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Venue: Northfleet School for Girls, Hall Road, Northfleet, Kent, DA11 8AQ
Contact: Will Farmer 01622 694032
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Welcome - Cllr John Burden (Chair) Minutes: Cllr John Burden (Chair) introduced himself and pointed out the councillors amongst the group. He explained how the meeting would work.
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Apologies Minutes: Mr Ray Parker, Kent County Council member for Northfleet and Gravesend West Division.
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Any Declarations of Interest Minutes: Cllr B Sweetland declared an interest as a Non-Executive Director of NHS West Kent.
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Highways Schemes- Presentation by Mr Ray Dines, Transport and Development Manager - Kent Thameside, Kent Highways Services will give a brief overview of Highways projects and developments schemes. Minutes:
Following this the following questions and issues were raised with Ray Dines
Q. All Saints Road and road next to it – cars parked on both sides of narrow roads making it difficult for buses. Wouldn’t it be more sensible to have one way roads? R. One way streets do increase traffic speed. We have to look at what the difficulties of doing it are. If there is a safety risk we will consider it.
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Discussion on Highways – how do KHS prioritise improvements to the roads and what should the priorities be for the Northfleet and Gravesend West area? Minutes: Public transport
Highways maintenance / Potholes
Speed reduction/lorries and congestion issues
· Concerns about fast traffic on Coldharbour Road and Singlewell Road · Need to re-educate young people in schools about dangers of speed · Lost lorries causing gridlock at Stone · Speeding – waiting for fatalities – not good enough
Highways schemes · Traffic calming – not good for elderly travelling · Bean junction · What happens with schemes – political independent system decided politically? · Pipkin officer driven – not what was wanted · More dropped kerbs · Access for St ... view the full minutes text for item 3. |
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Presentation by Dr B Vasudaven of Fleet Health care to give an update on the proposed new equitable access clinic in Northfleet. Minutes: Following Dr Vasudaven’s presentation, the following questions and issues were raised
Q. Will other GP surgeries close? R. No, it will be in addition to existing services. Q. It is encouraging to see so many car parking spaces but it is not the easiest place to get to by public transport? R. We wanted it on the Fastrack route and needed it to be away from the residential areas to get the space required. The big driver for the scheme is the use of casualty for minor illnesses. GPs do not open at weekends and patients go to casualty and the cost of that service is huge. Q. Is it one walk-in centre for the whole PCT and how many patients could you be dealing with? R. If it works there will be another one in Dartford. It is being trialled in Northfleet. Q. I would have to catch two buses to get to it instead of the 5 minute bus ride I have now? R. We will be working with the Patient Participation Group to try and improve accessibility. We are looking at options.
Q. It is difficult to get appointments when you are working. What hours will this surgery be open? R. It will be open from 8am to 8pm 7 days a week. We are also hoping to eventually get an Out of Hours service based there which will be open 24/7. Q. How is it likely to affect local pharmacists? R. The pharmacy is not in our jurisdiction. We hope local pharmacists will operate from there. It is down to the landlord. Q. It is taking surgeries out of the areas of need – young families and the elderly. To get fastrack there is quite a walk to pick it up. Northfleet north will not have a surgery within walking distance? Q. It is the wrong location. There are plenty of other areas where it could have been placed. Q. Will you have to pay in the car park? R. No Q. Will there be a dentist there? R. No Q. Will doctors be able to access all patients’ notes? R. Yes Q. Is there a plan B if they don’t get planning permission? R. No |
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Group Sessions: what should the priorities be for services at the new equitable access clinic? Minutes: Points about the location
Impact on other surgeries/pharmacies
Access/public transport
General points re process
Services would like to see at new clinic
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Summary of table discussions: Brief feedback from each of the tables on what were the priorities and issues identified |
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Question time - general questions regarding GBC and KCC to Members and Officers present Minutes:
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Future Discussion Topics: Brief discussion on topics to consider at future meetings |