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16 October 2019
Advice and Information
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Voyage 1 home in Emmer Green gets 'good' rating
The Care Quality Commission inspected the home, which accommodates six people with learning disabilities.
12 October 2019
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Merger goes ahead for Melrose and Eldon Rd surgeries
Patients will have access to a bigger team of doctors and nurses across both surgery sites in Reading town centre.
11 October 2019
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Home care 'requires improvement' at Oaktree House and Cedar Court
The home care agency Creative Support was not always managing people's medication safely, according to the Care Quality Commission.
10 October 2019
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People Matter Support Services put into special measures
The Reading home care agency's rating has been downgraded by the Care Quality Commission following latest checks.
8 October 2019
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Your concerns on patient transport prompt NHS chief to take action
The chief executive of NHS England has announced a national review of patient transport services after people revealed problems to local Healthwatch and national charities.
7 October 2019
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Find out what Reading's primary care networks have got planned
The six local primary care networks have lots of ideas for transforming patient care.
3 October 2019
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Reading Primary Care Network Update
Find out what each of the six primary care networks across Reading have got planned to improve services at your local GP surgery.
2 October 2019
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Delivering Better Births
Around 1,400 women across Berkshire West, Oxfordshire and Buckingham shared their maternity experiences. Healthwatch Reading helped hold focus groups and Healthwatch Buckinghamshire led the research and wrote the reprt.
2 October 2019
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Reading women share maternity stories
Women want to be able to see the same midwife at antenatal appointments and have enough time to discuss and decide their birth choices.
2 October 2019
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Three cheers for our health guide!
First-year students at the University of Reading have given our new health & wellbeing guide a big thumbs up.
2 October 2019
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Student Guide to Local Services
We have created a pocket-size guide to help students in Reading find GPs, mental health support, the sexual health clinic and more. Feel free to print, hand out or keep.
1 October 2019
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