We are committed to working with local people and for them to play a central role in shaping the services we commission. Our experience shows that when we involve members of the public in designing services, the end product is more relevant and appropriate to people's needs. Representatives of our local population have helped us to create services that are better suited to supporting local people to stay fit and healthy.
Here are some examples of how we have acted on the wishes of local people.
At a Surrey-wide event in April 2019 service users, carers, their families, other local groups and providers, shared their views and experiences of wheelchair services and gave their feedback on opportunities for improvements. The feedback was used to inform a design of a service specification ahead of a procurement process for a new service.
Patients contacting their GP surgery for help and support for a range of minor ailments could access treatment faster thanks to receptionists receiving special training.
See the dedicated Farnborough page on our website.
Some patients were concerned about the travel time to the new Centre for Health and the lack of regular public transport to the site.
As part of the Government's commitment to extending access to primary care services, we conducted a public survey over the summer of 2017 for local people to express their preferences on days and times of appointments and what sort of services they would prefer to be more widely available.
Following a recent joint quality visit (involving the CCG and Healthwatch) to the inpatient wards at Farnham Hospital, patients flagged that they sometimes found it difficult to know what all the different uniforms on the ward meant and who they should talk to about what.
A local resident, who is also a Patient Participation Group member at her GP practice, a member of the Farnham Locality Group and a North East Hampshire and Farnham Community Ambassador, created a newsletter to update local people on the Farnham Integrated Care Centre.
Feedback from a patient’s son regarding the packed lunch his father was given on discharge from the inpatient ward at Frimley Park Hospital. The lunch only had a sandwich and a bag of crisps and a small bottle of water, it was suggested a more healthy option be provided.
Our mental health crisis services across North East Hampshire and Farnham were all designed with local people to meet the demand that they had expressed.
Patient feedback as part of the national GP Patient Survey led to direct action at Downing Street Practice in Farnham.
The CCG commissioned Healthwatch Hampshire to undertake a cycle of engagement events with carers and other partners to identify the support that carers would want to receive to enable them to maintain their caring role for as long as possible. This was from January 2016 to April 2017.
NHS North East Hampshire & Farnham CCG
Aldershot Centre for Health,
Hospital Hill
Aldershot GU11 1AY
Tel: 01252 335 154
Email: NEHFCCG.public@nhs.net
Please do not send patient identifiable or sensitive material to this email address.
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