Health

UNIONS have warned that NHS dentistry is ?hanging by a thread? with some patients facing two-year waits for routine check ups.

FESTIVE gifts arrived in style at the Royal Berkshire Hospital just before Christmas, thanks to Aston Martin Reading.

Entries for the 2022 Woodcote 10k are on track for a record breaking number after last year's event was cancelled due to the pandemic.

A spokesperson said: ?While the hospital is under considerable pressure, our staff are coping and are continuing to care for everyone who needs it."

New rules affect visitors to adult, paediatric and maternity wards. They came into effect on Saturday, January 1.

AN ENERGY company is offering help to anyone struggling to meet the rising cost of gas and electricity this winter.

HISTORIC paths in Reading could be re-instated in a bid to get people moving.

The number of the waiting list has climbed from six people waiting more than six weeks in February 2020, to 183 in September this year.

Chris Uden, 74, of Reading, decided to get a prostate-specific antigen test (PSA) in 2018 when he heard of actor Stephen Fry's diagnosis.

The public are being asked to do their bit to reduce demand on services as winter approaches.