Guildowns Group Practice
Patient Participation Group
Minutes/Action notes
Meeting held - Thursday 19th January 2017 1- 2.30pm, Wodeland Avenue Surgery Meeting Room.
Discussion and new actions / By whom / Deadline/ Welcome and introductions
/ Minutes of last meeting agreed –
- SM has contacted UNI to invite student members to PPG (but apologies this meeting)
/ Discussion about draft terms of reference - two examples circulated. Combination of these to be drafted and circulated with aim to agree at next meeting. / SM / 8/2/17
/ Nomination of chairperson – Ginny Willis, Pat Millar, and Wendy Parker expressed an interest (along with Tom Key, time constraints permitting). SM to contact the group to discuss their future “ownership” of the group. / SM/GW/PM
/WP/TK / 31/1/17
/ Email address for group – – to be used for communication between members. Has been populated with contacts. Reminder to BCC emails to group members. SM to email all with address and email password to prospective “chairs”. / SM / 23/1/17
/ Membership of NAPP – will be active by the beginning of February. SM will forward details to prospective chairs. / SM / 8/2/2017
/ Video – how the NHS works – recirculate link -
/ SM / 31/1/17
/ Practice update and the Patient Services Team view –
Discussions around the following items -
- Demographics of practice
- Number of appointments
- Volume of calls to practice/phone system
- Online booking and access
- Plans for future of Guildowns
- Availability of information/website
- CQC report
- NHS financial constraints/pressures
- Funding – 5yr forward view
- Numbers of GPs (wte), and other staff
- Number of appointments offered (incl type)
/WP/TK / 31/1/17
9. / Date and time of next meeting – TBC – suggested 2 - 3mths, ?Monday evening/Thursday afternoon / SM/GW/PM
/WP/TK / 31/1/17