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Grampound Surgery
Changes in the NHS mean that the practice will have to register with the CQC (Quality Care Commission) from October 2011. The standards set by the CQC mean that Grampound Surgery will not meet the requirements to meet the minimum standards set. The fact that the practice does not own the building and the significant upgrade required will cost far more than originally anticipated means that meeting the minimum standards would not be cost effective.
Consequently after lengthy discussions regarding alternative locations it is considered that The Merlin Centre in Hewaswater would make an ideal place to re-locate Grampound surgery. It is a new up to date centre with all the facilities required with ample parking and a bus stop outside.
If you wish to make any comments about this proposal please contact the practice manager, Mrs Debbie Barnicoat in Probus before the 27th May 2011.
A further coffee morning was held on the 28th March in the Palm View Restaurant at Roseland Parc in Tregony by kind permission of the management. Again the event was very well attended and a total of £200 was raised. Our thanks go to the management and staff of Roseland Parc and we look forward to holding further events there in the future.
The Friends have a full programme of events planned for the rest of the year which include a quiz night, garden open events, surgery open days and a barn dance. Look out for further details.
Our thanks go to all those who have helped and supported us in our fund raising events. Why not become a Friend and help support our wonderful surgeries? Ask for details at the Surgeries.
The Friends held a coffee morning in the Gulshan Restaurant on Saturday the 24th January 2009 by kind permission of Mr and Mrs Ali. The event was very well attended and a total of £215.00 was raised. Our thanks go to all who attended and to those who donated cakes for the stall and prizes for the raffle. Our thanks also go to Mr and Mrs Ali for their continuing support.
Our next event will be a Coffee Morning on the Saturday the 28th March 2009 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am which will take place in the Palm View Restaurant at Roseland Parc in Tregony. Our thanks go to the management and staff of Roseland Parc for their support. All will be made very welcome.
Strictly Barn Dancing
The Friends of Probus Surgeries Group held their first event in Tresillian on the 27th September when they hosted a Barn Dance. Although the numbers attending were disappointing, those who did come had a very enjoyable evening dancing to the music and calling of the Newlyn Reelers, a popular group from Penzance.
Tickets are now on sale for the Friends’ Grand Raffle which will be drawn at Probus Surgery on Wednesday, 26th November. Further details of that event will follow. Tickets can be purchased at both Probus and Grampound Surgeries and also at various locations around the area. Look out for the signs.
Plans are now in place for a number of events in the New Year and details will be released in due course.
The Friends of Probus Surgeries Group held their Annual General Meeting at Probus Surgery on the 2nd July 2008 when the officers were re-elected for a further year. The Chairman reported a very successful first year which included registration of the organisation as a charity. Future events were discussed in detail but the Chairman stressed that it was important for the group to attract new members. He reminded everyone that the Friends would continue to meet at Probus Surgery at 7:00 pm on the first Wednesday of every month.
The Friends held their first event in Tregony on Sunday, 13th July when Mr & Mrs Roger Watt very kindly opened their beautiful garden to the public. The rain held off and cream teas were enjoyed by those who came. A total of £140 was raised towards the Friends’ next project which is the purchase of a 24 hr blood pressure monitor.
The Friends next event will be a Barn Dance which will be held in Tresillian Village Hall on Saturday, 27th September featuring the Newlyn Reelers. Tickets will be on sale shortly.
The Friends of Probus Surgeries Group were delighted with the success of their most recent fund raising event which was held on Sunday the 18th May. Mrs Beryl Davies was kind enough to open her garden at Tredinnick to the public and members of the Group had a busy day serving coffees, pasties and cream teas as well as running a number of stalls. As a result a total of £578.20 was raised that will go towards the Group’s next project which is the purchase of 24 hour blood pressure monitoring equipment. "We were very lucky with the weather especially after so much rain over the previous few days and as a result we had a very good turnout of visitors" said the Group’s Secretary, Sue Dowding,
The Group’s next event will take place on Sunday the 13th July from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm when Mr & Mrs Roger Watt will kindly open their garden at Holiday House, Holiday Park, Tregony for the service of cream teas. All will be welcome.
A note for your diaries – The Group will be holding a Barn Dance in Tresillian Village Hall on the 27th September when The Newlyn Reelers will be the star attraction.
The Chairman of the Friends of Probus Surgeries Group was recently able to present two Pulse Oximeters and two Nebulizers for use in Probus and Grampound Surgeries.
David Denton said ‘The Friends are delighted that their fund raising efforts have been so successful and that we are able provide this support to the Surgeries. We are lucky to have such fine surgeries and it is we, the patients, who benefit from this extra equipment.’
The Friends are now embarking on their next project which is to raise funds for the purchase of a 24 hour blood pressure monitor. Their next event will be a Garden Open Day at Tredinnick, Grampound Road on the 18th May 2008 by kind permission of Mrs Beryl Davies.
The Friends of Probus Surgeries Group were delighted with the success of their most recent fund raising event which was held on Sunday the 18th May. Mrs Beryl Davies was kind enough to open her garden at Tredinnick to the public and members of the Group had a busy day serving coffees, pasties and cream teas as well as running a number of stalls. As a result a total of £578.20 was raised that will go towards the Group’s next project which is the purchase of 24 hour blood pressure monitoring equipment. "We were very lucky with the weather especially after so much rain over the previous few days and as a result we had a very good turnout of visitors" said the Group’s Secretary, Sue Dowding,
The Group’s next event will take place on Sunday the 13th July from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm when Mr & Mrs Roger Watt will kindly open their garden at Holiday House, Holiday Park, Tregony for the service of cream teas. All will be welcome.
A note for your diaries – The Group will be holding a Barn Dance in Tresillian Village Hall on the 27th September when The Newlyn Reelers will be the star attraction
The Friends are pleased to report that as a result of their recent fund raising events and various donations they are now able to purchase the 2 Pulse Oximeters that had been requested by the Doctors. These will be presented shortly and then will be put to use in Probus and Grampound Surgeries. In addition we have been able to agree to fund the purchase of 2 Nebulisers that have been requested by the Practice Nurses.
Our most recent event was a Coffee Morning held in the Gulshan Restaurant in Probus by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Ali. The sale of cakes and raffle tickets was brisk and in all a total of £180 was raised. Our thanks go to Sue and Alan Ali at the Gulshan Restaurant and to all those who came and gave so generously.
Our next big event will be a Garden Open Day on Sunday, 18th May at Tredinnick, Grampound by kind permission of Mrs Beryl Davies. The garden will be open from 10:00am until 5:00pm and will include various stalls. Morning coffee and biscuits will be available together with pasties at lunch time and cream teas during the afternoon. The entrance fee will be £2.50 per head. Watch out for notices giving further details nearer the time.
Our thanks go to the many people who have attended our events and we look forward to their continuing support.
The recently formed group continues to grow in numbers and they were delighted with the results of their first fund raising event with a Tombola stall. Many thanks to all who helped and support us.
We now have our first project for the Surgeries as we are raising the funds to acquire two Pulse Oximeters for use at Probus and at Grampound Surgeries.
A programme of further events has been set out and details will be publicised in due course. Tickets for our Grand Raffle will be on sale shortly at surgeries and various other outlets. The draw will take place at an Open Evening which will be held at Probus Surgery starting at 7:00pm on Wednesday 28th November. Why not come along and see the plans for the new extension, visit our stalls meet the Friends. Refreshments will be available.
The Friends are keen to expand their numbers and are already looking for more eager helpers. If you would like to be involved please leave your name and telephone number at the surgeries or telephone David or Phillippa on 01726-883115.
(The Pulse Oximeter is a small machine that measures the pulse rate and oxygen saturation level in the blood in a non-invasive way).
The inaugural meeting of the Friends took place at Probus Surgery on Wednesday, 18th July 2007. The meeting was a ddressed by Dr Ball on behalf of the partners and also by Jeanne Nicholls, County President, and Sue Hindle, County Chairman, who explained how similar groups were organised and run and advised of the support and facilities available on a county and national basis. Thereafter a committee and officers were elected and a general discussion took place at which it was stressed that the activities of the friends must involve the whole of the extensive area covered by the Probus Surgeries Group and support all the surgeries within the Group.
A further meeting was held on the 1st August 2007 when the Chairman explained the processes involved in achieving the status of a registered charity and of joining ATTEND the national organisation. The draft Constitution was considered and approved and it was agreed that the necessary steps be taken to register as a charity and to join ATTEND. A number of future events and projects were discussed and details of these will be advertised throughout the area in due course.
The Friends are keen to expand their numbers and are already looking for more eager helpers. If you would like to be involved please leave your name and telephone number at the surgeries or telephone David or Phillippa on 01726-883115. | 