Reports and Recommendations
Diabetes Care in Reading
Reading LINk Final Report& Recommendations
This issue was brought to Reading LINk by Reading District & Voluntary Diabetes Group. Approximately 40 people living with diabetes met and identified concerns over aspects of diabetes care where they felt that services could be improved:
• Insulin Pump Therapy
• Retinal Eye Screening
• Education and information for newly diagnosed diabetics
• Appointments with specialists.
Recommendations made by Reading LINk in this report have been well received and the response from Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the NHS Berkshire West has been very positive. Assurances have been given that the report would influence the review and update of the diabetes service, and assist in making progress in commissioning appropriate services for diabetes services. Click here to see the report.
Toe Nail Cutting for the Elderly
Following concerns raised with the Reading LINk by Age Concern Reading, the LINk reviewed access to Toe Nail Cutting for the Elderly in Reading. For a full report, including recommendations made to NHS Berkshire West who commission the services, click here.
Standard of Care offered to those on the Autistic Spectrum in A & E.
The Berkshire Autistic Society brought to the Reading LINk an issue regarding the standard of care offered to those on the autistic spectrum in A & E. To access the report showing the progress facilitated by the Reading LINk which enabled collaborative working between the Berkshire Autistic Society and Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust towards improving the service, click here.
Overview Report for Participants of the Pilot Survey - Reading LINk.
Reading LINk piloted their community engagement survey during December 2009. Please click here for a summary of the analysis of the survey.