Here are the minutes of the Patient Representative Group Meeting held on 29th May 2014. A few things to note maybe to comment on.
a) Patients over 75 to get named doctors
b) The aim is to have a plan in place by the end of May that the current partners and NHS
England feel would work, to ensure patient care in the West Wight
c) There are also thoughts of bringing in trained pharmacists who are highly trained. These pharmacists would be employed by the practice.
d) At the first point of contact patients will be asked a few short and precise questions to enable
the receptionist to directed the patient to the relevant healthcare professional, who will assess and either provide treatment or refer to the doctor.
e) The problems still remains that there are not enough GPs to see every patient and a change of working has to be looked at with increased input from nurses and healthcare assistants.
f) The plan is to extend the partnership with backing from a support company, which could be LML or similar. This would enable the practice to carry on with the General Medical Services Contract. The decision is ultimately with the existing partners in conjunction with NHS England and will be taken
within the next month. As this would mean the current contract is continuing there is no
need for public consultation.
g) Yarmouth Surgery is due to re-open on 1 July but it will be with a different service than
before. It is likely it will be with a rotation of staff and run in the same way as Brookside.
There is some pretty significant stuff in there!!! If you choose to leave comments here, in the comments boxes, I will collate and pass over to the practice. I don't know whether the patient representatives are geographically allocated or what, or whether the intention is that we comment via the reps. Probably best to pass comments over to Mike Oldham. It could be that patients would like to hear more, maybe in a meeting hall? Surely that can be arranged, if anyone would like that.
Saturday, 31 May 2014
Friday, 30 May 2014
Shalfleet proposed Warlands Lane Estate "Sustainable Housing Survey" Freedom of Information request
Please find below the most recent correspondence with Shalfleet Parish Council regarding the FOI request on the Sustainable Housing Survey.
The Excel spreadsheet file is now available from this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0EQpUF-FQ8geFYzeGRGc3JqV28/edit?usp=sharing
The Excel spreadsheet file is now available from this link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0EQpUF-FQ8geFYzeGRGc3JqV28/edit?usp=sharing
Moa Place Parking Petition Update + Open Letter to IWC Councillors
I am pleased to report that I have an appointment with Isle of Wight Council Executive Member for Finance and PFI Contract, Cllr Jonathan Gilbey, to hand over the Moa Place Parking petition on Tuesday 3rd June at 1230, at the Council Offices in Newport, County Hall, in the main reception.
Cllr Gilbey kindly offered to discuss the matter, after I addressed the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday 21st May. There had been press coverage suggesting that petitions from other parishes had been disqualified because they do not all have full addresses. Cllr Gilbey has stated in the Council Chamber that the petitions will be 'listened to'. I'm sure we'll all hold him to that!
Open letter to IWC Councillors regarding the Parking Consultations
Dear IWC Councillors,
I am writing to all IWC councillors because the matter of parking and the so-called 'consultation' is becoming a political football. This 'ball' actually belongs to the residents. The people, not the Councillors. The parking protest has come about by private individuals setting up petitions, both online and hard-copy. These include:
Deborah Connor, Newport
Rachael Brown, Wootton Bridge
Tony Gibbs, Ryde
Jean Orman, Sandown
David Walter, Wellow (re Moa Place) - me.
A surprisingly large amount of work is needed to get a petition up and running. In my case, I spent several hours online, printed dozens of sheets for names and addresses, printed and laminated a dozen or more in-shop display sheets, and spent many hours talking to shopkeepers and residents. I still have to go back to Freshwater on Monday to 'mop-up' the final sheets and tell people what is happening. No doubt the others have done likewise. There is very strong feeling in Freshwater about this; the proposed changes to the charging in Moa Place would cause real hardship in some cases, as well as being a safety issue.
I make a plea to our Councillors of all political parties: It's great to see you engage and support this important campaign, and thank you, but keep in mind that it is a huge people issue. Residents would like to see you work as a team to get this sorted out. We all know that we have seemingly insurmountable problems with the budget. Maybe there is some way to make parking self-funding to an extent, without taking yet more money from motorists to the detriment of residents, visitors and local businesses who are all already struggling during the worst depression since the 19th Century? As our Councillors, many of you have local businesses, business or professional skills as well as the authority to get things done.
It was heartening to see Councillors on last Sunday's 'protest march' in Ryde, and our MP, Andrew Turner.
We are looking to you to sort this out for us - whether Conservative, LibDem, Labour, UKIP or Independent. This is about the Community, not the politics. It is true that many of you, as politicians, are making fair and valid points but regardless of how we got here, we are here and we need it sorted. Thank you.
Best wishes and regards,
David Walter
Cllr Gilbey kindly offered to discuss the matter, after I addressed the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday 21st May. There had been press coverage suggesting that petitions from other parishes had been disqualified because they do not all have full addresses. Cllr Gilbey has stated in the Council Chamber that the petitions will be 'listened to'. I'm sure we'll all hold him to that!
Open letter to IWC Councillors regarding the Parking Consultations
Dear IWC Councillors,
I am writing to all IWC councillors because the matter of parking and the so-called 'consultation' is becoming a political football. This 'ball' actually belongs to the residents. The people, not the Councillors. The parking protest has come about by private individuals setting up petitions, both online and hard-copy. These include:
Deborah Connor, Newport
Rachael Brown, Wootton Bridge
Tony Gibbs, Ryde
Jean Orman, Sandown
David Walter, Wellow (re Moa Place) - me.
A surprisingly large amount of work is needed to get a petition up and running. In my case, I spent several hours online, printed dozens of sheets for names and addresses, printed and laminated a dozen or more in-shop display sheets, and spent many hours talking to shopkeepers and residents. I still have to go back to Freshwater on Monday to 'mop-up' the final sheets and tell people what is happening. No doubt the others have done likewise. There is very strong feeling in Freshwater about this; the proposed changes to the charging in Moa Place would cause real hardship in some cases, as well as being a safety issue.
I make a plea to our Councillors of all political parties: It's great to see you engage and support this important campaign, and thank you, but keep in mind that it is a huge people issue. Residents would like to see you work as a team to get this sorted out. We all know that we have seemingly insurmountable problems with the budget. Maybe there is some way to make parking self-funding to an extent, without taking yet more money from motorists to the detriment of residents, visitors and local businesses who are all already struggling during the worst depression since the 19th Century? As our Councillors, many of you have local businesses, business or professional skills as well as the authority to get things done.
It was heartening to see Councillors on last Sunday's 'protest march' in Ryde, and our MP, Andrew Turner.
We are looking to you to sort this out for us - whether Conservative, LibDem, Labour, UKIP or Independent. This is about the Community, not the politics. It is true that many of you, as politicians, are making fair and valid points but regardless of how we got here, we are here and we need it sorted. Thank you.
Best wishes and regards,
David Walter
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