HEALTH PROMOTION DAY AND GRAND OPENING
The kind weather last Thursday enabled a full programme of planned events to take place. The occasion was extremely well-supported by both patients, guests and medical professionals.
It was good to see so many people supporting the occasion and enjoying the varied activities on offer. The Worthing Silver Band provided an entertaining programme of music; Mr Pumpkin was extremely popular with the younger patients and the Celebration Cup Cakes (CCC's), baked by Lucy, our Secretary, were enjoyed by over 250 people.
It was pleasing to hear so many positive comments about the occasion and about the development of the Surgery in general.
For your information the winner of "Guess the Weight of the Celebration Cake" was Mr Pearne with a guess of 6 lbs. (2.72kg.)
Thanks to all those who helped to organise the event and to all the many patients who were able to attend and support the occasion.
OUR HISTORY
Our Patient Participation Group was set up in 1996 in order to improve and extend the facilities to our patients in partnership with the Practice.
Patients were invited by the Doctors to form a committee to start this group. Subsequently a constitution was agreed and good progress has since been made.
The following officers were elected at our recent Annual General Meeting.
Chair: Bob Barden
Vice-Chair: Moira Clarke
Secretary: Lucy Toghill
Treasurer: Christine Osborne
The officers are supported by a committee which is elected annually.
The Group now holds Annual Health Promotion days (next one 19th August 2010) and we are currently working on a project, ably assisted by students from the Design Department at Northbrook College, to completely re-design the waiting room. This improvement will be funded by monies donated to the PPG and will be of great benefit to all patients.
Since its inauguration the Friends have purchased a whole range of equipment, not normally funded by the NHS, to support and improve the work of the surgery. These include:
- Hyfrecator for minor operations
- Liquid nitrogen gun for freezing skin lesions
- Emergency oxygen cylinder for resuscitation [already successfully used]
- Spirometer for measuring lung function in asthmatics and those with chest disease
- New ear syringes with electric pulse control
- TV/Video for patient education e.g. Ante Natal courses
- Baby changing pads
- 24 hour blood pressure monitor
- 3 electrically operated beds for nurses treatment rooms.
If you wish to help at events, join the committee, donate money. etc. please contact our secretary Lucy Toghill (536506) who will be delighted to hear from you.
Please click here for an information leaflet.