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Fit-to-travel Covid tests in Reading
We've compiled a list of local, private companies offering paid-for PCR tests before or after travel.
19 July 2021
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Easy read leaflets on vaccination
Translated Easy Read leaflets are now available on Covid vaccinations.
8 June 2021
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Latest guidance on visiting care homes
All you need to know about visiting family or friends who live in a care home.
20 May 2021
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Getting help for Long Covid
This article aims to help Reading people understand where they can get help for long-lasting symptoms of coronavirus.
30 April 2021
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Our latest Q&A on accessing Covid jabs
We're answering queries that Reading people have asked us during the past month.
3 February 2021
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Your Covid testing options in Reading
Find out how to book and where Reading test sites are located.
2 February 2021
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Keep following 'Hands, Face, Space' advice
Public Health England is urging people to keep adhering to national guidance after they've had a Covid vaccine.
19 January 2021
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Vaccine information in various formats
How to find Easy Read guides, BSL videos and translated material about the Covid vaccine.
19 January 2021
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GP-led Covid vaccination hubs in Reading
Healthwatch Reading has collated information for every local GP surgery.
7 January 2021
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Your questions answered on Covid vaccines
The UK vaccination programme began in mid-December 2020.
30 December 2020
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How to request an advocate for a parent in a child protection case
This guide is for social workers who are seeking independent advocates to support parents in Reading whose children are subject to child protection processes.
8 December 2020
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How to make an IMHA referral
This guide is for mental health nurses and other staff who are referring people for Independent Mental Health Advocacy to our Reading Voice service.
12 November 2020