dealing with engagement .
South Reading Patient Voice will hold a HYBRID meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 18th May 2022.
There will be an in-person meeting at Meeting Room 2, RISC, 35-39 London Street RG1 4PS.
There will be online access via this link.
The meeting ID is 821 323 67226.
Please see attached agenda and map for access details and directions.
South Reading Patient Voice will have an online meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 20th April 2022.
Topics to be discussed include bringing South Reading Patient Voice and the North and West Patient Voice group closer: also news from the local NHS and Patient Participation Groups.