World Mental Health day is marked on Thursday, 10th October in 2019.

Berkshire West Primary Care Commissioning Committee will meet at 1pm on Wednesday, 9th October 2019 at 57-59, Bath Road, Reading. The meeting discusses the development of primary care and the performance and quality of the GP services in Berkshire West.

Reading's Health and Wellbeing Board will meet at 2pm on Friday 11th October 2019 in the Council Chamber at the Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading.

We will be meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, 30th October 2019 in the hall (not the main meeting room) at Friends Meeting house, 2 Church Street, Reading RG1 2SB, when Drs Bu Thava and Aman Bindra will be talking about Primary Care Networks. The introduction of Primary Care Networks is a major change to our NHS services. Prinary Care Networks with GP practices working together in groups with 30,000 - 50,000 patients, to allow for extended hours services and a broader range of health professionals in primary care, with an emphasis on locality and population health. We will also discuss other local healthcare news and reports from Patient Participation Groups.

South Reading Patient Voice next meets at Friends Meeting House at 6pm on Wednesday, 27th November. Dr James Warren will return to tell us about progress with the revision of the Musculo-Skeletal pathway for patients in Berkshire West. We will also hold our annual AGM, with a review of the year and election of officers. We will also hear and discuss local healthcare news and reports from local Patient Participation Groups.

Linda Dobraszczyk will talk about the importance of time in the womb and the first three years for subsequent mental health. We will also discuss local news and reports from local PPGs.

Pat Bunch of Healthwatch Reading will tell us about their work with the Berkshire West CCG on the Family and Friends test in Primary Care and other current projects. We will also discuss local news and reports from PPGs.

We will review our activities during Type 2 Diabetes Awareness Week, discuss local news and reports from local PPGs.

Mary Hannah Hudson, of NHS England, will talk about the new NHS App and the expansion of the 111 service online. We will also discuss local news and reports from local PPGs.

Reading Borough council is running a consultation on keeping active. Please do take the online questionnaire at www.reading.gov.uk/ActiveReading.