Minutes of the praze patient participation

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MINUTES OF THE PRAZE PATIENT PARTICIPATION 

GROUP HELD ON WEDNESDAY 23

rd

 AUGUST 2017 

COMMENCING AT 19:00 AT PRAZE 

SURGERY 

 

 

 

Apologies: 

 

Jane Thompson (Chair) 

Joy Eustice, with regret, has advised that she has stepped down from the PPG group 

 

Present: 

 

Alistair McLeod(Vice Chair) 

Averil Prior 

Ian Wilson 

John Nash 

Margaret Nash 

Timothy Iremonger 

Chris Iremonger 

Aurora Talbot 

Evelyn Pinto-Willis 

Linda Mason 

Anne Craig(Secretary) 

 

Declarations of Interest. 

 

None declared. 

 

Note: In the absence of the Chair, Mrs Jane Thompson, Alistair McLeod(Vice Chair) acted as 

Chair. 

 

Minutes of the Previous Meeting (27

th

 June) were read. 

 

Minutes of PPG launch Event and post event review meeting (18

th

 July 2017) were read 

with brief details of the event provided by Alistair McLeod. 

 

All present agreed that the minutes were a true and accurate record of the meetings. 

 

Proposed by John Nash.  Signed and dated by Alistair McLeod 

 

Item 4: Code of Conduct, the Secretary had prepared a list of those who were still to sign and 

papers were issued and signed by those present.  New members were asked to take their 

paperwork home to review and to return the code, signed, at the next meeting. 

 

Item 5: Kerrier Community Mapping Event – 20

th

 September 2017.  Anne Craig gave details 

of the event and advised that she was attending on behalf of the GP practice.  Aurora Talbot 

proposed that Anne’s attendance could also be on behalf of the PPG.  Agreed. 

 

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Item 6: EPIC Approach explained to meeting.  Alistair McLeod and Chris Iremonger also 

gave brief details.  Workshops are to be set up across Cornwall with a Graduate co-ordinating 

each workshop. 

 

Item 7: Chris Iremonger provided brief details of Patients Association project set-up.  Mr 

Nigel May is Chair of the PPG Umbrella group in East Cornwall which consists of 8 PPGs 

who are working closely with Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group (KCCG).  All agreed 

that it would be very interesting to learn of the activities of other PPGs and that Nigel May 

should be invited to the next full PPG meeting on Weds 15

th

 November at 7pm at Praze 

Surgery. ACTION POINT. 

 

Item 8: next PPG event scheduled for Tuesday 17

th

 October 2017. Apologies were given in 

advance by five of those present.  There was a discussion about the proposed start time and it 

was agreed that the survey would be conducted from 4.30pm to 6pm with a brief review 

meeting thereafter.  Agreed that the topic should be ‘The Donor Card’.  Aim of different start 

time is ensure we survey a different cross section of patients. It was suggested and agreed that 

a question about the practice website should be included on the next survey to increase 

awareness. 

Also suggested that a survey be completed during a Flu clinic? 

All agreed that this would be a long day for those with other business/work/other local 

committee responsibilities. 

 

Item 9: Any Other Business: 

 

Margaret advised the group that the Aphasia Group that used to meet at Tesco Community 

Room at Pool had unfortunately lost the use of the room. 

Margaret advised that she had been approached re a possible start-up for a PMR (Polymalgia 

Rheumatica) Support Group, she if members could suggest who she could approach for help.  

Chris Iremonger suggested Hayley, PMR Specialist Nurse in Rheumatology Department at  

RCHT and also the Stroke Nurses at RCHT. 

 

Ian Wilson suggested that the website address could be added to invitation letters for the Flu 

clinics to increase awareness. 

 

Evevlyn Pinto-Willis asked are patients aware of Dispensary delivery dates (Tuesdays & 

Thursdays) and how this could impact on the 48 hour turnaround for repeat medication 

requests. 

 

Item 10: Date of next meetings: PPG Survey and review Tuesday 17

th

 October2017 

 

               Date of next full meeting Wednesday 15

th

 November 2017, 7pm at Praze. 

 

Meeting Closed at 8pm.