Time/Date/Venue: 19:30, 03rd September 2015, Heald Green GP Practice and Community Centre Responsible Officer: Lucy Cunliffe Stockport Together Communications Lead – Details of Organiser: Christine Morgan Chair Heald Green PPG – Type of Engagement Open X Focus 1:1 Postal Phone Email Online Meeting Group interview survey survey survey survey Attendees Wilson (SW) Head of Service Redesign ASC Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council – – Lucy Cunliffe (LC) Communications Lead Stockport Together – – Demographic Breakdown of attendees Age: 60+ Disability: Mixed Gender: Mixed Race: White British Religion: Not known Sexual Orientation: Not Comments and Proposals: Sally Wilson, representing Stockport Together, gave an overview of the transformation programme in the form of a presentation to Heald Green Patient Participation Group, and then invited questions and feedback from the members. These have been summarised below: [a King’s Fund video Story’ was shown, which outlines the potential changes to be ‘Sam’s implemented under Stockport Together] Sam has a computer at 87 many people don’t..? – In the past it may have felt a little bit like the interests of the organisations have come before the interests of patients. And hasn’t been enough honesty with the patients about the problems we have been facing it’s true to say that a crisis brings people together, and it’s – certainly bringing the organisations together. Vanguard has us the freedom to redesign our health and social care system to make it work in the way it should. In addition to this, GM Devo is giving us an enormous opportunity to the public sector to work together, and ultimately eliminate the disjointed working practices we’ve operated in the past. I had an operation recently at Stepping Hill but had a 10 12 minute walk from nearest – facility to my appointment. Is anything being done to look at accessibility? Yes, access to services is a crucial part of the changes being looked at under Stockport Together this includes where services are physically delivered, as well as how people gain – access to clinics and other services via waiting lists and referrals etc.
Time/Date/Venue: 19:30, 03rd September 2015, Heald Green GP Practice and Community Centre Responsible Officer: Lucy Cunliffe – Stockport Together Communications Lead Details of Organiser: Christine Morgan – Chair Heald Green PPG Type of Engagement Open Meeting X Focus Group 1:1 interview Postal survey Phone survey Email survey Online survey Attendees Wilson (SW) – Head of Service Redesign ASC – Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Lucy Cunliffe (LC) – Communications Lead – Stockport Together Demographic Breakdown of attendees Age: 60+ Disability: Mixed Gender: Mixed Race: White British Religion: Not known Sexual Orientation: Not Comments and Proposals: Sally Wilson, representing Stockport Together, gave an overview of the transformation programme in the form of a presentation to Heald Green Patient Participation Group, and then invited questions and feedback from the members. These have been summarised below: [a King’s Fund video ‘Sam’s Story’ was shown, which outlines the potential changes to be implemented under Stockport Together] Sam has a computer at 87 – many people don’t..? In the past it may have felt a little bit like the interests of the organisations have come before the interests of patients. And hasn’t been enough honesty with the patients about the problems we have been facing – it’s true to say that a crisis brings people together, and it’s certainly bringing the organisations together. Vanguard has us the freedom to redesign our health and social care system to make it work in the way it should. In addition to this, GM Devo is giving us an enormous opportunity to the public sector to work together, and ultimately eliminate the disjointed working practices we’ve operated in the past. I had an operation recently at Stepping Hill but had a 10 – 12 minute walk from nearest facility to my appointment. Is anything being done to look at accessibility? Yes, access to services is a crucial part of the changes being looked at under Stockport Together – this includes where services are physically delivered, as well as how people gain access to clinics and other services via waiting lists and referrals etc.
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