NAPP Corkill Award - Runner up
Mount Road Practice PPG • 20 November 2023
Corkill Award 2023 - Mount Road Practice PPG are Runners up!
We are pleased to say that we were joint runners-up in the Corkill Award 2023.
Our submission was based on 2 different areas of the work we have done over the last 12 months.: -
- The work we have done to set up the Weekly Dementia Activity group at Whitehill Methodist Community Church
- The use of podcasts to try and reach people with impaired vision and the younger generation.
You can find the submission for the award here - 2023 Corkill Award Submission
This is the criteria that was used for the award.
The Corkill Award 2023 presentation will take place on 18 November 2023, after the AGM (at approximately 11am). This is a teleconference, (via Zoom). To attend the seminar, please email community@napp.org.uk to book a place.
This Award was established by the N.A.P.P. Board in 2012 in recognition of a former Chairman, Joe Corkill, and his contribution to the promotion of patient participation for over twenty years.
This year the theme is celebrating PPGs working in their wider communities.
- The winning PPG will receive a prize of £400.00.
- The runner-up PPG will receive a prize of £100.00.
Short-listed PPGs will receive local and national recognition with special member bulletins featuring links to website updates.
Award Conditions:
- All PPGs that are members of N.A.P.P. on the 1st August 2023 are eligible.
- The Award recognises outstanding work by a PPG in the preceding year (2022/3) which demonstrates an innovative approach to wider community engagement.
- Outstanding achievement may relate to several activities, helping many people or may include a particular scheme that had a significant impact on relatively few people.
- Entries are particularly encouraged where the PPG has managed to succeed in wider community engagement under challenging circumstances and where the PPG is striving to engage with those sections of the population that are ‘harder to reach’, seldom heard, isolated or lonely.
- PPGs can nominate themselves, and they can also be nominated by a patient, a member of the primary health care team, or a community organisation.
- PPGs entered for the Award must be willing to share their achievements with other PPGs, to foster the sharing of good practice, through local and national media as well as N.A.P.P.’s own communication channels.
- The work of the project conducted should be something which can be replicated by other PPGs.
- The closing date for applications was 31st October 2023.
The PPG have facilitated the installation of a new Community Defibrillator outside Bargain Booze in the Rookery. During our PPG meeting in April 2024, we discussed the availability of 24-hour accessible defibrillators in the Kidsgrove area. Our preliminary investigations revealed that the availability of defibrillators in Kidsgrove was limited, and not all defibrillators are accessible 24 hours a day. At the time, there were only two defibrillators that we could identify as available 24 hours a day, located at Whitehill Methodist Community Church and outside the One Sure Insurance building in Butt Lane. As a PPG, we decided to improve this situation and facilitate the installation of a centrally located 24-hour accessible defibrillator in Kidsgrove town centre. We sought funding sources and were delighted to receive £1,000 from the Staffordshire County Council - Community Fund for 2024. (£500 each from councillors Gill Burnett-Faulkner and Jill Waring). Additional funding was also secured by a donation of £500 from Kidsgrove and District Rotary Club, £300 from the Chair of Mount Road Practice PPG and a contribution of £200 from AED donate, who are the providers of the defibrillator equipment. Our original idea for the best location for the defibrillator was Kidsgrove Town Hall, so we reached out to Kidsgrove Town Council to see if we could install the defibrillator cabinet there. When we contacted the Town Council, they had just received a defibrillator unit from the British Heart Foundation as part of a nationwide initiative they were implementing. We have engaged in numerous discussions with Kidsgrove Town Council. The current status is that they have returned the original defibrillator unit supplied by the British Heart Foundation, as one of the stipulations stated it must be housed in an unlocked cabinet. The Town Council has agreed to purchase and install a lockable unit outside the Town Hall and is exploring the possibility of adding a second unit in the town centre at the junction of Liverpool Road and Heathcote Street. As a result, we expanded our search and approached East Midlands Railway to see if it was possible to install the unit at Kidsgrove Railway Station. Speaking to the area manager, he informed us that all stations on the Crewe to Derby line should have had a 24-hour accessible defibrillator installed. However, when we informed him that there wasn’t one installed at Kidsgrove, he investigated and found that, for some unknown reason, the unit hadn't been installed. As a result of our discussions, East Midlands Railway has agreed to install a 24-hour accessible defibrillator at the station. While we have been working on the project, another defibrillator unit has been installed on the outside of the Red Bull Public House, and another unit is also available on the outside of the Rifleman Public House. As a result of more defibrillators being available in the Town Centre, we looked at other areas in the vicinity and thought that the Pump Track on Newchapel Road would be a good location. Unfortunately, there is no suitable fixing location, with a power supply and our approach to the Staffordshire Highways Department to see if we could utilise a street lighting post, was unsuccessful. We identified the most suitable nearby location and contacted the owners of Bargain Booze in Rookery High Street. They have been very accommodating and agreed to have the unit installed outside their shop, allowing the use of their electricity supply for the cabinet. As you can see, the PPG have managed to significantly improve the availability of 24-hour accessible defibrillators in the Kidsgrove area, both directly and indirectly. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the organisations and individuals who have supported this initiative and their commitment to enhancing community safety, namely: - Staffordshire County Council Community Fund and Councillors Jill Waring and Gill Burnett-Faulkner Kidsgrove and District Rotary Club Bargain Booze (Rookery) Their support has helped us bring essential this life-saving equipment to Kidsgrove. You can see the defibrillator closest to you by using the Defibrillator Finder site at https://www.defibfinder.uk
Two reception classes from Thursfield Primary School recently visited the surgery as part of their education where they are learning about jobs in the community. The children learnt about the various roles of staff at the surgery. Not only did the visit help them understand more about the jobs at the surgery but it will also hopefully help them feel less anxious when they have to visit the surgery to see the doctor or the nurse in future. They had a great time Role-playing alongside the staff. You can see the pictures by clicking here .
Please note that if you want to attend this NHS App Workshop or any future sessions you must contact reception to book a place, as the sessions are by appointment only.
The PPG and Approach organised a Christmas party for attendees of the weekly dementia support group that meets every Thursday at Whitehill Methodist Community Church between 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. We were also fortunate to have a visit from a choir from Dove Bank Primary School. You can see some pictures from the party with background music from the choir by clicking here .
