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Public meeting for Circuit Lane Surgery patients now postponed

Posted 26/04/2017

The meeting was due to be held on 4 May 2017 but has been called off due to General Election rules

Pharmacists warn that elderly and disabled people ‘most at risk’ from prescribing plans

Posted 26/04/2017

Pharmacists would be banned from ordering repeat prescriptions on behalf of patients, under proposals from NHS clinical commissioning groups in Reading, Wokingham and West Berkshire.

Little Blue Book of Sunshine offers top tips to help young people cope with stress

Posted 21/04/2017

The NHS booklet will be distributed to schools and is also available online.

Latest quality ratings revealed for a range of Reading NHS and social care organisations

Posted 20/04/2017

The Care Quality Commission, the national inspection body, has revealed its latest assessment of a range of Reading services.

Reading home infusion service for MS patients rated ‘good’ by quality inspectors

Posted 18/04/2017

Users of the service said the specially trained nurses were “fantastic”, and it was much better than travelling to a hospital for treatment.

Home care providers Total Health Support and Training Services Limited ‘Requires Improvement’

Posted 17/04/2017

The staff are not provided with the appropriate training, competency assessment and performance appraisals necessary for them to carry out their duties, according to the Care Quality Commision.

Inspectors confirm improvements are underway at Chatham Street Surgery

Posted 13/04/2017

The surgery now awaits a further inspection by the Care Quality Commission to decide if it should remain in ‘special measures’

Small residential care home in Coley Park still rated ‘good’ in latest quality check

Posted 13/04/2017

Residents at the home have learning disabilities and receive a caring service, according to the Care Quality Commission.

Local home care agency provides caring service but needs to improve staff training

Posted 13/04/2017

Total Health Support and Training Services rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.

Reading branch of Radis home care agency makes required improvements

Posted 13/04/2017

The Care Quality Commission visited the agency in February 2017 to check if it had acted on issues found during a previous inspection.