International Older Peoples' Day will be marked on Monday 30th September 2019 with an exhibition of local organisations and activities in Broad Street Mall.
World Mental Health day is marked on Thursday, 10th October in 2019.
Berkshire West Primary Care Commissioning Committee will meet at 1pm on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 at 57-59, Bath Road, Reading. The meeting discusses the development of primary care and the performance and quality of the GP services in Berkshire West.
Reading's Health and Wellbeing Board will meet at 2pm on Friday 11th October 2019 in the Council Chamber at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading.
We will be meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, 30th October 2019 in the hall (not the main meeting room) at Friends Meeting house, 2 Church Street, Reading RG1 2SB, when Drs Bu Thava and Aman Bindra will be talking about Primary Care Networks.
South Reading Patient Voice next meets at Friends Meeting House at 6pm on Wednesday, 27th November.
Dr James Warren will return to tell us about progress with the revision of the Musculo-Skeletal pathway for patients in Berkshire West. We will also hold our annual AGM, with a review of the year and election of officers.
Reading Borough council is running a consultation on keeping active. Please do take the online questionnaire at www.reading.gov.uk/ActiveReading.
South Reading Patient Voice will meet on Wednesday, 31st July 2019 to hear a talk from Dr Rosemary Croft on "Reading - A Trauma-Aware Community?",
Since 2012 water fluoridation has been a competence of local government. Public Health England has produced an account of the benefits, evidence and strategy for water fluoridation. A public health approach will benefit the deprived most - helping to lessen health inequalities.
The NHS Providers organisation has released a webpage of resources for population health.