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  1. Emergency Plan and Reading Carers Card

    You may be eligible for a carers card and emergency plan The Carers Card and Emergency Plan help make others aware that somebody is dependent on you. Having a carers card and emergency plan can be useful if you need support or assistance when you’re…
  2. I look after someone (unpaid carer)

    "Caring" covers a wide range of situations: You are an unpaid carer if you look after a partner, family member or friend who is dependent on you for care and/or support because they are older and frail, disabled, have a long term illness or they…
  3. Local partnerships to support Reading residents

    Following the successful procurement of services through the Closing The Gap procurement process, please see below the new providers and the services they are commissioned to deliver. Since November 2022, 13 new contracts have been commissioned across 3 specific categories. The categories are: Category 1:…
  4. Vision Impairment - Registering your Sight Loss

    Registering as sight impaired Getting in touch with your local council to register as sight impaired, or severely sight impaired, can open up a host of benefits. What is registration? “Registration” simply means being on your local social service’s register of people who are either…
  5. Health Services (NHS) in Reading

    Health services in Reading are delivered from local NHS Trusts, the first point of contact for most NHS services is usually from the Primary Care providers this includes GP’s, dentists, pharmacists, opticians including the NHS Walk In centre and NHS 111 telephone service. To find…
  6. Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children

    Safeguarding means looking out for and trying to protect others in our community who are vulnerable or may be at risk of harm. If you think that someone is at risk, you must raise an alarm. Everyone can make a difference. Abuse can be: Physical…
  7. Substance Misuse

    This advice and guidance page looks at substance abuse and the organisations that are available nationwide and locally to support individuals and families. Next review date April 2024
  8. Suicide Prevention - information page

    Suicide is not inevitable. Preventing suicides is a complex and challenging issue, but there are effective solutions for many of the individual factors which contribute towards the risk of suicide. If you are concerned about someone you think may be at risk or is vulnerable,…
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