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“No Decision About Me Without Me”
Local Engagement on Stockport CCG’s Plans
Healthcare services are going through their biggest shake-up since the NHS began – including the move to give GPs
control of the local NHS budget.
Over the first half of 2012, the Clinical Commissioning Group has been talking to local people about plans for the new
GP-led group that will manage Stockport’s NHS services.
With events in each corner of the borough, meetings with local groups and an online survey, Stockport’s GPs spoke to
over 800 residents. Overall, there was positive support for the plans to put patients at the heart of decision making and
provide an improved health service in the borough at the same time as delivering value for money.
Major changes discussed included:
• providing more health services in the community
• focussing on patients with long-term conditions and complex care needs
• improving the detection and treatment of dementia
• reducing cancer waiting times
• preventing cases of C-Difficile
• reducing harm caused by alcohol
• increasing the number of people who attend cancer screening
• and continuing to prescribe cost-effective, clinically proven medication.
Over the coming months, the new Clinical Commissioning Group will use comments received to develop a clear plan to
achieve these local priorities.
Patients and Stockport people will continue to be involved through an extensive programme of public engagement and a
new ‘Patient Panel’ which will meet the CCG’s Governing Body four times a year.
Stakeholder Views on the CCG – January - June 2012 | www.stockportccg.org Page 40