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Health Service Forum South East
Minutes of a regular meeting of the Health Service Forum SE held on 9 March 2010 in the Larkfield Centre
Contents
Scottish Health Campaigns Network
Welcome
Eric Canning, Vice Chair of the Health Forum, welcomed everyone to the meeting and introduced Niall McGrogan,Head of Community Engagement and Transport at the NHS GG&C Health Board on the subject of the New South Glasgow Hospitals. The presentation took the form of a talk accompanied by powerpoint slides.
The new maternity hospital is already in use. All labour rooms have en suite facilities and two birthing pools offer alternative modes of delivery. The new laboratories are at present being built and will be the second major laboratory site to that at the Royal Infirmary. Services to be delivered include; pathology, microbiology, biochemistry, haematology and medical genetics. The mortuary and post mortem facility will include the Glasgow City Mortuary and forensic services for the city. An underground tunnel will connect the mortuary to the hospital serviced by separate lifts. The new Children’s Hospital to replace the existing
1. The A&E department 2. The Minor Injuries Unit 3. The Acute assessment Unit.
This latter facility provides a focus for emergency patients in one dedicated area. GP referred patients will proceed directly to this unit rather than via A&E. The Complex is made up of single rooms accommodation the majority with en suite facilities. Particular attention has been paid to infection control measures. Every patient bed is in a single room with en suite WC wash/shower. There will be 34 wards of 28 single beds. Each room will have large vision panels installed in the doors and walls for patient observation. There will not be a reliance on a single central nursing station. Smaller touchdown bases will be situated along corridors. This will allow better surveillance where nursing staff are in closer physical proximity to patients. The remainder of the Southern General site will retain approx 630 beds including neurosciences, maternity, national spinal injuries unit, Westmarc and Langlands buildings.
There was very little time for questions and the chair thanked Niall for taking us through this complex new project and at this point Niall left the meeting. The above notes are taken from a copy of his powerpoint presentation that was kindly sent on a few days after the meeting. One question that was raised. In a 14 storey building how do patients enjoy a cigarette? Answer. They don’t. It will be no smoking throughout. Nicotine patches will be provided, presumably to staff as well.
Apologies
Apologies were received from Margaret Hinds, Dorothy Walls, David Smith, Irene Addie, Ruth Elworthy, Alva Caldwell
Minutes
The minutes of the 9 February 2010 had been circulated to members and adoption was proposed by Pat Lally seconded by Eric Canning.
Correspondence;
a)On the 24 February We wrote to Grant Hughes, Team leader for the Joint Improvement Team, in connection with the Leadership Summit planned for last month. He responded saying that a further meeting was planned for the 16 March in Dunblane and that he would see that our organisation would be sent an invitation to attend. We have not received any communication from the organisation since then.
b) On the 10 February Jane Grant replied to our letter of the 19 December re the transfer of patients from the ACAD to the Victoria Inf. To date only 6 patients have been transferred. On each occasion an emergency ambulance was called and on two occasions a delay occurred. She assured us that robust system is in place to care for patients. The Health Board are continuing to work on raising awareness of the Minor Injuries Unit at the ACAD both with the general public and in particular with advice to taxi drivers. A patient satisfaction survey is being conducted this month.
c) Douglas McGregor e-mailed Richard Copland on 1 February requesting information from his November presentation to the Forum. We have repeatedly requested this information without response. A further phone call was made to his office this month in the hope that we will get a reply.
d) Many e-mails have been exchanged with the Scottish Ambulance Service managers re volunteer drivers. Bryan Bannerman, Voluntary Services Manager for the GG&C Health Board confirmed that the Board are reimbursing volunteer drivers, using their own vehicles, at the rate of 40p per mile. The Glasgow Volunteer Centre has a great many volunteer driver opportunities including one from the GG&C Health Board offering 23p a mile!. Mr Bannerman said he would have this corrected. He is not aware of any reduction in the level of volunteer drivers although he stated that there are never enough.
Patient Transport Service
Copies of the Glasgow Patient Transport Service Update, Autumn 2009, have been received from George Weir, Area Service Manager of the SAS. The Divisional Management Team in West Central has decided to look at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Patient Transport Service in
Treasurer’s Report
Mary Hamilton reported a balance in the bank of £1946.68
Scottish Health Campaigns Network
The Scottish Health Campaigns Network met in February and March to discuss the issues to be raised with Nicola Sturgeon on 10th April. James Sandeman will raise the question of confidentiality of patient records in a computerised system. Professor Douglas McGregor has raised this in the past and suggested the use of encryption of information. This was rejected on the grounds of the cost to the NHS.
AOCB
Aileen Fyfe has regularly attended GG&C NHS Health Board meetings over a number of years and has informed us with regret that she will be unable to attend meetings once the Board change the venue to
Date of Next Meeting
13 April 2010
Anne Harrison re Community First Responders
Followed by the AGM
