Willesden Green Surgery

Willesden Green Surgery Patient Participation Group Agenda 29 th May 2014 2:30pm – 4:00pm

 Welcome, introductions and apologies

 Minutes of last meeting

 Outcomes of last meeting/ PPG report

 NHS reforms

 Kilburn PPG/ Health Watch Brent/ Brent Health Forum

 Open Space

Present Apologies Rita Gilligan (chair) Anne Li Tai Leong Henry Pozniak Clair Cohen Theresa Arinze Rosalind John Mayada Katta Shirin Jinah Melanie Forbes-Fevyer Salah Abdelhady Kevin O’Toole Nicole Schiener Martin McPake Sandra Saidi Joseph Rose Cefaa Jawad Claudette Thompson Susan Abraham Rokhi Nassiri Hiba Katta Alaa Shehabi Thecla Silva Wafa Hadi Denise Sandiford Farideh Nazaripour Shurook Alani Noreen Kinahan Hannah Taimuri Tara Gilligan Costas Joanides Miria Martinuzzi Nancy Mcloughlin Dr Zuhair Najim Wala Najim Zainab Hussain Willesden Green Surgery Patient Participation Group Minutes 29 th May 2014 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Item Discussion Action 1. Welcome

 Welcome and introductions. The group were introduced to Melanie Forbes-Fevyer as the Chair.

2. Minutes

 Minutes were seen as correct.

3. NHS Reforms

At the previous meeting, the group expressed interest in NHS reforms and privatisation. Therefore, at this meeting:

 A short video explaining the reforms was shown: http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/projects/nhs-65/alternative-guide- new-nhs-england

 Information sheets on NHS reforms and privatisation were handed out for later reading.

4. Patient Participation Survey/ Report

 The Patient participation report 2013/14 is now available on the surgery website: http://www.willesdengreensurgery.nhs.uk/

 Copies were passed around at the meeting for the group to read.

5. Kilburn PPG/ Brent Health Partners Forum/ Health watch Brent

 All upcoming meetings will be displayed on the notice board.

6. Open Space

 It was suggested that the windows in the waiting room should be kept open to improve circulation. The surgery will work to ensure that the windows and/or doors are open more often (weather permitting).  Surgery appointment cards are to be updated to include the new surgery email address ([email protected]). This is to ensure that as many patients as possible have access to it.

 The group enquired about services that were supposed to be set up in the community (e.g. cardiology). Not all are up and running; the group will be notified of any changes/ progress.

 The group discussed how useful they found the patient participation meetings and what they hoped to achieve through them. The group members felt that there was not enough time between meetings. It was therefore decided that meetings will be held every four months.

 A member of the group suggested that they would like to have more information on GP budgets and how they were allocated. Learning materials on this topic will be distributed at the next meeting.

7. Next meeting The next  To be held at 2pm on Thursday 4th September 2014, at meeting Willesden Green Surgery. has been moved to  Wafa Hadi to chair the next meeting. Thursday 18th September.