Reading Prostate Cancer Support Group
The Reading Prostate Cancer Support Group was started in January 2007 by the Royal Berkshire Hospital. It is fully supported by the Urology Unit and staff.
Membership
Membership is entirely free and currently has around 125 registered member along with many of their partners. Some keep in touch for many years while others stay a short time to gather information before continuing with their chosen life-path. Most meetings are attended by 50 to 70 people, often with spouses and partners, to hear first hand what is happening in specific areas and keep up to date. Perhaps the most valuable part of being a member is the opportunity to receive personal support from other members on the same or a related treatment path.
RPCSG Committee
The group is managed by a committee of elected members who meet regularly. The key aim of the Committee include ensuring good support for all members undergoing diagnosis and treatment for Prostate Cancer.
The current Committee has around a dozen members who willingly, in fact enthusiastically, share their skills, time and effort to ensure the best local and national speakers are booked, social events are organised and sponsors are attracted and involved.
Click here to see a copy of our Constitution
Current Committee Members
 | Steve Parkinson Pharos Editor, Acting Secretary Support Email: newseditor@rpcsg.org.uk Phone: 0118 978 5268 |  | Chris Webb Website, archivist Support Email: web@rpcsg.org.uk |
 | Beverley Skelton Medical Liaison Officer Support Email: rpcsgmedical@outlook.com |  | Steve Allen Awareness Officer Support Email: support3@rpcsg.org.uk Phone: 0118 926 6747 |
 | TBS Secretary |  | Richard Joyes Treasurer |
 | Alex Miles Social Secretary |  | Andrew Gabriel Meet & Greet Support Email: support4@rpcsg.org.uk Phone: 0118 357 7435 |
| Antony Steven |  | Peter Dawe Poster & Leaflet Distribution |
| Nigel Booth Co-opted |
Support - Non Committee Members
Meetings and Awareness
If you need any help you can call us on our new phone
number: 0118 357 0482. You will be put through to one
of our support team. For more information, see our Contacts/Support
page. We will update this information if anything changes,
so please check here again from time to time.
A new email address
rpcsgmedical@outlook.com has been
created by Beverley Skelton, the groups nurse support.
She is aware that the CNS team are being redeployed
onto wards and it can be harder to contact them so has
set up this address for anyone who has questions. This
is NOT to be used for urgent information as she is working
on the wards and will hope to check it daily but this
may not be possible. It can be used for information
requests of a non urgent nature. Please ensure you give
your name and a little information so she can give advice.
Awareness
As with many male orientated medical conditions, Prostate Cancer is fast becoming well known and discussed. Most people going through a treatment regime suddenly find out how many friends, relations and work colleagues have or are also going along the same path. We hope this continues and becomes as well known, understood and acknowledged as breast cancer.
The group is fully committed organising and supporting public events to help promote the awareness of Prostate Cancer.