A number of meetings are being held for GPs and practice staff over the next few weeks. These meetings will be an opportunity to talk about Primary Care Trust status and its implications. Topics will include:
- what Trust status means and how it differs from being a PCG
- the stages involved in moving towards PCT status
- how GPs, pratice staff, attached staff and other primary care workers can be involved
- the wider changes to the NHS in Gloucestershire.
The dates for these meetings will be as follows:
Tues 13 February
7-9pm
Cheltenham Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Road
Weds 21 February
7-9pm
Post Grad Room, St Paul's Medical Centre
Thurs 22 February
12.30-2pm
Cheltenham Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Road
Wednesday 28 February
12.30-2pm
Cheltenham Civil Service Club, Tewkesbury Road
If you would like to attend any of these meetings, please contact Kath Thorp on 01242 707664 or email Kath.thorpe@chelttewk-pcg.nhs.uk.
A list of commonly asked questions and answers is being compiled. This will continually be updated. After the meeting on 28 February, this document will be available on the website.
Information for patients and the public
Formal consultation will take place for members of the public during early summer. A number of meetings will be held to ensure that the public are fully consulted on these changes and that all views can be taken into consideration before an application is made to the Secretary of State for Health.
