Attendance
Oluchi Uduku
OU(Chair)
Ngozi Uduku
NU
Ngozi Okafor
NO
Reita Mohamed
RM
Neeta Patel
NP
Mel Nohur
MN (Minutes)
Susan Vidal
SV
Alan-Javan Metherell
MN
Apologies
O Mosaku-Thompson
OM
Karen Pryce
KP
Adetayo Adeola
AA
Barbara Veale
BV
Clifton Hunnigan
CH
Steven Chumber
SC
Bridget
Prentice
BP
1
Introductions
Action
1.1
Attendees introduced themselves
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2
Minutes of the Last Meeting
2.1
Read and agreed
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Update on events at the surgery
3.1
3.2
NHSE Bid – General Practice Infrastructure Fund - Update
OU informed the PPG that she and NU attended a meeting with NHS
England and the CCG on Wednesday 2 March 2016. At the meeting NHSE
accepted to fund the feasibility Study for the project and this will assist our
architect when he consults with Lewisham Planning Department. However
OU & NU were advised by the CCG that the application will need to be
resubmitted. This is of concern as the initial application was accepted.
New Permanent GP
OU informed the PPG that Dr Gibbs has left the practice to further her career
elsewhere. WHC has employed a new permanent GP, Dr Anja Wilton who
works 2 days a week, on Mondays & Tuesdays. Dr Wilton is very
experienced doctor. She covers Ante-natal and Sexual Health clinics and has
Note
Name of Meeting: Patient Participation Group Meeting
Meeting date
07/03/2016
Minutes
reference
No.9
Special
provisions
None
3.3
3.4
afternoon surgeries with bookable appointments scheduled every week. Her
interests include diabetes, dementia in the elderly and family planning. Dr
Wilton also does Drop In clinics.
Flu Season – Update
NU reported that WHC had done very well this year with regards to the flu
season. There were a few episodes of Nora Virus that were reported but
everything was under control and managed.
QOF Update
NU explained the description of QOF which is a system for the performance
management of general practitioners in the NHS in England. Clinicians
review patients with chronic illnesses all-round the year but in March GP
practices complete as much reviews as they possibly can. OU explained that
WHC were catching up with these chronic ill patients and that we have been
calling them and also writing to them to attend their review consultations.
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Discussion on additional improvements to be made at the practice
4.1
4.2
Improvement to patient access
The on-line appointment bookings have been very popular and as soon as they
are released they are booked. OU suggested that WHC is likely to increase
the amount of on-line booking in the near future and have 9 appointments
rather than 4 a day. OU also spoke about DNA’s which is currently at a high
rate in the practice. If patients DNA 4 times in a row then they may be
restricted to Drop-In Clinics only.
Telephone Triage/Telephone consultation
Telephone triage and telephone consultation will soon be introduced at WHC.
When calls are received in the morning, these will be triaged and a telephone
consultation will be created. NU explained that it is a much faster system to
help patients with queries and advice. She stated that this can be sorted out
over the telephone.
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NAPP (National Association for Patient Participation)
5.1
OU confirmed that she has received the annual subscription charge.
Postscript: This has now been Paid and the PPG will continue to receive the
newsletters by email.
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6
Talk from Dr Uduku on Obesity
6.1
NU explained in simple terms that obesity is having a high proportion of body
fat. Fat is important for storing energy and insulating the body among other
functions. The human body can handle carrying some extra fat but beyond a
certain point body fat can begin to interfere with our health. Obesity puts us at
greater risk of developing high blood pressure, diabetes and may other serious
health problems.
NU advised that Lewisham has of the highest rates of obesity. NU asked each
attendee what the health risks of obesity were. The following risks were
mentioned and discussed:-
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6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
Coronary Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Stroke
Type 2 Diabetes
Cancer
Osteoarthritis
Sleep Apnoea
Menstrual Issues
Infertility in women
Tiredness
Depression
Low self-mood
Lack of libido
NU also talked about the causes of obesity. She confirmed that obesity is
generally caused by eating too much and moving too little. If one consumes a
high amount of energy from his/her diet, particularly from the fat and sugars,
but does not burn off the energy through exercise and physical activity, much
of the surplus is then stored by the body as fat which make people become
overweight.
Lack of physical activity is another factor related to obesity. Many people
have jobs that involve sitting at a desk for most of the day and they rely on
their cars rather than walking, running or cycling.
Genetics also cause obesity if it runs in the family but there is no reason why
most people cannot lose weight. It may be true that certain genetic traits
inherited from family may make losing weight difficult but it certainly does
not make it impossible.
NU maintained that if these are not prevented and awareness is not raised
early obesity can shorten and destroy our quality of life. That is why the
government is very adamant on raising awareness of obesity early.
NU ended the talk by proposing that WHC organise a walk and that all staff
should join in. Patients should be encouraged to join in as well if interested to
start the ball rolling.
The group found the talk extremely informative and felt more informed on the
subject.
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AOB
7.1
7.2
OU informed the group that there is an experienced and fully qualified
dietician who offers a clinic at WHC every fortnight. Patients with chronic
illnesses such as high blood pressure, diabetes, overweight, or with high
cholesterol are referred by the clinicians for advice on their diets. The
dietician is able to give advice on diets of all cultures.
OU thanked all PPG members for attending and ended the meeting on a
positive note informing them that there have been some positive reviews on
the practices’ NHS choices page.
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Date of Next Meeting
8.1
Monday 6 June 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Woodlands Health Centre
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PPG FUTURE MEETING DATES:
(First Monday of every Quarter)
DATE
DAY
MONTH
05.09.2016
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER
05.12.2016
MONDAY
DECEMBER
06.03.2017
MONDAY
MARCH
05.06.2017
MONDAY
JUNE
04.09.2017
MONDAY
SEPTEMBER
04.12.2017
MONDAY
DECEMBER