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In this issue:
Urgent Treatment Centre
On 29 April 2019 the new Urgent Treatment Centre opened on the Tameside Hospital site (next to A&E). Alongside the already launched Primary Care Access Service this will provide a service for people with a condition that needs prompt medical help to avoid it deteriorating, but is not life-threatening.
You may remember there was a detailed 12 week consultation from November 2017 to January 2018 on the proposals for urgent care in Tameside & Glossop. Following the consultation and analysis of a range of information – including feedback from the public and patients – a decision was made in March 2018 by the Tameside & Glossop Strategic Commissioning Board to proceed with Option 2 which included a new Urgent Treatment Centre. A summary of the consultation and a link to the decision report can be found here.
The Walk in Centre at the Ashton Primary Care Centre has now closed. Please note, Ashton GP Practice is not moving and will remain at Ashton Primary Care Centre.
You can find out more about both the Urgent Treatment Centre and the Primary Care Access Service here.
Ring and Ride
If you, or someone you know, is a user of Ring and Ride, we have been informed of a price increase. Here is the message: "Please be advised that all Ring and Ride fares will be increased by 10p per trip from Monday 6th May 2019. You must present your bus pass on each trip to continue to qualify for the subsidised fare. We would like to thank you for using the service and if you have any comments or suggestions please contact us on: 0161 200 6011 or enquiries@ringandride.info SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM"
Partnership Engagement Network Conference
The next Partnership Engagement Network (PEN) Conference will take place on Tuesday 25 June 2019 starting at 9.30 am (registration from 9.00am) at Hyde Town Hall, 10 Corporation Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL. Please keep the date free in your diary to join other PEN members to talk about key pieces of work taking place across Tameside & Glossop. The full arrangements and agenda for the day will be confirmed at a later date. If you would be interested in hearing about upcoming activity, including PEN events and engagement or consultation work across Tameside and Glossop you can register here.
Taking Charge
The Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have published their document that sets out the way public services will be delivered – with people’s health and the NHS at its heart. It is called 'Taking Charge - The Next 5 Years'.
National Surveys
Multiple Sclerosis The MS Society are running two surveys this year, closing on 31 May 2019: My MS My Needs: www.ukmsregister.org/landing/mymsmyneeds MS Family & Friends: tinyurl.com/ms-family-friends
Effective Healthcare Support to Care Homes The Personal Social Services Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Manchester is undertaking a study on how best to meet the physical health care needs of older care home residents. They are looking for people to take part in the study. More information can be found in this document.
Promoting Effective And Rapid Stroke Care Newcastle University’s Stroke Research Group are distributing an online patient and public engagement survey to find out public preferences on stroke service reconfiguration. Results of this are to be used in conjunction with their health economic modelling work to inform commissioning decisions relating to increased thrombectomy provision. The survey and information about the work can be found at PEARS2PatientandPublicPreferencesSurvey
Care Quality Commission reports
These reports have been issued by the Care Quality Commission since our last ebulletin. Clicking on the links will take you to the relevant CQC website page.
Creative Support - Tameside Domiciliary Service: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-4305819892
Mossley Medical Practice: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-494002415
Careline Homecare (Tameside): https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-3132341961
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