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Meet with PPG members from across Sheffield to talk about some of the pressing issues and developments of health care in Sheffield.

Previous PPG networks have provided opportunities to find out more about, discuss and help shape a wide range of health services in Sheffield, including:

• Patient Experience in GP practices
• Urgent Care services
• Neighbourhoods
• Elective Care - Care Closer to Home
• South Yorkshire Sustainability and Transformation Plan
• Primary Care

Participants have also benefited from networking with other PPG members from across the City, as well as co-producing resources to help them develop and run their own PPGs.

Community Workshops
 
Sheffield is one of twelve areas in the country that is trying new ways of supporting people with their mental health in the community.  We will be testing new ways of offering mental health services and support in 4 areas across Sheffield called Primary Care Networks (see the table below to see where you are).  Attached to this email is a summary of what we will be doing and where we will be working in Sheffield.
 

North 2	GPA 1	Townships II	University Students
Burngreave Surgery	Dovercourt Practice	Charnock Health Primary Care Centre	Student Health at SHU (Porter Brook Medical Centre)
Page Hall Medical Centre	Duke Medical Centre	Jaunty Springs Health Centre	University Health Service
Forge Health Group	East Bank Medical Centre	Richmond Health Centre
Sheffield Medical Centre	Manor & Park Group Practice	Stonecroft Medical Centre
Southey Green Medical Centre	Norfolk Park Medical Practice	Woodhouse Medical Centre
The Firth Park Surgery	The White House Surgery
Upwell Street Surgery
Wincobank Medical Centre

This is an incredibly exciting time for mental health support, care and treatment locally!   If you are a patient, family member, carer, voluntary sector organisation, based in or working in any of these areas, we want your help to tell us how we can improve people’s mental health and wellbeing in your area.

Monday 27 January 2020
10:00am  – 12:30pm
North 2 Workshop
Venue:   Yellow Arch Studios, 30-36 Burton Road, Sheffield, S3 8BX
 
Wednesday 29 January 2020
10:00am – 12:30pm
Townships II Workshop
Venue:  Birley Moor Fire Station, Moor Valley, Sheffield, S20 5FA
 
Friday 31 January 2020
10:00am – 12:30pm
GPA 1 Workshop
Venue:  The Victoria Centre, Stafford Road, Sheffield, S2 2SE
 
To book your place at any of the workshops please email:  courteney.savidge1@nhs.net or telephone Courteny Savidge on 0114 322 3100.

Patient interview on perspectives of care
 

One of our NHS colleagues is currently undertaking a Healthcare Leadership post graduate diploma. As part of her studies she would like to interview a patient about their “patient journey”.

It would be very informal and would consist of about 5 questions asking about their personal experience of care, with a particular focus on transfers of care between hospitals to GPs or their opinions on multidisciplinary teams and upskilling.
 
It is an activity to try and understand patient experience and their perspectives of health care.

If you are interested, please contact Hattie Myers on harriet.myers@nhs.net  or 07398 228795

HealthWatch have launched their report of the responses of people in Sheffield to the NHS Long Term Plan. The purpose of this report is to highlight people’s experiences and to make you aware of what is important to people in Sheffield.
 
Some of the key themes of what they heard were:
· The importance of support in your community; this included both NHS services being available and accessible near to where you live, and  voluntary sector groups or organisations as a means of support.
· Person-centred care; being involved in decisions and having advice tailored to you. This included acknowledgement of your care as whole, rather than focusing on different conditions or illnesses separately, as well as considering what might aid your access to services, e.g. translation.
· The importance of prevention of illnesses, including early treatment of illnesses to stop people getting to crisis point, and education to help you stay well.
· Concerns around the expansion of digital technologies; it was felt that people who didn’t have access to the internet or weren’t confident with technology were at risk of exclusion.

You can find a full electronic version of the report here.