PHONE lines across a number of doctors surgeries in Reading are reportedly not working this morning.

Resident trying to book an appointment are struggling to get through to Theale Medical Centre, Westwood Road or Overdown Road surgeries.

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The systems which are down seems to be a 'national problem' affecting phone lines across multiple doctors across the country.

A Facebook post from Theale Medical Centre said: "We are currently experiencing problems with our systems, this is a National problem which they are currently working on.

"Unfortunately, we cannot deal with any patient enquiries or book any appointments.

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"We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will update again when the systems are back up and running."

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