THT, CCG, STP, TST, LMC, GPCG…… All clear? Yeah, we thought so.
Lots
A few of your curious and concerned colleagues have now met a few times to discuss this dilemma (we're all signing this email). We come from practices, the care group, the CCG, Tower Hamlets Together. You know us (we think), and our intention was to crack heads to try and build a map of everything that is happening in Tower Hamlets at the moment. Initially, we just wanted to spot duplication so this could be avoided. Within half an hour, we wanted to work together to shape things in a way that felt meaningful to all of us – that includes to anyone reading this email. So we thought, can we get everyone together and test our feelings of "joined-
We are passionate providers, with a strong CCG. But
We're going to start with data. We're going to start with introductions. We're going to catch up with each other and get, as much as possible, onto the same page. And then we'll try to articulate what we want from our joint working into a shared vision and purpose. Nothing long. Nothing wishy-washy. Something that feels powerful, meaningful, and points to our future direction.
By the end of the day, we hope that:
This summit is not the end: it's the first step of a joint journey, the first step of many. But we feel we need to start somewhere, and we
OK, this is important. Everyone should come. This is about nurses. It's about receptionists knowing what's going on, and sharing their wisdom. It's about salaried GPs, and partners, and people who locum here, who locum lots. It's about healthcare assistants, medical assistants, assistant practitioners, practice pharmacists and physician associates. But here's the problem – we don't have all their email addresses. So, action, please forward this on to all those lovely members of your staff who we don't have mailing lists for.
We'll be sending around a spot of homework before the summit. Just to see what your sense of a joint purpose might be, to hear your good news stories, your concerns, and to see whether you'd be happy to share any internal vision and purpose statements you might have. Look out for this – it's not a group of "us"
If you want to do radical stuff, you need radical change
Register now! Don't delay. Go here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tower-hamlets-general-practice-summit-tickets-31635396322
And please forward to members of your teams. We want everyone to know about this and have the opportunity to be involved.
To a great day, and well beyond that.
Jackie Applebee (Tredegar, LMC)
Chris Banks (CEO GP Care Group and SRO Tower Hamlets Together)
Jenny Cooke (CCG)
Mike Fitchett (Island Health, GP Care Group)
Joe Hall (Bromley by Bow Health Partnership & St Paul's Way, GP Care Group)
Isabel Hodkinson (Tredegar, CCG)
Sue Hogarth (Tower Hamlets Together)
Ian Jackson (XX Place, PM Forum)
Balvinder Kullar (St Stephen's, PM Forum)
Chris Ley (Network 7, GP Care Group)
Dean O'Callaghan (Network 1, GP Care Group)
Virginia Patania (Jubilee Street, CCG)