NHS Volunteer Responder webpage
How the NHS Volunteers Scheme can help you
The scheme can get shopping, prescriptions or even a friendly phone call to vulnerable people during the pandemic.
26 June 2020
Advice and Information
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Healthwatch Reading speaks out on inequalities
Reading people and organisations have been supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
16 June 2020
News
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Local people praised for patience over waits for postponed operations
The impact of Covid-19 on local people - whether they have the had the virus or not - was discussed at a meeting of the Berkshire West Clinical Commissioning Group on 9 June.
9 June 2020
News
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Update on A&E at Royal Berks
The hospital is moving away from measures it had to take during the busiest period of the pandemic.
8 June 2020
News
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Coronavirus Newsletter: Issue 9
Latest updates and guidance on Covid-19 for Reading people.
29 May 2020
Report
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Reading prepares to get moving again
Look out for street markings in the town centre, which the council says will help people move around safely.
29 May 2020
News
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Update on the local impact of Covid-19
More than 140 people have lost their lives with Covid-19 in our borough, according to latest data.
29 May 2020
News
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People who are shielding told to stay in lockdown
The 'clinically extremely vulnerable' must continue to stay at home for the meantime, according to latest government advice.
28 May 2020
News
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Test and Trace system launched by government
The public is being asked to divulge details of people they've been in close contact with, if they test positive for Covid-19 as part of the next stage of dealing with the pandemic.
28 May 2020
News
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Coronavirus Newsletter: Issue 8
Latest updates and guidance on Covid-19 for Reading people.
22 May 2020
Report
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Reading people start sharing stories about care under coronavirus lockdown
Residents have been answering our survey to give feedback about local services and to thank key workers.
22 May 2020
News
Coronavirus outbreaks have occurred in 19 Reading care homes
Most of the outbreaks took place in the first two weeks of April, according to data from Public Health England.
21 May 2020
News