Patient groups’ topics and structure

Dr Katie Coleman, Vice Chair20 June 13

Objectives for the discussion

• Review what the patient groups like now

• Share the CCGs thoughts about how future groups could be run

• Discuss how you would like the patient groups to be run

How are the groups run at present?

• Four groups a year, locality and pan Islington

• Locality groups organised by practice managers and chaired by a GP from the locality

• Pan Islington groups organised by the CCG engagement officer and chaired by the lead for PPP

• Minutes sent to every practice in Islington, then sent to members of the practices PPG

We feel that in the future they could be

Patient led

This means: • Chaired by patients • Administered by patients • The topics set by patients

(with Clinical Commissioning Group and practice support).

Administrative processes

You have told us: • ‘I don’t always get the minutes’

• ‘ I don’t always know when the meetings are’

• To let us know how this is currently working please fill in the q&a survey handed out to you when you arrived.

Format

You have told us: • You prefer the locality meetings to the Pan• Presentations are too lengthy and didactic • You don’t get enough chance to talk about

the things which matter to you: currently set up by practice managers and ICCG staff.

Structure and topics

• What do you want to talk about and ask us?

• Health information: keeping fit, screening programmes

• Access and services: are they good / bad, where have you had an experience which should not have happened, what services do you think we need

• How NHS systems are now working: how does the new system work, problems, confusion or any improvements.

Who hears what you say

• Everything you say goes to the Islington CCG governing body

• Directors and Clinical Leads • Our partners• Currently making sure the people we

feedback to are at a high enough level within the organisation

• Hopefully, you feedback to your practice reference group.

Please discuss: Structure and topics

• How do you want it look:• Pan or locality?• Would you like to Chair? What support would you

need to do this.• What would the ideal format look like?• How would you like to receive communications?

• What do you want to talk about and ask us? • Health information• Access and services• NHS new system