Persistent venous leg ulcers are a troubling and often painful complaint. Treatment with light and honey, as offered by a small-scale local provider, is being offered under the NHS in the South Reading CCG area. Contact your GP surgery to find out if you could benefit from this therapy. This provision carries on a pilot started by the former West Berkshire Primary Care Trust in2012. At least some patients experienced positive results from that so the idea is to continue assessing this form of treatment. Honey has known anti-bacterial action - there is good reason behind this therapy. Treatment will at present be offered for ulcers that have persisted for more then 6 months and have received "conventional treatment".