· Healthwatch Miriam Long
· CCG/GPs Lorna Hughes
· Public Health
Minutes:
Healthwatch - Miriam Long
Healthwatch has been set up by an Act of Parliament in 2012, the Health & Social Care Act and there is a Healthwatch set up in every local authority across England.
Healthwatch Lewisham was set up in April 2013 with the primary aim of finding out what people think about local health and care services. This includes GP’s, Care Homes, Auxiliary Care, Opticians or people with personal budgets for long term conditions etc.
This is fed back to Commissioners with the aim of improving services.
Other services Healthwatch offers are:
· sign posting service, all queries are logged on a confidential database.
· Survey’s, currently looking at Discharge facilities
· Recruiting volunteers
· Currently recruiting for a chair for Healthwatch Lewisham
· Monitoring of services
Priorities include:
1. Access to Primary Care services (GP’s, dentists, pharmacies)
2. Mental Health services
3. Integrated Care for long term conditions
For link to annual report:
http://www.healthwatchlewisham.co.uk/annual-report-2014
For link to complete Discharge services survey:
For full presentation and further information including how to receive a Healthwatch ebulletin contact Miriam Long on Miriam@healthwatchlewisham.co.uk
Info. 020 7 998 7796
Or visit www.healthwatchlewisham.co.uk
CCG/ GP’s- Lorna Hughes, Head of Public Engagement at Clinical Commissioning Group CCG
The CCG (Clinical commissioning Group) has been introduced by the Government to replace Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) to allow local GPs to be in charge of planning, buying and monitoring most health care services. Essentially the CCG is here to help provide services for the public in the way they want to receive them. It is funded by NHS England with a £365 million budget per annum for commissioning services.
Works with various partners, including Healthwatch, to gain independent views on health and social care. There is a 5 year commissioning Strategy, with services commissioned in 2 year blocks.
Priorities are:
1. Frail and elderly people
2. Long term conditions
3. Children and Maternity services
4. Mental Health
5. Primary Care development
6. Improved care for Health and Social care- Integration programme
7. Urgent care
8. Health promotion
South East London Strategy for the 6 South East London Borough’s is being created and is open for comment, go to
www.lewishamccg.nhs.uk/get-involved/improving-south-east-Londons-health-services-together
Lorna invited residents to join their local Practice Participation group, all GP’s have these meetings held 1- 2 times per year to talk about local priorities.
She is also interested in consulting with local people on the format and content of public documents, and inviting residents to consultation events such as the Quality of Health and Social Care Summit held at the end of March at the Civic Suite.
She added that members of the public are welcome to attend the CCG’s Governing Body meetings and that she is open to meeting local groups to talk about the CCG and find out residents views and experiences.
For further information please contact:
Tel:
020 7206 3200
Email: lewccg.enquiry@nhs.net
Or visit www.lewishamccg.nhs.uk
Cllr Best added that she is the Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Older People and the Council jointly commission with the CCG to help ensure there is integration in services that are commissioned in the borough.
Other updates on wellbeing included:
· The free swim programme for under 16’s and over 60’s funded by Public
Health continues.
· A Healthy Lifestyle Hub which offers free health checks and other activities to people aged 40- 74.
Freephone (Landlines) 0808 1410 118
Mobile friendly no. 020 3049 3438
Email: LH.LifestyleHub@nhs.net