Patient Participation Group PPG Castle Place Practice Kennedy Way | Tiverton | Devon | EX16 6NP Patient Participation Group PPG Wednesday 22nd March 2017 Welcome! Castle Place Practice
Agenda Meet and Greet Practice update and news Our newest and longest serving members of the team Lead Nurse and a GP will come in at end of their clinic PPG Practice update and news GP changes Nurse teams Support teams Patient access RDE and the hospital and community services STP and changes in Eastern Open Forum –Patients discussions about services etc Castle Place Practice
Patient Participation Group Working with practice to improve services Meeting local needs Co-operation Improve voice of patient in practice for mutual benefit Build up community relationships Active volunteer patients working in partnership https://www.napp.org.uk/ Castle Place Practice
Practice Update Almost full complement of GPs Change in GPs Dr Declerck leaving, Dr Taylor & Dr Benneyworth Dr Phillips fixed term complete, Dr Pople Registrar training, students (F2 and Yr 4, Yr 2) GP recruitment generally Review of skills (system/place based)-Talking Health Training & Support teams PLEs afternoon shutdowns, 10 high impact changes Demand management Social Prescribing Acute/Long Term/Preventative and self-help Castle Place Practice
Wider Update National challenges –widely reported in the media, although schools/education has recently overtaken NHS in headline STP Consultation Documents, Update At Scale /Integrated working RDE = Tiverton Hospital and Community Services GP input to beds and MIU continue for now Castle Place Practice
Patients Open Forum OPEN FORUM –starter for 10 Appointments Clinics Developments Communications Patient Newsletter/PPG webpage/Facebook? NEXT meeting: October 2017 Castle Place Practice