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Closure of GP clinic approved
Longbarn Lane Surgery is closing its Southcote clinic from 1 July 2021.
28 April 2021
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Government seeks views on making Covid vaccines compulsory for care home staff
Have your say in a public consultation.
28 April 2021
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Latest quality ratings for Reading services
Find out what the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said about local services following recent inspection visits.
25 April 2021
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Reading people can now pick up quick Covid home testing kits from local pharmacies
From April 9, the government is making lateral flow tests available for free so people with no symptoms can regularly check if they have Covid-19.
9 April 2021
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Covid vaccine information session with Reading Kenyan Association
We helped the association hold a Zoom session on 14 March 2021.
9 April 2021
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'Inspections in person are important'
We have joined with four other local Healthwatch to respond to plans to reduce inspection visits of health and social care services.
8 April 2021
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Our April 2021 Newsletter
Read news about local health & social care services and find out about our work.
7 April 2021
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Vaccine figures go up as Covid patients go down
More Reading people are being protected from Covid-19 as we start to move out of lockdown.
31 March 2021
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Our link-up with Kenyan association on vaccines
We have been continuing with our efforts to facilitate community conversations about Covid vaccination.
30 March 2021
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NHS responds to our report on asylum seekers
More details have emerged about how and when care was arranged for asylum seekers placed in Reading.
30 March 2021
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Latest quality ratings for Reading services
Find out what the Care Quality Commission has said about local services following recent inspection visits.
30 March 2021
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'Vaccines can be taken during Ramadan'
Muslim people can have Covid vaccines without invalidating their fast during Ramadan, according to advice from national organisations.
30 March 2021
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