These are public events if anyone wants to go:-
Additional dates announced for patient and community workshops
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Dear Colleague
The NHS Future Fit programme is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform health services for patients and communities in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
It has two starting points. Firstly, the needs and expectations of patients, carers and other experts by experience – for example, the feedback received through the Call To Action, from complaints & compliments, from patient surveys, and through other patient engagement and leadership programmes. Secondly, the knowledge and expertise of doctors, nurses and other health professionals – drawing on evidence of “what works” locally, nationally and internationally.
One of the big messages we have heard from patients is that they want any plans for the future of health services to be clinically led. So, we have asked local GPs, hospital doctors, community nurses, therapists, paramedics and more to look in detail at: What have our patients told us about the types of health service they need? and, what does the evidence tell us and how do we measure up locally?
The first phase of that work is under way right now and we’re looking for people from Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales who are keen to test the ideas that our clinicians are starting to develop. We hope that you will also want to help to take the debate out more widely to your communities, networks, neighbours and workplaces. Everyone should have the opportunity to be part of this debate and this can only happen with your help.
A vital part of NHS Future Fit is to bring together patient perspectives from the whole catchment served by local acute and community hospitals. So, the next step will see three patient and community leadership events taking place in Shrewsbury to bring together people from mid Wales, north Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin, south Shropshire and central Shropshire:
· Thursday 27 February, 2pm to 4.30pm (tea and coffee will be provided)
Venue: Shropshire Education and Conference Centre
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8XQ
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8XQ
· Tuesday 4 March, 2pm to 4.30pm (tea and coffee will be provided)
· Tuesday 4 March, 6.30pm to 9pm (a buffet supper will be provided)
Venue: Shrewsbury Town Football Club, Arthur Rowley Room
Greenhous Meadow
Oteley Road
Shrewsbury
SY2 6ST
Phone 01743 289177
The programme is the same for each event so you only need to attend one.
At these events we will work together to:
· Hear from local clinicians about work so far
· Test and challenge the early ideas from local clinicians – How does this feel for a patient? Do I know where to go? Do I feel safe?
· Agree how we will take this discussion more widely to patients and communities across Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
So, these events aim to bring patient and community voices and the next step will be to take the debate out to towns, villages and communities right across the area.
We’ll also be looking for volunteers to be interviewed – whether on camera or on paper – to help us bring the debate to more people. There will be more information about this nearer the time.
How to book
If you would like to attend the workshop please email Haroon Jabar in the NHS Future Fit team (haroon.jabar@nhs.net) stating which date and time you would prefer.
Thank you in advance for bringing your insight and experience.
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Colin Case
www.ruytonxitowns.org.uk
Tel: +44 1939 260628
Mobile: +44 7860 904006
Fax: +44 872 115 8730
Colin Case
www.ruytonxitowns.org.uk
Tel: +44 1939 260628
Mobile: +44 7860 904006
Fax: +44 872 115 8730
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