Assura Reading LLP
On this page: Overview | Our partnership members | Our Clinical Management Board | Our services | Get in touch
Overview
Assura Reading is a partnership between 16 local GP practices and Virgin Care.
The partnership has been developed to create a GP provider organisation of NHS services by combining the clinical skills and expertise of the local GPs with the business and service expertise of Virgin Care. Our clinical models enable us to provide integrated care across whole pathways that deliver significant savings for commissioners and streamlined care for the patient.
Our partnership members
1. Eldon Road Surgery
2. Chancellor House Surgery
3. Chatham Street Surgery
4. London Street Surgery
5. Kennet Surgery
6. Melrose Surgery
7. Milman Road Practice (Dr Lister and Partners)
8. Milman Road Practice
9. New Surgery
10. Pembroke Surgery
11. Russell Street Surgery
12. Theale Medical Centre (DR R M Borthwick and Partners)
13. University of Reading Medical Practice
14. Western Elms
15. Westwood Road Health Centre
16. Whitley Villa Practice
Our Clinical Management Board (CMB)
The CMB is responsible for the overall running of the partnership to ensure that the best possible service is offered within the community. The CMB also assumes responsibility for clinical governance and delivery of the business plan to the day-to-day responsibility of managing and operating the partnership.
Dr Gerard D’Cruz
CMB chair and GP at Pembroke Surgery.
Dr Rabinder Mittal
Board member and a GP at Milman Road Health Centre.
Dr James Bywater
Board member and a GP at Theale Medical Centre.
Amanda Simpson
Business director for Assura Reading.
Our services
NHS Community Dermatology Service
This service provides consultation, advice, diagnostics and treatment from consultants, GPs with a specialist interest or specialist nurses. It is an NHS service, available free to all Berkshire West patients and funded by NHS West Berkshire.
If you would like more information, please call 0300 200 3353 or download the patient information guide.
NHS Reading Walk-in Health Centre
The centre provides patients with additional choice and access to healthcare in Reading and West Berkshire. The centre offers an 8am to 8pm GP service, is open to registered and unregistered patients with or without an appointment and is available 365 days per year.
If you would like more information, please call 0118 902 8300 or visit www.readingwalkinhealthcentre.nhs.uk
Complaints
If you have a complaint or concern about the service you have received from the doctors, nurses or any of the staff working in our services, please let us know.
For our full complaints policy, please speak to reception or download here: complaints policy.
Get in touch
For more information about our partnership and services please contact Amanda Simpson, business director
Telephone: 07773 047 199
Email: amanda.simpson@assurallp.co.uk
If you would like to comment about any of our services, please use the Virgin Care online feedback form.