Minutes of PPG Meeting – 14/12/15 Attendees: Riz Husain, Geoffrey Janes, Celia Janes, Kathleen Venting, Anne Nugent, Linda Cohen,, Judith Lord, John Friedman Apologies: Alan Shooter, Sandra Marks, Louise Samuel Building Improvements Riz Husain discussed the latest regarding the building project. Confirmed that NHS England was unrealistic with its proposal to have all work planned, designed, approved, built and completed within a single year. However St. George’s Medical Centre is still hoping to proceed with the project. Currently the project is being finalised with the chosen building contractor and work is expected to start in January. It will most likely take 4-6 months to complete. Discussion was made about how this will effect continuity of service, and until the plans are finalised it’s difficult to grade the impact. However everyone agreed that it was a necessity to provide better care going forward. Data sharing Riz Husain discussed the 8-8 pilot where patients can be booked in to see another GP at another South Barnet Practice if there are no appointments available here at St. George’s Medical Centre. Particular discussion had around the data sharing aspect of it and whether patients would be OK to share their information with other GP practices in the borough. Riz highlighted the potential risk of someone elsewhere reading their records, though it was emphasised that this is a very remote probability. Conclusion was that it was a risk that was worth taking for overall patient gain. Staff update Nurse Elizabeth was mentioned as the new Senior Nurse who has taken over from Caroline Brodie, and that we have a new nurse starting in January. This will mean that our nursing team will be back to full strength and hopefully be strong going forward. There was also mention of a junior nurse who would be part time (50% at University, 50% at St. George’s Medical Centre), but that person isn’t definite due to the selection process for the programme. However Riz Husain was hopeful that St. George’s Medical Centre would be successful and if so the nurse would probably start in the spring of 2016. It was announced that Dr. Schwartz will be retiring at the end of March 2016, and it was confirmed that the Practice is currently in the process of finding a new Partner to take over. Any other business? General chat about booking online
Minutes of PPG Meeting – 14/12/15 Attendees: Riz Husain, Geoffrey Janes, Celia Janes, Kathleen Venting, Anne Nugent, Linda Cohen,, Judith Lord, John Friedman Apologies: Alan Shooter, Sandra Marks, Louise Samuel Building Improvements Riz Husain discussed the latest regarding the building project. Confirmed that NHS England was unrealistic with its proposal to have all work planned, designed, approved, built and completed within a single year. However St. George’s Medical Centre is still hoping to proceed with the project. Currently the project is being finalised with the chosen building contractor and work is expected to start in January. It will most likely take 4-6 months to complete. Discussion was made about how this will effect continuity of service, and until the plans are finalised it’s difficult to grade the impact. However everyone agreed that it was a necessity to provide better care going forward. Data sharing Riz Husain discussed the 8-8 pilot where patients can be booked in to see another GP at another South Barnet Practice if there are no appointments available here at St. George’s Medical Centre. Particular discussion had around the data sharing aspect of it and whether patients would be OK to share their information with other GP practices in the borough. Riz highlighted the potential risk of someone elsewhere reading their records, though it was emphasised that this is a very remote probability. Conclusion was that it was a risk that was worth taking for overall patient gain. Staff update Nurse Elizabeth was mentioned as the new Senior Nurse who has taken over from Caroline Brodie, and that we have a new nurse starting in January. This will mean that our nursing team will be back to full strength and hopefully be strong going forward. There was also mention of a junior nurse who would be part time (50% at University, 50% at St. George’s Medical Centre), but that person isn’t definite due to the selection process for the programme. However Riz Husain was hopeful that St. George’s Medical Centre would be successful and if so the nurse would probably start in the spring of 2016. It was announced that Dr. Schwartz will be retiring at the end of March 2016, and it was confirmed that the Practice is currently in the process of finding a new Partner to take over. Any other business? General chat about booking online
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