Lanchester Medical Centre (LMC)

Minutes: Patient Participation Group (PPG)

Wednesday 1st November 2017

Attendees: Greg Blakeman (Chair)Catherine Harrison (minutes / V-Chair) Terry Blair (TB) Julie Ledger (JL)

David Friesner (DF)Marian Morrison

Apologies: Jill Gladstone, Peter Harrison

Meeting opened 6pm / Member
1. / Welcome & apologises / GB
2. / Minutes agreed / All
3. / Action Logreviewed and updated
Aloneness Project
  • Meeting 3rd October – poor turnout, highlighted that route on how to make people aware able to access services needs to be simplified.
  • Further meeting to be scheduled to discuss next steps
  • AAP / Lanchester Partnership will be approached for funding if necessary. AAP very interested in this project to see how it could be rolled out further across the area.
  • Good feedback – profile definitely raised within the village, faith groups are doing more.
/ GB
MM
4. / North Durham PPG Update
  • Number of meetings attended since our last meeting
  • CCG working on a piece of work in relation to prescribing across the county
  • County Durham care network, bringing together multiple agencies to streamline / simplify levels of information that needs to be provided, reducing repetition.
  • Palliative Care sessions run via St Cuthbert’s Hospice – raising awareness of services provided
  • Private providers / out-of-area providers – lack of control @ county level. Working to ensure contracts are appropriate / fit for purpose to local requirements.
/ MM
4. / Surgery Update
  • Charlotte Soulsby – Practice Nurse, leaving 5th December to move to a practice closer to home.
  • Replacement Sophie Beckham, starting 1st December
  • Practice Manager post re-advertised following unsuccessful 1st round
  • Currently advertising for an additional admin member of staff to cover reception / back office duties
Flu Update – 1,000 vaccines purchased, 740 currently done, slightly behind on last year.
Diabetes – new scheme targeting people who are at risk from developing diabetes to get tested. Number of peple have been invited for testing that shouldn’t have been but practice looking into further. / TB
5. / Village Voice
  • Happy to print articles – it was suggested that Jayne and Nancye meet to discuss content going forward. AP
/ NC
6. / Patient Issues
  • Respiratory Disease – to be deferred to Feb 2018 meeting due to JG absence.
  • Discussion re: medicines training – query as to whether this can be raised at CCG level – TB to discuss further with ID.
/ JG
All
7. / AOB
Text Messages – confirmed reminders work well, especially the recent ones for flu jabs, discussion as to whether this service could be rolled out further. Agreed needs to be kept simple and not overly complicated. Agreed MM would raise at next NDPPG to see what they are doing. AP / DF
8. / Next PRG Meeting – AGM Wednesday 6th December 2017
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