PATIENTS PARTICIPATION GROUP 
WYLCWM STREET SURGERY

Minutes of the meeting held  30th October 2018

PRESENT:                  Tina Sharp                                                          TS
                                    Sue Taylor                                                          ST                        
                                    Chris Keeffe     (Chair)                                     CK
                                    Julia Roberts                                                     JR
                                    Juliet Tyler     (Practice Manager)                 JT 
1)   Apologies were received from:    Michael Harding*,  Bob Andrews , Rachel Jones,  and Chris Branford.
*In the absence of MH, agreed CK to record the minutes of the current meeting.
2)    Minutes/Matters Arising:
A list of all Group members to appear on the Surgery website link.  A Group  email address to be set up by TS.
3)    Practice Manager's Feedback:
        a.  The repainting of the car park marking was in hand. 
        b.   New member of Admin .Staff:  Lesley Smith
        c.    New Out of Hours number up and running.
        d.   Surgery rewiring now complete.
         e.   Flu clinics under way.
          f.    JT reported a link had been forged with Knighton Hospital League of Friends.
4)      Volunteer Fayre:     
            PPG would be sharing a table with Knighton Access Group at this event on 6th Nov.   
              TS and CK had produced PPG  information posters and leaflets to assist online  
               registration at the surgery for distribution at the Fayre. 
5)        Pharmacy: 
            A proposed meeting with the Surgery was being arranged by the Medical Management
             Pharmacist.
             CK to contact Boots Area Manager again on behalf of the Group for an update. 
6)         C.A.B: 
             T.S., recently elected to Knighton Town Council, mentioned a donation request to the
              Council from CAB which was denied in the absence  of a local  Bureau presence. 
              Agreed this would be an issue for Dave Coffey's (Community Connectors) attention.
7)          Fund Raising:
              Agreed to keep the fund raising proposals on the Agenda with an event to be arranged 
              in the New Year.
8)          A.O.B.:
             a.  Concerns were expressed about the current role of  Knighton and District Community                    
                   Support Project within the community following the cessation of many of their vital         
                   services;  in particular 'Volunteering on Prescription'.
              b.  Annie England had written to inform of her resignation from the Group.        
9)           Date of next meeting:      4th December 2018 at 6.30 pm.