PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUP (YAXLEY SURGERY}
MINUTES OF THE MEETING ON TUESDAY,10th DECEMBER, 2019
  
PRESENT:	ERIC HITCHCOCK, CHAIR
		ANITA PATCHETT, SECRETARY
		PETER CURTIS
		ROB KERR
		NICK PINEGER
		PAUL UNDERWOOD
		DAVID PORTEIOUS
		NICK PINEGER
	
IN ATTENDANCE:  AIJA SELBY, PRACTICE MANAGER

APOLOGIES: DR. JAS BHARI, PARTNER
DR. JASPREET BHATIA – WAS DELAYED IN THE SURGERY, SENT APOLOGY FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO GIVE PRESENTATION. 
     
1. N/A.
2. Apologies- see above.
3. Minutes of previous meeting accepted as correct.
4. Matters Arising: 
6a) Parking was again discussed as a major concern. Could the Cambridgeshire County Council be contacted, crossing the area outside the surgery was a hazard, with cars parked on the road. Would a zebra crossing near the school crossing be feasible? The parking problem had been taken on board at previous meetings and the Parish Council was aware. The Chief Constable had also been contacted, without a satisfactory result. The local DCSO was responsible for a very large area including several villages and found it impossible to have a meaningful presence to stop any illicit parking. The shopping centre car park opposite was too small for the community needs and it was believed that parking there was again to be restricted. Various suggestions were made and rejected. There is some frustration regarding this topic as some members of the committee joined specifically to find a solution.

5. Chairman’s Report on the GPPF meeting.
a)  The effect ‘Brexit’ might have on medicine supplies had been discussed – this was nationwide     concern and would be controlled as such rather than in local areas. Patients to be asked to check prescriptions before leaving the surgery/pharmacy and return any items not required before leaving, once out of the door those items would not be fit for use.  
b)  Carers requested to make sure medicines for patients available for over Christmas period.
c)  A warning scenario was presented, whereby a patient was burned. Most skin creams contain ‘paraffin’.  If clothing and bed clothes become heavily contaminated it can act as an accelerant if fire accidently started.
6. Any Other Business
a)  Wheelchair access to treatment rooms difficult. This would be improved when the building is extended. Work should start on the new development during February/March 2020. 
b) There were rumours that doctor recruitment was a problem. Aija, Practice Manager, reported that Yaxley surgery has a steady base of 9 partners plus salaried doctors, so it was fully staffed. Yaxley was also fortunate that their receptionists were permanent and did not have to cover other surgeries for Lakeside.
c) Commitment for this PPG Group queried: The aim was to involve patients in the surgery and it’s organising.  Getting people interested to join, to enable the community, to give it’s point of view seems difficult. The present feeling is that Yaxley surgery gives a good service. There was some negative feedback related about other surgeries! It was suggested raffles take place at certain times, to raise money for items the surgery needs, perhaps ‘flu jab’ days good timing.
d) Suggestion ‘Healthwatch’ could offer a presentation for a future meeting.
e) Next meeting, Tuesday 11th February, 2020, 6pm at the Surgery.
f) The Annual General Meeting would be on the 14th April, 2020.