There will be a drop-in session from 11.00 to 14.00 on Wednesday, 17th July 2019 at the Macmillan Cancer information Centre, Royal Berkshire Hospital, North Block, Level 1.
South Reading Patient Voice meets at 6pm on Wednesday 29th May. We will hear Pat Bunch of Reading Healthwatch describe current projects including the Family and Friends project.
We will also discuss local NHS news and news from local Patient Participation Groups.
Reading will mark Carers Week (10th - 14th June) with a number of events, including the Market Place in Broad Street Mall at 11am - 2pm on Wednesday, 12th June, in which South Reading Patient Voice will take part.
Please use this link to find details of other events for Carers' Week 2019.
Rachel Cooke, a Public Health officer with Bristol City Council, is developing a healthy weight pathway and is asking for input about any weight management strategies that you may or may not have used in the past. Please complete this survey to provide some information on current behaviour. This request comes via Berkshire West CCG.
Thames Valley Clinical Network and Senate is running a conference on Improving Diabetes Care and Cardiovascular Disease Care. This will be all day on 21st June 2019 at the Reading Hilton.
South Reading Patient Voice actively supported the NHS's Type2 Diabetes Prevention Week from 1st to 7th April 2019.
Health Service Journal reports that Nottingham City Council, which suspended involvement in its area’s integrated care system, has said it will rejoin, subject to agreement it will be able to veto “proposals that may result in privatisation or outsourcing”.
The NHS 111 service for medical advice and referral is now available at 111.nhs.uk. The service works like the NHS 111 telephone service but is available through an internet web browser on your computer or smartphone. It will also be available via the NHS app.
South Reading Patient Voice meets at 6pm on Wednesday, 24th April 2019 at Reading Community Learning Center, 94, London Street, RG1 4SJ.
Liz Fowler of the Berkshire West Integrated Care System will talk about the National Diabetes Prevention Programme.
The King's Fund, Nuffield Trust and Health Foundation have issued a joint plan for the Health and Social Care workforce, which is a make-or-break factor in the operation of the NHS. Without changes to present practice, nursing vacancies could reach 108,000 in 10 years time, they say.