Dr Adam Morris
Dartmouth Medical Practices two upcoming public forums on Monday November 21 and Thursday November 24 will highlight the groups the medical practice works with providing care in and around Dartmouth.
The Patient Participation Group and Dartmouth Caring are two groups that the forums will work to highlight to explain exactly how the Practice works with them to improve care.
The medical practice forums will also show the changes that have been made by the practice since its first public forums in April – which include a new appointments system, a monthly newsletter and online appointment booking.
The forum on November 21, which is to be held at the Townstal Community Hall, will follow the first annual meeting of the Patient Participation Group – which gives the Medical Practice advice and feedback on its services.
In the forum there will also be short presentations by the PPG and Dartmouth Caring, a charity which looks out for the elderly and vulnerable in the Dartmouth and district area – and works actively to increase communication and cooperation between all providers of care in the area.
The forum will also give members of the public the chance to ask some of the medical practices seven partners questions about the practice and healthcare in the Dartmouth area. The idea of the forums is to encourage a positive and friendly dialogue between the practice and its patients.
Dr Adam Morris, a partner at the practice, said: ‘We are aiming to make it easy for our patients to engage with us in a conversation which will help us be the best we can be. We have taken on the feedback we received at the last forums and have made real and effective changes. These forums are a real opportunity for our patients to help shape the future of healthcare for this area. We are listening.’
The second Dartmouth Medical Practice forums will be held at Townstal Community Hall on Monday November 21 and Dartmouth Golf and Country Club on Thursday November 24. Both will begin at 7pm.
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