Hello from Jane!
Just to introduce myself I am the Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Facilitator at Walsall tPCT. I am new in post and my role is to ensure that you, the local residents, local workers and communities are able to feed your views into the groups that are responsible for commissioning the health services that you use in Walsall. Your contribution will help lead to an improved quality of service, and better more efficient services that reflect the needs of the community that they serve.

I will be meeting with voluntary sector organisations in Walsall over the next year so that we can discuss how we could work together to achieve these aims.

I have detailed below information of our next Health Commissioning Consultation Group Meeting which is open to all local residents, you will be made very welcome and i look forward to meeting you.

If however you would like to meet before I arrange to contact you or have anything you would like to discuss before then, please you can call me on the number below or e-mail me.

Jane O'Connor
Patient & Public Involvement Facillitator
(PPI Facilitator)
Health Development
Jubilee House
Bloxwich Lane
Walsall
WS2 7JL
01922 619983
Have a Say in your Local Area At your Health Commissioning Consultation Group (HCCG)

Date: Monday 4th December 2007
Venue: Brownhills Community College, Deakin Avenue, Brownhills, Walsall.
Time: 6.30 – 8.30 pm

Including a presentation on:

How GP Practices work, what is on offer, what are core and enhanced services

Followed by a discussion on:

• What information would be most useful for members of the public to know about a GP practise and the services it offers? • What other information would it be helpful for a patient to access via their GP’s or their practice staff or to have available in the surgery?

HCCG’s were set up to assist debate about health needs, health priorities and the current service provision.

Tell us what you think about your health service provision and how services could be improved.

Find out about voluntary sector service providers and their role in helping to deliver local health services.

For more information or to inform us of any special need requirements contact:

Patient & Public Involvement (PPI) Facilitators

Tel: 01922 619983

Tuesday 4th December Regular meeting (on first Tuesday of each month) of Streetly Horticultural society at 7.45pm, "The Streetly Association" Community Centre.

Thursday 6th December Regular meeting (on first Thursday of each month) of Streetly Ladies Club, 2.30 pm at "The streetly Association" Community Centre, to support local charities, meet guest speakers and take trips. New members are always very welcome and further details are available from Mrs J Highman on 0121 308 6259

Tuesday 11th December Streetly Flower club Christmas Party. " Masks and fans " a ticket event. please watch this space for more details. All members are invited to bring a fan or make a mask to wear!