Construction of the new NHS Dartmouth Health and Wellbeing Centre should start by mid-2021. Nov 23 2020
Despite all the promises made by the Torbay and South Devon Hospital Trust the public is not being kept well informed about the progress being made in the implementation of our new HWC. This is regrettable. As far as your PPG is aware, the final steps in the planning process are in hand and a call for bids for the construction of the Centre will be made early in 2021, with a view construction starting in mid 2021 and completed a year later. We are all keeping our fingers crossed that the new Centre will open in 2022.
Totnes MIU closed 23 Nov 2020
When NHS closed our Dartmouth Minor Injuries Unit three years ago, we were promised enhanced MIU services at Totnes. This has now fallen through in light of the COVID 19 pandemic leading to staff shortages. Torbay and South Devon Hospital Trust have yet to tell us when the Totnes MIU will reopen. Meanwhile, DMP patients are expected to travel to Newton Abbott if they need minor injuries care; how those without a car are expected to get there is not explained.
Riverview has re-opened as The Fleet Care Home Nov 22 2020
Riverview, on Victory Road, has been refurbished by a new care home operator to provide residential, nursing and palliative care for up to 39 residents.. The manager can be reached on 01803 835600. This is welcome news after so many disappointments and false starts. It is our understanding that when the NHS needs beds with non-specialist nursing care for Dartmouth Medical Practice patients, they will be placed at Fleet. We are hoping for the best. Visit website for more information.
PPG is in lockdown!
Nov 21 2020
Your PPG has been meeting remotely. See Minutes of last meeting here
Visit our Facebook page to see the latest news and most recent pronouncements from our local Torbay and South Devon Hospital Trust.
THE DART PATIENTS ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING ON NOVEMBER 6 elected three new PPG Members
About 45 local resident heard presentations from Dr Eynon-Lewis on the latest news from the Dartmouth Medical Practice mainly covering staffing and the new Primary Care Network, from Emily Heard on accessing online digital primary care services, from Mary Lewis (Torbay and South Devon Hospital Trust governor) on the progress made with establishing the Dartmouth Health and Wellbeing Centre now expecting to open in the Autumn of 2021; and from Nick HIndmarsh on the current activities of Dartmouth Caring. Janie Harford, Dave Cawley and Claire Coltrini were elected as new PPG members.
Read the Chair's report for 2018-19 here
and Minutes of the meeting here
Dartmouth Health and Wellbeing Centre Approved
All is now in place for the long awaited Health and Wellbeing Centre to be built on a site next to the Leisure Centre. Plans are in place for the new state-of-the-art facility to be completed and to open mid-2021. This will provide new premises for the Dartmouth Medical Practice surgery, Dartmouth Caring and for outpatient clinics now provided downtown. For details see here and here.
Dart Patients Survey of Patients' Opinions: Report now available here
and Dartmouth Medical Practice's Response here
Read a Summary of the Survey Report here
and Key Points here
Read the Minutes of our most recent Patient Group Meeting here
Read our 2018 Dart Patients Annual Report here.
Our Mission
Dart Patients works with the Dartmouth Medical Practice to achieve the best possible health care for all of its patients.
The NHS gives priority to listening to patients. Dart Patients is the voice of local patients. We were formed to help improve health care for all patients in the Dartmouth area. Dart Patients has elected a Patients’ Participation Group to identify the concerns and preferences of patients and suggest possible solutions. We act as a ‘critical friend’ of the Dartmouth Medical Practice. See our updated Joint Action Plan click here.
For our main PPG activities, click here
Dart Patients-Dartmouth Caring Leaflet on Social Care
What support is available for social care in the Dartmouth area? How does it work? This leaflet will provide you with the basic information. Click here.
Dart Patients-DMP Leaflet on Support for Mental Health
Are you concerned about depression or
weighed down by anxiety? You can find
information on the help that is available
locally from a new leaflet here prepared
jointly by the PPG and Dartmouth Medical
Practice.
Contact Us (Your patient representative)?
If you have a suggestion to help our medical practice to give you or your dependents better care, please to send an email to or contact one of the members of the Dartmouth Patients’ Participation Group listed here. But please do not use the Group as a channel for specific complaints related to individual health events. Instead use the established complaints procedure here. Dart Patients and its PPG is governed by a Constitution and Terms of Reference. To see click here.
Like to volunteer?
If you are already a patient registered with the Dartmouth Medical Practice, you are automatically a member of Dart Patients. The Patients' Participation Group (representing Darrtmouth Medical Practice Patients Group) is looking for new volunteers to help better fulfil its role and aims. Please click here to contact the PPG Chairman.
Getting help from Dartmouth Medical Practice
To help Dartmouth Medical Practice help you better please make sure they have your email address as well as your phone number. To send them your email address click here
Visit Dartmouth Medical Practice website at
Send us your views, comments, or suggestions at
Interesting Facts and Figures
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Dart Patients-Dartmouth Caring Leaflet on Social Care
What support is available for social care in the Dartmouth area? How does it work? This leaflet will provide you with the basic information. Click here.
Dart Patients-DMP Leaflet on Support for Mental Health
Are you concerned about depression or
weighed down by anxiety? You can find
information on the help that is available
locally from a new leaflet here prepared
jointly by the PPG and Dartmouth Medical
Practice.
Dart Patients Leaflet on Working with your Practice
To help patients connect better with doctors and staff, the PPG has worked with the Dartmouth Medical Practice to produce a patient leaflet on working with the Dartmouth Medical Practice.
Click here to read it.
Dart Patients leaflet on End-of-life Care
Want answers on the support available locally for end-of-life palliative care? Click here.
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Health Messages
NHS England wants to involve citizens more actively in the decision-making for the better delivery of health care. For more about the this click here.
NHS Choices. For more NHS messages on health care and treatments click here
Fighting lung cancer? More women die of lung cancer than breast cancer. Read more..
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