NHS England has announced that the WeBOB Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) will become an Integrated Care System (ICS). See the BOB STP website for more details. Two of its constituent areas are already Integrated Care Systems - namely Berkshire West and Buckinghamshire. These will become Integrated Care Partnerships. It is the declared policy of NHS England to push decision-making to the lowest appropriate level - so we hope that much of what has already been achieved in the Berkshire West ICS will be preserved and built upon.

Reading Community Learning Centre is offering two courses on Mental Health First Aid, in July andTue & Wed July - 4 half days - 23rd, 24th, 30th, 31st October - 2 full days 22nd, 23rd Please see attached documents for details and booking form.

The groups of GP practices forming the new Primary Care Networks have been announced and are shown below. Primary Care Networks are groups of GP practices covering about 30,000 to 50,000 patients and working together to deliver a wider range of services than a smaller unit. The networks for South Reading are as follows:

There will be an exhibtion related to care services in Broad Street Mall from 11am to 2pm on Wednesday 12th June 2019. South Reading Patient Voice will be represented there.