NHS Kent and Medway CCG - Your Views on Health Care Services During Lockdown

Your views on health care services during lockdown

Thank you to everyone who gave the NHS their views on health care services during lockdown. Over the summer over 3,000 Kent and Medway patients, families and staff told the Clinical Commissioning Group about their experiences and opinions of the changes to services brought about by the pandemic in order to help NHS leaders learn lessons for the future.

The findings have been published here: www.kentandmedwayccg.nhs.uk/your-health/coronavirus/patient-experience-covid19

There are more chances coming up to hear from the CCG and to tell us what you think:

Meet the CCG governing body

Next Wednesday, 9th September at 12:30pm, members of the CCG’s Governing body will hold a live online event about how we plan and pay for NHS services. Speakers will cover:

• How public money is spent on health care services - Ivor Duffy, Chief Finance Officer.

• How we look at performance and the quality across health care - Dr Peter Green, elected GP Governing Body Member.

• How the CCG makes sure that appropriate risk and assurance systems are in place - Alistair Smith, Independent Lay Member for Governance and Audit and Deputy CCG Chair.

The event will be held using Microsoft Teams Live and there will be an opportunity to ask written questions.

To attend, simply click on the following link at 12:30pm on Wednesday 9th September: http://bit.ly/KMCCGEvent090920

A laptop or tablet is best, but a smartphone should be able to receive the broadcast.

For further information or help in joining the meeting please contact: kmccg.engage@nhs.net

Read more at: https://bit.ly/2EX6P3X

Thank you for taking the time to get involved,

NHS Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group

Maidstone Road Surgery - Flu Vaccination Timetable

Patients are requested to telephone Rainham to make an appointment.

Upchurch patients, please see below.

Rainham Surgery

3 Patients will be seen every 15 minutes by the Nurse or Doctor.

Date, time and venue as follows:-

Tuesday 8th September 2:00pm - 6:00pm  (Lauren)

Tuesday 8th September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Thursday 10th September 1.30pm - 3:30pm  (Lauren)

Thursday 10th September 1:30pm - 3:30pm  ( Dr Das)

Tuesday 15th September 3:30pm - 5:30pm  (Lauren)

Tuesday 15th September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Wednesday 16th September 2:30pm - 4:00pm  (Bonnie)

Wednesday 16th September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Thursday 17th September 1:30pm - 3:00pm  (Lauren)

Thursday 17th September 1:30pm - 3:30pm  (Dr Das)

Friday 18th September 10:30am - 1:00pm  (Lauren)

Tuesday 22nd September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Wednesday 23rd September 12:45pm - 2:45pm  (Lauren)

Wednesday 23rd September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Upchurch Surgery

For patients without transport or severe disability.

Patients may call into Upchurch Surgery to make an appointment or telephone for an appointment.

Wednesday 9th September 12:30pm - 3:30pm  (Dr Das)

Wednesday 16th September 6:00pm - 7:15pm  (Dr Das)

Ray Kemsley

Chair - Surgery Patient Participation Group - Upchurch & Rainham

Part-time Gardener Vacancy at The BarnYard

The BarnYard, Upchurch is looking for a part-time gardener to look after their stunning grounds.

The ideal candidate would be local, interested in gardening maybe with a horticultural background, OK to work one or two days a week in ‘growing’ season and a few hours a week in 'non-growing’ season - hours as required.

Duties would be to tend to the flower beds, deadheading, weeding, planting and generally overseeing the gardens.

Lawn and hedge maintenance or ‘heavier’ duties are not required at this stage.

If you are interested, please contact Jo or Dave ideally by Email in the first instance at:

office@the-barnyard.com

Thank you

The BarnYard

Oak Lane, Upchurch

Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 7EZ

St Peter’s Church Bredhurst - Churchyard Consultation

Cheryl Tutt

Bredhurst Community Bereavement Forum

Email: bredhurstbereavementforum@gmail.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/BredhurstBereavementForum

Thank You from Foodbank Co-ordinator Gill Gay and Swale Foodbank

Hi Everyone,

Thank you to all who gave so generously to Swale Foodbank on Wednesday 2nd September.

While you all give so generously, we will gratefully keep taking it to the Foodbank warehouse. 

Thank you ♥️

Bless you all - Gill & Ron Gay

Gill Gay - Foodbank Co-ordinator
Email: gilliangay99@yahoo.co.uk

Upchurch Village Hall - AGM

As previously advertised, the Upchurch Village Hall are holding their belated AGM next Wednesday 9th September.

Unfortunately, because of the risk to public health due to COVID-19 and following Government guidelines to minimise social contact through public gatherings the Trustees have decided to hold this meeting without the public being in attendance.

Trustees have previously requested members of the public to submit any questions or comments that they have in respect of the village hall using the contact page on the village hall website at:

upchurchvillagehall.weebly.com

to be received by next Tuesday 8th September at the latest.

This is a last reminder should you wish to send any questions or comments. These will then be dealt with at the AGM and a response made back direct to the Initiator. Following the meeting, Trustees plan to issue the minutes of the AGM on Upchurch Matters Facebook page which will include details of any questions or issues raised by the general public along with the Trustees responses.

Thank you

The Upchurch Village Hall Management Committee