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Issue no 551 October 13th 2018
Patient group takes the pressure off surgery with monitor gift
Do-it-yourself blood pressure checks can be done at Cromer’s new GP surgery thanks to the fundraising efforts of a patients’ group.
The £1000 machine in the main waiting room has been bought by the practice’s Patient Participation Group (PPG) through events ranging from a dinner to a cake sale, and boosted by a £500 grant from Overstrand Parish Council.
It will enable patients to measure their blood pressure by putting their arm in a sleeve and get a print out of results, to gauge against a chart of target readings – taking pressure off nursing staff who also do the checks.
The machine is the first donation by a new fundraising committee of the
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patients’ group led by David Witham. It now aims to raise another £2000-plus to buy two 24-hour blood pressure monitors.
PPG chairman Liz Hewett, said the main PPG role was to represent the 13,000 registered patients to give them best possible experience when using its services. She was re-elected PPG chairman at the recent annual general meeting, with Ruth Page as her deputy. Liz has a background in nursing including at director level in the NHS and with the Royal College of Nursing.
Cromer PPG member Shay Nash tries to the new blood pressure monitor watched by (left to right) chairman Liz Hewett, practice manager Andy Snelling, fundraiser David Witham. Photo submitted by PPG Continued on page 5...
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