The first Neighbourhood Forum meeting in PCN1 took place on 2 May 2024 at Women’s Inclusive Team. The themes that came out of this meeting include:
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The second Neighbourhood Forum meeting in PCN2 took place on 29 April 2024 at the Brady Centre. The themes coming out of this meeting include:
Inconsistencies of forms and levels of access between different GP practices.
Difficulties in finding and accessing appropriate and accessible activities to support people to be better able to manage their own health.
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We are now in the process of developing action plans based upon these themes and communicating these plans to the communities involved in the forum meetings and in the locality areas.
We are also planning the next Neighbourhood Forum sessions in each area. Our aim is for these to take different formats in each area in an attempt to reach the specific missing voices from each area.
The pilot began in October 2023 and is taking place in Primary Care Networks 1 and 2 in the North East of the borough. It is being delivered by Tower Hamlets CVS in partnership with Social Action for Health, Somali Senior Citizens Club, St Margarets House, and Women’s Inclusive Team. The pilot is being externally evaluated by Civil Society Consulting.
If you are a resident, health worker, or VCS organisation working in the North West of Tower Hamlets and would like to get involved please contact sam.crosby@thcvs.org.uk.