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Local Changes to NHS

NHS North East Essex - Clinical Commissioning Group - Embracing better health for all

We have recently received the following letter from this new body which will affect how local NHS services are delivered to you.  Our local surgery is unlikely to be affected to us but services beyond that point might see some change as a consequence.

 

23rd January 2013

Dear Colleagues

We are delighted to inform you that North East Essex NHS Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board (NHS CB) to take over commissioning responsibilities from NHS North Essex (the PCT cluster) from April 2013.

North East Essex CCG is very much ready to take over this important statutory duty of commissioning health services for local people in the Colchester and Tendring districts. The authorisation was granted with one condition at the lowest level of concern. That condition is about providing written evidence of collaboration agreements with our partner CCGs nearby, and we are confident that these conditions will be fully satisfied by March 2013.

We are very grateful for the immense support from local people and our partner organisations.  The scrutiny of our readiness has been very detailed and robust including a 360 degree stakeholder survey, the submission of detailed reports and supporting documents, site visits and assessments by members of the NHS Commissioning Board panel. An incredible amount of hard work and dedication has been put in by the CCG team and constituent GP practices over the last two years. With authorisation comes added determination to achieve our commitment to improving the health outcomes, quality of care and patient experience for our local population.

During the build-up to authorisation, we have been highly rated within the NHS in the East of England.  We will continue to build the organisation so that it has the ability to ensure we are addressing the health priorities and needs of local people. We should all be very proud of the teams of managers and clinicians that have worked extremely hard to achieve this and continue to help take our organisation from strength to strength.

Authorisation is not an end in itself. It is the start of an on-going process to ensure that the new clinical commissioning system will deliver high quality health services and better outcomes for local communities. We are very conscious that we are part of a wider NHS and public services system, so we will work very closely with partners such as the other Essex CCGs, local government organisations and our provider organisations.

Along with all our colleagues in the CCG, we would like to thank you for your continued support and we look forward to working together with you in the future to commission the best health services for people in North East Essex.

Yours sincerely

Dr Gary Sweeney                                                      Dr Shane Gordon

Chairman                                                                   Clinical Chief Officer

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Changes in local NHS delivery

NE Essex Clinical Commissioning GroupMeetings of a new forum designed to give the public a say in how local health services are run will be taking place next week.

Locality engagement forums, run by the publicly elected North East Essex Health Forum Committee, are an opportunity to learn more about local services, find out reasons why the services run as they do and to pose questions to health clinicians and managers.

The Health Forum Committee has a representative on the board of the North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (NEECCG), the organisation preparing to take over the running of the local NHS from the primary care trust next April. That representative’s role is to improve and influence health services by feeding in the patient or public viewpoint.

Richard Gray, Communications Officer at NEECCG, said:

One of the key aims of this change in the way the NHS is run is to encourage greater involvement from the public – to enable them to have a louder voice in the way services are delivered.

The engagement forums will take place across north east Essex every other month. If anyone wishes to find out more, they can contact me on 01206 286713 or go to our website, www.neessexccg.nhs.uk.  Confirmation of attendance would be appreciated.

Engagement forums will be taking place on the following dates and venues:

  • Monday December 3, 2pm to 4pm, Primary Care Centre, Turner Road, Colchester, Colchester (rooms 12a/14a, second floor)
  • Wednesday December 5, 10am to 12 noon, Community Hall, Long Meadows, Dovercourt, CO12 4US
  • Friday December 7, 2pm to 4pm, CVS Tendring Community Information Centre, 20-22 Rosemary Road, Clacton Essex CO15 1NZ
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Recycle Week 21-27June 2010

Colchester Borough Council is supporting Recycle Week and is encouraging residents to recycle their small electrical and electronic equipment (anything with a battery or plug) at local Recycling Centres for Household Waste.

What can be recycled?

Waste electrical and electronic equipment that can be recycled includes:

  • kitchen appliances including kettles and toasters
  • power tools
  • tv’s
  • music equipment
  • electronic children’s toys
  • battery powered clocks and watches
  • fluorescent tubes and low energy light bulbs

Nearly 40% of UK residents say they are ‘electrical lovers’ with a quarter missing out on time with family and friends, and 33% losing sleep to spend time with gadgets such as laptops, mobile phones and iPods. Each of us accumulates an average of three new electrical items a year, or 173 million nationally, but only 1 in 5 small electrical items gets recycled each year. The valuable materials such as silver that these items contain can be used again which saves precious new resources from being used. When recycled, just one toaster can provide enough steel to make 25 new cans.

Where can residents reuse or recycle electrical and electronic equipment?

Recycling Centres for Household Waste in the Colchester area are at Shrub End, West Mersea and Lawford. Click here to find the nearest site and information on all items that are accepted there.

Alternatively unwanted working electrical and electronic equipment can find a new home by donating them to charities, including the British Heart Foundation, or on reuse websites. Click here for charity and reuse website contacts.

De-clutter your e-clutter

Nearly 40% of UK residents have at least one electrical item from the last decade stored unused at home. So whether clearing out cupboards, the attic or shed during Recycle Week or throughout the year residents can give all their old, broken or unwanted small electricals the chance to be useful again. There’s no need to hang on to these items due to not being sure of what to do with them or hoping they will come in handy one day.

Residents can pledge to recycle their waste electrical and electronic equipment, enter a prize draw and find more interesting facts and tips by visiting the Recycle Week website.

This material has been developed for the West Bergholt Village Website at http://www.westbergholt.net
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