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Staff shortages affect local hospice
The Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading has stopped taking new inpatients while it tries to recruit nursing staff.
4 August 2021
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Government asks dentists to improve information about their services
Dentists have been asked to check that they are accurately describing if they can take on new NHS patients.
28 July 2021
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Public get more time over GP data sharing
The government has paused a launch date after Healthwatch England and others raised concerns.
26 July 2021
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Impact of Covid revealed for Reading care homes
The number of lives lost at each old-age care home has been made public for the first time.
26 July 2021
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Free NHS prescription age could go up to 66
The Department of Health is running a public consultation on the plans until 2 September.
22 July 2021
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Your feedback on GP surgeries makes the news
The BBC and local press have shone a spotlight on the findings of our new survey.
22 July 2021
News
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Changes take place in primary care networks
Two of Reading's primary care networks, covering 90,000 patients, are affected.
20 July 2021
News
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NHS visitors still need to wear a facemask
Healthcare settings need patients to keep following rules to help reduce the spread of Covid-19.
20 July 2021
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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
Advice and Information
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'Phoning our surgery is like Russian roulette'
More than 330 people answered our survey about what it's like to phone their doctor's surgery.
16 July 2021
News
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Hanging On: Our report on GP Phone Access
We carried out an online survey from 25 March-25 April 2021, which was answered by 339 people who had strong feelings about this issue.
14 July 2021
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Our July 2021 newsletter
Read news about local health & social care services and find out about our work.
6 July 2021
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