Bluetit1802
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They discuss a lot more than diabetes. Organisation of how things are run, ideas for the appointments system, ideas for organising the mass vaccination programmes such as for flu, just about anything really.
I just get the impression that there has been some similar lethargy here in my local case.
But from a diabetes standpoint I am a lot more comfortable now after my appointment with my GP. So the need to influence via PPG has waned a little for me,
They certainly do. Care of the elderly and dementia took up most of the allotted time.They discuss a lot more than diabetes.
Sounds like a reasonable priority.They certainly do. Care of the elderly and dementia took up most of the allotted time.
So if you were going to rank health conditions according to priority, where would you rank diabetes?Sounds like a reasonable priority.
I don't know, but being old will eventually affect everyone and is ultimately fatal.So if you were going to rank health conditions according to priority, where would you rank diabetes?
@Listlad out of curiosity are they going to run the Self Care event during the week or weekend to enable younger patients who work or are at school etc to attend or is it aimed at the demographic of the majority of patients which is probably 65+.To continue the monologue.
Today’s meeting was a little disappointing. This was at the other of the two surgeries. Again, very heavily oriented towards care of the elderly per se. It was quite difficult to introduce type 2 diabetes reversal into the mix.
However. For the Self Care event being run at the end of July there are plans to have a stall given over to diabetes (both T1 and T2) and plans to call upon opticians, podiatrists and pharmacists to lend their support in terms of early recognition. Also plans to engage the local pharmacists to headup free blood glucose testing with the public, with of course appropriate feedback. And again enlisting the support and presence of the GP’s in the quest.
The plans are there. Wether or not the plans come to anything, it remains to be seen.
It looks like a midweek event. I did call in to the last one back in November but I have been working part time only and went for a different reason altogether. I wasn’t looking for diabetes related support / help and there wasn’t any last time. But this time there will be (if it goes according to plan).@Listlad out of curiosity are they going to run the Self Care event during the week or weekend to enable younger patients who work or are at school etc to attend or is it aimed at the demographic of the majority of patients which is probably 65+.
Thereby leaving it as an event that mostly only the older generation will be able to attend so focusing on elderly care is probably the correct thing to do. Perhaps if they held it at the week-end a more cross section of the practices’ patients would be able to attend.It looks like a midweek event. I did call in to the last one back in November but I have been working part time only and went for a different reason altogether. I wasn’t looking for diabetes related support / help and there wasn’t any last time. But this time there will be (if it goes according to plan).
Yes, virtual PPG has cropped up. It is being launched. It does enable those that can’t make it during a week day, to make a contribution.I'm a member of my local PPG. We have a core group of around 12 members and perhaps a 100 'Virtual' members who receive a level of information and can choose to join the core group. We discuss most areas but the difficult bit is to avoid 'clinical' discussion as we would be seen to be conflicting with the GPs - a delicate balance. Probably the most useful aspect is having a table in the surgery reception every 2 weeks or so and providing information to attending patients or doing surveys. The response is normally very positive.
Yes indeed. Notwithstanding, the aim is to have a diabetes focussed stall there amongst the other stalls.Thereby leaving it as an event that mostly only the older generation will be able to attend so focusing on elderly care is probably the correct thing to do. Perhaps if they held it at the week-end a more cross section of the practices’ patients would be able to attend.
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