Patient Participation Group at Billingshurst Surgery

10/01/2025

Some helpful advice from NHS Sussex

Thank you for making the right choice this weekend Health leaders in Sussex are thanking members of the public for choosing the most appropriate service for urgent care, as NHS… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 10 January 2025

06/01/2025

From Sussex Helathcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help health and care services by doing things that are usually be done by a person – for example, note taking during an appointment with your GP or reviewing medications dosages. AI has the potential to make a significant difference to health and care through its ability to understand and review lots of information.

In Sussex, the Digital and Data People’s Panel in partnership with health and care staff want to understand the views of people and communities on the use of AI to support early thinking on the use of AI in health and care services across Sussex.

Please complete the survey by clicking on the link below:

The survey will close on Thursday 16 January 2025.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help health and care services by doing things that are usually be done by a person – for example, note taking during an appointment with your GP or reviewing medications dosages. AI has the potential to make a sign...

06/01/2025

From NHS Sussex

Dear colleagues,

As you will be aware, last year we published our five-year health and care strategy Improving Lives Together, which set out our ambition for people living across Sussex. Since then, much work has been underway to address the immediate and long-term improvements that all health and care partners want to see in Sussex.

At the same time, the Government is developing a 10-year plan to improve health and care services.

We would like to invite you to join with us to hear more about what is happening in Sussex, the next steps, and to hear your experiences and ideas so that these can contribute to our Sussex plans and to be shared as part of the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan.

Details of the sessions:

West Sussex

Date: Friday 17 January 2025
Time: 12:30-15:00 (doors open at 12:00)
Location: Charis Centre, West Green Drive, Crawley, RH11 7EL
Brighton and Hove

Date: Friday 24 January 2025
Time: 10:00-12:30
Location: Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD
East Sussex

Date: Wednesday 29 January 2025
Time: 10:00-12:30
Location: Hampden Park Community Centre, Brodrick Road, Eastbourne, BN22 9NR

We will also be holding one public online workshop on Saturday 1 February 2025 to enable those who are unable to attend the face to face events to participate.

To sign up please follow the link below

As you will be aware, last year we published our five year health and care strategy Improving Lives Together, which set out our ambition for people living across Sussex.Since then, much work has been underway to address the immediate and long-term...

06/01/2025

January Wellbeing update from HDC

Are you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes? You are more at risk if you are overweight, have a family history of Diabetes or have ever had high blood pressure.

14/11/2024

These are the introductory slides to the PPG AGM

14/11/2024

These are the slides from one of the presentations from the surgery at the PPG AGM.

07/11/2024

We have been asked to share this campaign. If you have any feedback on it please send to spft.communitytransformation@nhs.net

05/11/2024

Stay safe and choose well this bonfire night With half term drawing to a close, we are looking ahead to bonfire night celebrations which are taking place across Sussex over… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 1 November 2024

28/10/2024

Event coming up in Billingshurst 4th Nov.

You can book via the link below

Our new menopause workshop offers support and advice on how to manage menopause symptoms, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), alternative therapies, talking to your partner and the impact it can have in the workplace.

28/10/2024

https://www.sussex.ics.nhs.uk/nhs-sussex-news-25-october-2024/

Protect your little monsters from flu this half-term and Halloween Over this half-term holiday and Halloween, the NHS in Sussex is reminding parents to make sure their little monsters are… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 25 October 2024

18/10/2024

Agenda for the forthcoming PPG Public Meeting

Any questions can be sent to Billingshurst.ppg@gmail.com prior to the meeting

17/10/2024

17/10/2024

The surgery have informed us they have some spaces for Flu vaccinations and the Covid-19 Autumn Campaign for the 23rd Oct 14:00 to 18:30.

If you think you are eligible and haven’t been invited to one of the earlier sessions or missed it for some reason please contact the surgery.

Covid vaccination eligibility:
Aged 65 and over
Residing in a care home
6 months - 64 years clinically at risk

Flu vaccinations eligibility:
Aged 65 and over
Residing in a care home
6 months - 64 years clinically at risk
Pregnant
All children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2024

10/10/2024

We have been asked to put this on by surgery.

‘Covid Clinic – 12 October 2024

We are aware that there were more queues for the Covid clinic last weekend than we would have liked.

We have put additional staff on to try and address this.

To ensure that everything runs smoothly and to minimise waiting times for everyone, we kindly ask that you arrive on time, but please avoid coming too early as this can cause excessive queues.’

02/10/2024

In response to the news item below the surgery had asked us to put out the following message.

‘Regrettably Billingshurst Surgery has been impacted by this closure. Some patients may have experienced their appointments being cancelled and we would ask that if this has been the case they contact the surgery to try to rearrange these.

Unfortunately we don’t have a list of those patients who were booked and therefore can’t proactively contact the affected patients. We are working out an alternative provision, but it may take a few weeks to get this up and running.

Thank you for your patience.’

The Billingshurst surgery is part of one of 5 Primary Care Networks across West Sussex impacted by this issue. As stated in the article upto 540,000 patients across West Sussex may be impacted in some form or other.

A large GP federation covering 540,000 patients has gone bust, resulting in 130 redundancies and 'significant' disruption to patient care.

01/10/2024

Click the link below to see the latest on offer from HDC in the Wellbeing arena.

Are you at risk of developing type 2 diabetes? You are more at risk if you are overweight, have a family history of Diabetes or have ever had high blood pressure.

26/09/2024

We have been asked to share the following:

‘Share your experience of Hospital Discharge

When you leave hospital after treatment, you go through a process called hospital discharge.

Healthcare professionals should work with you and the people most important to you, to ensure your transfer out of hospital is safe, appropriate, and timely. They should discuss your needs with you and how they will be met after leaving the hospital. More information is available from the NHS here.

We'd like to hear from people discharged from hospital in the last 12 months, or from their relatives, carers or friends, about their experience.

Tell us:

How involved were you in the hospital discharge process?
Did the hospital discharge process meet your needs?
What would you improve?
Closing date: midnight Monday 30th September 2024.’

Please take a few minutes to take our survey.