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Volume 2, Issue 2
June/ July 2017
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Welcome to the Neighbourhood Care Networks’ (NCN) Newsletter for ABuHB.
This regular newsletter aims to keep you updated about how our NCNs are progressing their plans and working
with partners to deliver community based services that meet the needs of the population served.
A note from Dr. Liam Taylor, Deputy Medical Director…
It has been another busy year for our NCNs in Gwent where we have seen
many innovative projects and programmes delivered through the leadership
of NCNs.
The networks have also offered real opportunities for re-design on a larger
scale with the potential for Gwent-wide projects and further close working
with partner organisations and the Health Board’s own Secondary Care
services to genuinely realise the benefits of having integrated health
organisations in Gwent.
We are now implementing our NCN Plans for 2017/20 whose key priorities
have been informed by our Practice Development Plans. Popular areas for
themes include Social Prescribing, tackling obesity and furthering the
development of Health & Social Care Hubs.
Dr. Liam Taylor,
Deputy Medical Director
NCNs have also been asked to choose either three of the National Clinical Priorities from the list below, or
two areas and a local issue to address.
Cancer
COPD
Dementia Pathway
Liver Disease
Improved Mental Health and Well-Being
Following discussion at NCN meetings, it was agreed that the Liver Disease Pathway would be adopted by
all 12 NCNs.
Read on to find out the other priorities our NCNs have chosen to address...
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Across Gwent Urology GP Advice Line
The Urology Service provide an email advice line to support Primary Care to care for your
patients with urology problems. The service aims to respond to routine general medical
advice queries via email within 48 hours. Requests will be directed to the most
appropriate health care professional.
Please note that enquiries related to waiting times, or appointments will not be responded
to.
NCNs to play a key role in the Clinical Futures Level 1 programme
Dr Emily Warren,
Interim Programme Lead for
Clinical Futures Level 1
The Partnerships & Networks Team met with Dr. Emily Warren, Interim
Programme Lead for Clinical Futures Level 1 who will lead the work with our
partners to transform services, to provide more care closer to people’s homes.
We were excited to hear that “NCNs will play a key part of the level one
programme, given the vital role they play within the communities, and the strong
reputation they are developing”.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome Emily and look forward to
working with her over the coming months!
NCN Leads complete Confident Leaders Programme
Front row: Dr. Alun Edwards (1st on left)
Back row: Dr. Isolde Shore-Nye (3rd from left), Dr. Graeme Yule (4th
from left), Dr. Andrew Gray (5th from right)
Dr. Chrissie Pickin (left in both photos), Executive Director for
Health & Wellbeing in Public Health Wales presents Dr. Andrew
Gray (photo on right) and Dr. Isolde Shore-Nye (photo on left) with
their certificates
The Confident Leaders Programme, commissioned by the Public Health Wales Primary Care Hub and provided
by Primary Care Commissioning, held their final training session on Wednesday 24th May 2017.
Dr. Isolde Shore-Nye (Blaenau Gwent East NCN Lead), Dr. Alun Edwards (Caerphilly South NCN Lead), Dr.
Andrew Gray (Monmouthshire South NCN Lead) and Dr. Graeme Yule (Newport North NCN Lead) attended
nine half-day sessions which explored the role of Primary Care in NHS Wales, engaging with stakeholders,
patients and the public, population health, maximising the patient experience, business planning, finance
and Governance and legal frameworks.
Putting NCN Plans into action – what we’ve achieved so far...
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The Cluster Development Project Team led by the Primary Care Hub will evaluate progress and look to further
develop training resources to meet the needs of Primary Care clusters, which Dr. Andrew Gray noted “…are
now the place to go and get things done...". Dr. Isolde Shore-Nye added “the Confident Leaders programme also
gave the opportunity to share learning and experience between clusters from across Wales”.
It is planned that the first 2 cohorts of the programme will merge to create an expanded network to continue
opportunities to work across clusters and to develop new ideas and ways of working.
Super 6 achieve IQT Silver Award!
NCN IQT Silver project teams
On Thursday 11th May, 6 NCN Teams delivered their final
project presentations for the Aneurin Bevan University
Health Board accredited model for improvement
programme at the NCN Improving Quality Together
(IQT) Silver celebration event.
ABCi delivered a tailored course for NCN teams over 5
half-day sessions every 8 weeks to equip them with the
knowledge and skills in quality improvement to apply
the ‘Model for Improvement’ within their own services.
The teams were given the skills to process map their
problem, translating their knowledge into driver
diagrams, undertaking several PDSA cycles, plotting their
results onto run-charts to monitor their successes (and failures!) and above all promoted collaborative
working across the NCNs. Michele Zeraschi reflected that her project has “improved sharing of patient/ client
information, improved relationships between staff, and improved understanding of each other’s roles and the
challenges each other faces”.
The following projects were undertaken between August 2016 and May 2017:
Across Gwent - Primary Care Diabetes Specialist Nursing Team – Improved Data Submission
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Blaenau Gwent - Initial Steps to integration in Health and Social Care Team
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or Wayne.Turner@blaenau-
gwent.gov.uk
Caerphilly - Improve patient attendance at assessment appointments with the ABUHB -
Caerphilly Primary Care Mental Health Support Service
Project Team: Theresa Heal, Sian Davies, Robert Callen-Davies, Dr. Stuart Thomas
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or
Monmouthshire - Efficient and Effective Patient Allocation
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Torfaen (North) - Reducing microbiology culture and sensitivity (MC&S) testing of urine samples
in 1 Nursing Home and 1 District Nursing Team within 8 months
Project Team: Rachel Cook, Linda Penny, Sue Roughton and Sue Yendle
For more information, please contact: [email protected] or [email protected]
Public Health Nursing - Health Visiting Performance & Quality Data Collection
Project Team: Chris Phillips, Andrea Bevan, Lena Evans, Nicola Quarry, Angela Lewis and June Manley
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
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The Partnerships & Networks Team would like to congratulate everyone who took part
and extend their thanks to their ABCi team for their support!
Launch of Gwent Mental Health Consortium
Gwent Mental Health Consortium, comprising of 8 organisations within Gwent
including Mind, Communities Mood Improvement Groups (CMIG), Growing
Space, Inside Out and Hafal. launches on 20th July.
Mental Health is an issue raised within many of the NCN plans. The service can
support practices through their provision of counselling; advice, information
and advocacy; training and community wellbeing.
The new service addresses the inequity of mental health services within
Gwent for those over 18 years of age by ensuring equal access to services, by
professional or self-referral.
The new Consortium:
provides an opportunity for service providers to collaborate and share their skills
enhances members’ main services, which will be retained at a local level, with a seamless integration of
Gwent wide service available to all.
The single point of access is controlled by a Common Database Co-ordinator. To ensure that referrals are dealt
with efficiently and signposted accordingly they have received Mental Health First Aid and Applied Suicide
Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Services are available five days a week and an answer phone service is
available on weekends.
Telephone
01633 810718 (Single point of access for professional and self-referral)
Independent Dental Advisor update
Hannah Hutchison,
Independent Dental
Advisor
Hannah Hutchinson is the conduit between dentists in the ABUHB area and
the Health Board. Recognising the impact of oral health on themes within the
NCNs, who she represents in a range of forums including the LDC, Dental QPS,
IOHG, and MCN for Special Care Dentistry.
Hannah is currently undertaking a workpiece focusing on Dementia Care
Pathway with Dental Advisors and has met with Dental Advisors across other
Health Boards in South East Wales.
Hannah has only been in post a few months but has proven to be a valuable
member of the NCN team.
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Independent Optometry Advisor update
Stephanie Campbell,
Independent
Optometry Advisor
Stephanie Campbell, Dr. Stuart Thomas (Caerphilly East NCN) and Hannah Hutchison
(Independent Dental Advisor) are working towards training Clinicians in Caerphilly East NCN
as the first “Dementia Friendly NCN”.
Working with all practices and the 'Dementia Friends' Association to offer basic training
to all staff, Stephanie and the team are also arranging multidisciplinary training for
clinicians and managers to explore how to make consultations as accessible as possible
for those with Dementia.
Blaenau Gwent
Across the East... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Due to high prevalence within the locality, Blaenau Gwent East NCN have voted and
chosen to undertake the National Clinical Priorities in Cancer, Liver Disease and COPD.
Blaenau Gwent East Flu Plan
Practices and District Nurses have met to discuss the implementation of a Blaenau
Gwent East NCN Flu Plan for this forth coming influenza season. There will be a
structured and coordinated approach to the vaccination of housebound patients
and their Carers as well as specific sessions for the Care Home patients. This should
reduce the number of times that District Nurses attend homes and also ensure
that all patients are covered by the vaccination at the same time.
The Practices will also be working closely with Community Pharmacies to promote the uptake of patients
who are at risk. There are a number of Saturday clinics planned by the Practices to increase access to flu
vaccinations. All of these initiatives will be publicised locally to encourage greater uptake.
Brynmawr Primary Care Resource Centre
Brynmawr Primary Care Resource Centre
Work has now begun on Primary Care Resource Centre in
Brynmawr, where it was anticipated that there will be a year’s
build programme; this is still running to schedule. The
anticipated Practical Completion date is the end of 2017.
Extensive work has been undertaken to develop appropriate
plans to meet the needs of the local population, in line with
the Health Board’s Clinical Futures Strategy and the now Care
Closer to Home Strategy.
The Resource Centre will include a range of Primary Care and Community Care Services, which includes:
General Medical Services Community Dental Services District Nursing Reproductive and Sexual Health
Mental Health Services Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Pharmacy
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Across the West... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
The Blaenau Gwent West NCN practices thoroughly debated the National Clinical
Priorities and chose to undertake Cancer, Liver Disease and Improving Mental Health &
Wellbeing.
Across Caerphilly Caerphilly NCNs working in collaboration with Youth Services
Caerphilly NCNs and Caerphilly Youth Services, are developing plans to
help take forward the NCN agenda for young people, which includes:
encouraging young people in the “at risk” group to have their flu
vaccinations
signposting to local smoking cessation support services, with
selected youth workers willing to be trained as Smoking Champions
signposting young people with low level mental health and
wellbeing issues to local wellbeing services
supporting Young Carers
Caerphilly Youth Service comes into contact with 12,000 young people aged 11-25 per year, they operate
the county’s LGBT group for young people and some Youth workers are trained in Mental Health First Aid
and the Student Assistance Programme. NCN leads will be working with the service to set up mechanisms
whereby Primary Care Practitioners can work with the Youth Worker Service to help young people access
advice, support and information in their local area.
Caerphilly Care for Carers
Caerphilly NCNs are working with Caerphilly Carers Team to promote how to access
their service, which can be via GP or Community Staff referral, and the invaluable help,
support and information available to carers.
To give carers piece of mind, a Carers’ Emergency Card, has been developed to assist
emergency services and others to identify people as carers and raise the alert that they
look after someone who cannot manage without help or assistance. They can then
contact the number on the back of the card so that someone can assist the person
that is being cared for. The Team also organise various activities and events for carers to acknowledge their
hard work and to give them a break from their caring role.
Website Telephone Email
http://www.caerphilly.gov.uk/carers 01495 233218
07808 779367
Across the North... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Caerphilly North NCN has chosen, via a voting process within the NCNs, to undertake the
National Clinical Priorities in COPD, Dementia and Liver Disease.
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Across the East... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Caerphilly East NCN has chosen, via a voting process within the NCNs, to undertake the
National Clinical Priorities in COPD, Dementia and Liver Disease.
Caerphilly East will be funding some multidisciplinary dementia training to specifically
improve the knowledge of practitioners and provide the opportunity to integrate research
findings on the dementia/ gold-standard approach from professional bodies.
Across the South... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Caerphilly South NCN practices have voted and agreed to undertake the National Clinical
Priorities in Improving Mental Health & Wellbeing, Liver Disease and a local priority of
Atrial Fibrillation.
Across Monmouthshire National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Following discussion amongst the North and South NCNs at M1, the following national
clinical priority pathway areas were agreed:
Cancer
COPD
Liver Disease
The next step is to undertake baseline audits to inform peer review sessions at each of the remaining NCN
meetings in year 1. There are also plans for the final report to include a pan-Monmouthshire perspective.
Across the North... Welcome to Molly Morgan, NCN funded Community Dietician
Molly Morgan,
NCN Funded Community
Dietician
Molly Morgan, Obesity Specialist Dietitian, is providing maternity cover for the NCN
funded Community Dietician post, which aims to expand and enhance obesity
services in North Monmouthshire. In addition to regular Dietetic Weight Management
clinics, Molly offers an Antenatal Obesity clinic and a Diabetes Prevention Programme
for eligible patients.
Over the next year Molly looks forward to “continuing and strengthening the services
that have now been well established in collaboration with the North Monmouthshire
NCN”.
Across the South... Priorities agreed!
Monmouthshire South have agreed the following priorities for 2017-18:
Local priority: Ongoing development of South Monmouthshire Hubs
In order to support the Care Closer to Home strategy and in alignment with Public
Health’s Integrated Wellbeing Network and Monmouthshire County Council’s
approach to Place-based working, the NCN agreed to continue to support the
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development of South Monmouthshire hubs at M1.
Population need priority: Tackling maternal and childhood obesity
The NCN is in the process of developing a 3 year action plan with partners. In terms of priorities the
NCN has agreed, in partnership with the Monmouthshire National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS) and
local Midwifery teams, to fund an antenatal ‘Pathway to Pregnancy’ scheme, due to commence later this
year. The programme fits with the population level priority of tackling obesity and will include aqua and dry-
side exercise classes. Also linked to this theme, the NCN will fund a multi-agency childhood obesity
workshop which is also planned for later this year, in order to map current service availability and consider
any gaps.
Update from Tom Willgoss, NCN Practice-based Pharmacist
Tom Willgoss
NCN Funded Practice-
based Pharmacist
Tom Willgoss is operating medication review clinics at Grayhill and Mount Pleasant
Surgeries, in addition to supporting the Wye Dean Surgery team with Polypharmacy
medication reviews. He is also regularly involved in the following pieces of work:
Supporting GP workload by actioning discharge summaries from Secondary
Care
Actioning medication queries that would otherwise go to GPs
Cost-saving work – reducing prescribing expenditure
Visiting Nursing and Residential Homes to complete medication reviews on
residents
Domiciliary medication reviews
Driving and developing the use of Repeat Dispensing in practices
Prescribing audit work (QOF and CEPP)
Pulmonary Rehabilitation presentations on the role of the community pharmacist to avoid reliance on
seeing a GP
Across Newport Health Check – Living Well, Living Longer
Will Beer (centre), Newport East
NCN Lead and Public Health
Consultant and the Living Well
Living Longer Team
The ABUHB Living Well, Living Longer Programme will be bringing its
Health Check Programme to Newport East and West from July for the
next few months. The programme invites residents, aged between 40
and 64, who are registered with a GP practice and not currently
experiencing any Cardio Vascular health issues, or on any relevant
medication or disease register, to receive an NHS health check, or a
“midlife MOT”.
Health Checks will take place at one of the local community venues being used across Newport. Individuals will
then supported to identify lifestyle changes to lower their identified risks and signposted to local services such
as Stop Smoking Wales, National Exercise Referral Scheme (NERS), Adult Weight Management Services
and the Gwent Drug & Alcohol Service (GDAS). This is a Welsh Government Tackling Poverty priority and
is being delivered by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and Public Health Wales.
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CYP and family attends GP consultation
Mild-moderate emotional/behavioral need
identified.
Hopes of support are discussed and documented.
GP informs CYP and family that they will refer to multi-
agency panel.
Provide information leaflet.
GP gets consent from CYP/family to refer to multi-agency project.
The GP notes who is giving verbalconsent and this is included in
referral documentation.
GP writes a referral letter or completes a referral form.
This is sent direct to Families First Newport
Every Tuesday morning
Referrals discussed in Families First panel meeting in
collaboration with PCMHSS CYP.
Referral needs are matched and allocated to relevant
strands/services
Service/Strand allocated will contact GP/referrer to advise of panel meeting outcome.
Service/Strand will carry out assessment and if needed,
intervention. GP will be informed of involvement
following assessment and at discharge.
Multi-agency Mental Health model for under 18’s goes live in Newport!
The development of the Primary Care Mental Health Support Service single point of access
(PCMHSS SPA) fits well with NCN priorities and was approved by the North, East and West Newport
NCNs who proposed Newport as a trial site.
All GP referrals regarding children and young people (under 18) experiencing mild-moderate
emotional, mental health and behavioural difficulties are received by Families First Newport via
the SPA. The initiative aims to ensure that children and young people are seen by the right
person, at the right time:
To provide effective early intervention
With good communication between different agencies leading to reduced duplication
More effective sharing of skills and enhanced partnership working.
For more information, please contact:
Email [email protected]
Across the North & East...Priorities agreed!
Newport North and East NCNs will be undertaking their National Clinical Audits in
2017/18 on a collaborative basis. They have chosen Mental Health (Early Intervention),
Liver Disease and a local priority of Frailty.
As with the first NCN meeting of the year which addressed Mental Health, meetings 2 and
3 will be held on a joint basis, with partners and other agencies invited to attend a
workshop to strengthen integration and improve partnership working. The outcome of these workshops will
be to develop and agree local implementation plans for all three priority areas. Progress will be reviewed against
these plans throughout 2017/18 and reported back through the NCNs.
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North & East Newport NCNs join forces strengthen Mental Health partnership working for
children and young people across Newport
Attendees at the Improved Mental Health & Wellbeing
North and East Newport NCNs held a joint meeting on 13th
July 2017 at the Christchurch Centre, Newport to address
delivery requirements for the 2017/18 QOF National
Clinical Priorities. The key role that GP Practices and wider
NCN Partners have in the early recognition, diagnosis and
treatment of mental health problems in children and
young people was discussed.
Over 50 multi-agency and Third Sector colleagues attended
the event. An action plan to address the
issues identified will be developed based on following the four main themes:
1. Improved communication
2. Reduced ‘bounce backs’ between services
3. Development of a single point of access
4. Parenting responsibilities / managing parental expectation.
Across the West... Priorities agreed!
Newport West NCN have chosen to undertake COPD, Liver Disease and a local priority
of Frailty as their National Clinical Priorities for 2017/18. The NCN will be working
collaboratively with Newport North and East NCNs for the Liver and Frailty priorities.
GP Practices have been asked to collate their baseline information in preparation for
the first meeting on 20th July 2017 and will agree the next steps and a timetable to
complete the process over the forthcoming year.
Across Torfaen Care Closer to Home – turning our strategy into action
The second Care Closer to Home Workshop took
place in Torfaen on 13th July, with a focus on turning
our strategy into action. A wide range of partners
attended and took part in workshops which explored:
What would success look like if we were
working in an integrated fashion
What challenges would we face
How could we overcome these challenges, and
What support would we need from our leaders
and organisations
The discussions were aided by a presentation on the Monmouthshire experience – how their teams got to a
place where they are working in an integrated fashion. A staff member portrayed a service user during a
role play who was asked questions by the audience about their experience of current working
arrangements – this was quite powerful and set the tone for the workshops. Workshops will be held across
Gwent over the coming months.
Attendees at the Care Closer to Home Workshop
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Direct Access Physiotherapy Service rated as “excellent” by patients
The Musculoskeletal Direct Access Physiotherapy Service has been live
in Torfaen Since 3rd April 2017. The service operates from 09:00am –
11:30am at the Cedar Unit, County Hospital, Pontypool. The service
operates a ‘drop in’ clinic on a first come first served basis to provide
assessment of patients presenting with a musculoskeletal problem.
Demand has increased steadily since the introduction of the service with
315 patients receiving a musculoskeletal assessment between April
2017 and mid July 2017.
Following assessment, a joint decision is made between the physiotherapist and the patient regarding their
treatment options. Results so far indicate that:
13.8% of patients are discharged to self-manage
68.6% of patients are placed on the physiotherapy routine waiting list
15.9% of patients are offered an urgent appointment within the physiotherapy service
1.8% of patients are signposted back to the GP
o 0.7% are referred back to the GP for further investigation of their condition or related condition
o 1.1% for onward referral to a consultant led secondary care service
Over 53% of patients who have attended the clinic have completed a questionnaire about their experience.
Patients have given very positive feedback with 89.5% of patients rating the service as excellent and a
further 9.8% rating the service as good.
Childhood Obesity
Following the success of last year’s Childhood Obesity Workshop, a second workshop, funded by North and
South Torfaen NCNs was held on 8th June 2017.
Linking with “Fit for Future Generations” and “Every Child Has The Best Start In Life” we explored what is
currently being undertaken to create safe, active communities and ways to develop this area. We also
planned how to deliver more effective weight management services for children, young people and
families in Torfaen.
Torfaen NCNs have agreed to continue with obesity as a local priority, which will be progressed by the
Management Team.
Across the North... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
As with other NCNs, Torfaen North NCN have agreed to develop an Integrated Wellbeing
model supported by Public Health colleagues.
In line with the GP contract (Quality Outcomes Framework) the NCN continues to strive to
support GP Practice sustainability through dedicated funding streams for Direct Access
Physiotherapy, Social Prescribing and a Practice Based Pharmacist. The NCN also
supported to re-implementation of a Practice Manager Forum which allows sharing of ideas, best practice and
provides direct access to the NCN Leads.
The NCN also agreed to take forward Liver Disease, Cancers and COPD as National Clinical Priorities.
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Update from Carl Peacock, NCN Practice-based Pharmacist
Carl Peacock,
NCN Funded Practice-
based Pharmacist
Carl Peacock works across 6 GP practices, providing an invaluable service in North
Torfaen leading and delivering a specialised pharmacy service to GP practices to
improve the quality and effectiveness of medicines management within GP practices.
Carl has recently gained his Independent Prescriber status and provides patient
focussed, prudent healthcare, reviewing polypharmacy and promoting medicines
safety.
Across the South... National Clinical Priorities agreed!
Torfaen South NCN have also agreed to take forward Liver Disease, Cancers and COPD as
National Clinical Priorities and will discuss relevant action at M1 in August 2017.
The NCN has also agreed to adopt the development of a Torfaen-wide Integrated
Wellbeing model with the help of Public Health colleagues, underpinned by the role of
the Torfaen Social Prescribers.
NCN Action Plan 2017-2020
The draft 3 year NCN action plan will be shared with NCN members prior to M1 (August 2017) in order to
finalise relevant action and themes. The NCN is obliged to sign-off the plan by the QOF deadline of 31st July
2017.
Update from Lisa Pottenger, NCN Practice-based Pharmacist
Lisa Pottenger,
NCN Funded Practice-based
Pharmacist
Lisa Pottenger works across 7 GP Practices and is a core member of the practice
team, providing a significant cost saving to the individual surgeries and NCN. She
works effectively with other health and social care professionals to deliver services
to patients, who are positive about the valuable service she provides.
Lisa will be using her Independent Prescriber in Type 2 Diabetes qualification to
commence routine diabetes reviews in care home and housebound settings, and
will continue to:
Carry out medication and polypharmacy medication reviews, in nursing homes, patients’ homes and
within the GP surgery.
Support the practices to achieve CEPP/QOF initiatives and support all surgeries with the Repeat
Dispensing project.
De-prescribe medication, gradually withdrawn where appropriate as medication is unnecessary/reduce
tablet burden. Medication dosages have been reduced in light of renal function.
Provide educational training sessions to practices - such as advanced inhaler technique training and
regarding drug alerts such as warning of DKA and lower limb amputations with SGLT-2 inhibitors
Conduct multiple drug safety searches and changed numerous patients therapy such as Simvastatin in
combination with Amlodipine and SGLT-2 with reduced renal function or foot complications.
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The Gwent-wide NCN meeting schedule for August is shown below. We would be grateful if all members could
ensure that representation is provided.
Date
Time Meeting name Location
Thu 03 August 13:00-15:30 Torfaen South NCN (M1) Bron Afon Housing Association,
Industrial park, Brecon Court, William
Brown Close, Cwmbran, NP44 3AB
Thu 10 August 13:00-15:30 Blaenau Gwent West NCN (M1) Seminar Room, Ysbyty Aneurin Bevan,
Festival Drive, Ebbw Vale, NP23 8XE
Tue 15 August 14:00-16:30 Monmouthshire Integrated Services
Partnership Board
Conference Room, Usk County Hall,
Usk, NP15 1GA
Thu 17 August 14:00-16:00 Newport Management Team Conference Rooms 3, St Cadoc’s HQ,
Lodge Road, Caerleon, NP18 3XQ
Thu 31 August 14:00-17:00 NCN Leads Conference Rooms 1-2, St Cadoc’s HQ,
Lodge Road, Caerleon, NP18 3XQ
Thu 31 August 09:00-11:00 Newport Integrated Partnership
Board
Conference Rooms 1-2, St Cadoc’s HQ,
Lodge Road, Caerleon, NP18 3XQ
What’s on?
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Area NCN Lead Network Team
BLAENAU GWENT EAST Dr. Isolde Shore-Nye Network Manager
Jon Lewis
Tel: 01495 241276
Network Support Officer
Ian Haywood
Tel: 01495 241252 BLAENAU GWENT WEST Dr. David Minton
CAERPHILLY NORTH Jayne Billington Network Manager
Jon Lewis
Tel: 01495 241276
Network Support Officer
Stella Montgomery
Tel: 01495 241275
CAERPHILLY EAST Dr. Stuart Thomas
CAERPHILLY SOUTH Dr. Alun Edwards
MONMOUTHSHIRE NORTH Dr. Brian Harries Network Manager
Steve McDonagh
Tel: 01495 241239
Network Support Officer
Rachel Cook
Tel: 01495 241221 MONMOUTHSHIRE SOUTH Dr. Andy Gray
NEWPORT NORTH Dr. Graeme Yule Network Manager
Ian Fido
Tel: 01495 241287
Network Support Officer
Kate Hopkins
Tel: 01495 241231
NEWPORT EAST Will Beer
NEWPORT WEST Susan Thomas
TORFAEN NORTH Eryl Smeethe Network Manager
Steve McDonagh
Tel: 01495 241239
Network Support Officer
Clair Roper
Tel: 01495 241278 TORFAEN SOUTH Dr. Amanda Head
ALL 12 NCNs
Hannah Hutchison Independent Dental Advisor [email protected]
Stephanie Campbell Independent Optometry Advisor [email protected]
Vacant Independent Community Pharmacy
Advisor
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