BBC Radio Berkshire will host the Brighter Berkshire Year of Mental Health campaign 2017 on Monday 20th February 11am-1pm, with a programme featuring Mental Health First Aid. Look out for these monthly broadcasts.

The clinical commissioners for South Reading and North and West Reading will be presenting their plans at a public meeting on Thursday 9th March 2017 from 10.30am to 12.30pm in the Concert Hall in Reading Town Hall.

The Berkshire West Primary Care Commissioning Committee meets in public at Shaw House, Church Road, Newbury, RG14 2DR on 8th March from 1pm to 4.30pm.

The Governing Body of South Reading CCG meets in public at 9.30-12,30 on Wednesday 1st March 2017 at the Museum of English Rural Life, Redlands Road, RG1 5EX.

The Guardian reported (2nd February 2017) that student applications to nursing courses had fallen by 23% this year. This is the first year that nursing students will not receive government busraries to cover fees and costs.

South Reading Patient Voice will meet at 6pm on Wednesday, 222nd February at RCLC, 94, London Street RG1 4SJ to discuss work on TB in South Reading and the CCG's operational plan for the coming year.

According to a recent report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health there is a growing gap in health between children of rich and poor households.

Reading's Health and Wellbeing Board meets in the Council Chamber, Civic Offices, Bridge Street at 2pm on Friday 27th September 2017.

According to the Reading Chronicle the Royal Berkshire hospital has postponed the closure of its hydrotherapy pool until Summer, allowing time for discussions on the future of the pool with interested parties.

A more complete but still draft version of the Sustainability and Transformation Plan for the commissioning area of Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Western Berkshire has been published by South Reading CCG .