Welcome to Dudley Borough Healthcare Forum Tuesday 3 rd December 2013

Urgent Care Consultation  From 1 st October 2013 through to 24 th December 2013  CCG Board will make a decision in January taking your views into account  Looking for your views on how urgent care should work locally  Over surveys received  Spoken with 800+ people

Urgent Care Consultation Further drop in sessions:  Thursday 12 th December – 12noon to Dudley Council plus  Thurs 12 th December pm to Stourbridge Town Hall  Tuesday 17 th December pm to Dudley College

Urgent Care Consultation Still time to have your say  Conversation on #urgentcaredudley  Facebook:  Visit the website:  Fill in a survey and return in the freepost envelope  Ring us on

Patient Participation Groups  30/49 practices have a PPG  10 practices setting up a PPG  4 development sessions have been facilitated  We have a Patient Opportunity Panel (POPs) – made up of 1 or 2 representatives from each PPG  5 th December is POP/PPG event with practice staff & CCG Board

Choose Well  Unwell and not sure where to go – look at our Choose Well guide  Range of local NHS services available – it doesn’t have to be A&E  You will also be able to download the free Choose Well app for iPhones and Androids for information about the nearest GP, walk-in centre, dentist, pharmacy, and A&E department wherever you are in Dudley from the 20th December  For more information go to

COMING SOON from Friday 20 th December