Access to consultants for people with Multiple Sclerosis

A small group of patients living with MS identified problems with getting access to consultants. The Royal Berkshire Hospital have looked into this issue and have stated they are reviewing letters sent to patients to give clear information, and will pilot the pager scheme in the Outpatient Department.
Please let us know if you have any experiences around this and would like to comment.

Tell us your experiences of the appointment system in the Eye Clinic at Royal Berkshire Hospital

Reading LINk would like to know if you find the system user friendly and responsive? Have you had any problems with cancellation of eye appointments? Have you had any difficulty with the call back system to reschedule appointments?

Share your views - what do you think about health and social care services in Reading?

Reading LINk want to know what you think about health and social care services in the Reading area - this could be care from your GP, Dentist, care in hospital or care provided to you in your home. Have your experiences been good, if not what didn't work well and how could this be changed or made better? Your views can be fed back to those people that commission and provide these services. In some cases the LINk may review concerns and make recommendations to help improve services going forward.

Do care contracts allow care workers to provide a good service to their clients?

Reading LINk would like to hear your views, if you have experiences of home care.
Do care workers have enough time to provide the level of care people require?
The LINk would like to know what you think about home care services, what's good, what's not so good and any comments or suggestions on how this could be changed or improved.

Need for more daytime recreational facilities for disabled adults in Reading

The issue of the need for more daytime recreational facilities for disabled adults has been referred to the Reading LINk.
Reading LINk would like to hear your views if this affects you, someone you know or care for.

Need for proper crisis pregnancy counselling for women facing an unplanned pregnancy

The issue of the need for the availability of timely and full crisis pregnancy counselling for women facing an unplanned pregnancy, has been referred to the Reading LINk.
LINk would like to find out if good services are offered to women facing an unplanned pregnancy or is this an area where more support is required. If more support is required, is this better access to information, or different service provision?
LINk would welcome your comments and feedback.

Experiences in A&E, of patients on the autistic spectrum

The issue of treatment of patients, who are on the autistic spectrum in the A&E setting, has been referred to the Reading LINk.
Reading LINk would like to hear from patients/family/carers who would like to provide feedback on their experiences around this issue, particularly about things that would help to improve the experiences of these patients in the A&E setting.