Agenda item

·         To receive an update from Jacqui Abbott, CEM, on the success of Beat the Street.

·         Update on the Provision of Doctors in the Amesbury Area:

o   To receive an update from Tracey Strachan,  Deputy Director of Primary Care for the CCG.

·         To receive an update from Cllr Graham Wright on the Amesbury Health and Wellbeing Group.

The notes of the last Health and Wellbeing Group are attached for information.

·         To consider the following applications for Health and Wellbeing funding:

o   Celebrating Age Wiltshire, £1500.

o   Jan Tidd - Farley’s Malone, £3000.

·         Beat the Street

Jacqui Abbott, Amesbury Community Engagement Manager gave an update to the meeting on the success of Beat the Street.

There had been great participation and it was a really successful scheme. The team were looking at continuing the legacy, wanting people to carry on exercising and would communicate with participants to encourage them to continue.

·         Update on the Provision of Doctors in the Amesbury Area (agenda supplement 3):

An update was received from Tracey Strachan, Deputy Director of Primary Care for the CCG and Dr Celia Grummitt, Cross Plains Health Centre.

It was stated that Army Basing would have an effect. The current GP provision was across 6 practices. These 6 all worked together in the Primary Care network, there were also other practices boarding on impacted area that were affected. They were working with the MOD, Army and hospital trusts on plans. The main movement of people into the area would occur in August and September, once this had happened they could plan services, as they would have had high level information, for example, the number of pregnancies.

The new facility being built at Larkhil and interim arrangements were up and running.

There was huge pressure on resources and massive problems with recruitment, which had come to a head at Cross Plains Health Centre. Cross Plains would be going down to 2 surgeries rather than 3, patients could also choose to register with Tidworth or Lurgershall. The Durrington and Larkhill surgeries would continue, joint working arrangements were in place and they would move into the joint health centre from February next year. The Larkhill build was in progress, with a portacabin  currently in use.

The NHS had invested additional funding for influx of people. Funding for new patients usually comes in retrospectively, however they have ensured that recruitment could go on in advance. There were planning uncertainties as patients may register NHS or may register MOD.

Joint recruitment initiatives were new to the area, there was also a new 10 year plan and they were taking advantage of joined up working.

In response to a question it was stated that there would be no changes to Amesbury. However the Amesbury practices were part of the Primary Care Network mentioned earlier.

All former patients of Cross Plains and Shrewton had been accommodated. The reason that there had been such struggles was because there were no doctors.

In response to another question regarding the ratio of patients to GPs and the time taken to get an appointment, it was stated that some surgeries may have a lower ratio but run a traditional model, meaning it would take longer to get an appointment. Those working on  a more modern model where you are more likely to see a nurse or healthcare assistant would probably give appointments more quickly.

In response to a question where it was stated that it would take 4 days to register at Cross Plains it was stated that they are stretched beyond belief and there are no viable solutions, hopefully things would stabilise. However, there will always be resource issues.

·         Cllr Graham Wright gave an update on the Amesbury Health and Wellbeing Group.  

There had been a successful HWB Easter egg hunt, which was a great community event. The carers day at Evergreen Court had also gone very well. A DAA book called ‘Confidence to care’ was now in all Wiltshire libraries.

To  following applications for Health and Wellbeing funding were considered by the board and it was;

Resolved:

·         To grant, Celebrating Age Wiltshire, £1500.

·         To grant Jan Tidd - Farley’s Malone, £3000

The Chairman thanked everyone for their updates.