27Mar 2020 by admin
Update on the Pinn Medical Centre Services

Update on the Pinn Medical Centre Services

News, NHS
Today the Partners of the Pinn Medical Centre (PMC) agreed to a request from the Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) to close the Walk in Centre (WiC) as a temporary measure. In its place the CCG has asked the PMC to set up a temporary GP Access service for non-Covid-19 patients. As of Saturday 28 March 2020 the Walk in Centre will be closed to patients who do not have an appointment. It should be noted that patients who are acutely ill and who cannot be redirected elsewhere will continue to be seen at the Pinn. The Pinn will continue to remain available to our registered patients for initial telephone consultations and booked face-to-face consultations as are necessary. Unregistered patients wishing to have an appointment should call 111 where they will be…
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15Feb 2020 by George Bardwell
DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WALK IN CENTRE

DEVELOPMENTS ON THE WALK IN CENTRE

News
On Friday 7 February 2020 the Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), responsible for commissioning services at the Pinn Medical Centre (PMC), issued the following statement: “ We have been discussing the future of the walk in services at the Pinn Medical Centre with patients over the last few months. Having considered the feedback we have received, we can confirm that we will be working with the Pinn Medical Centre to maintain the provision of walk in services for all patients at the site”. The Patients’ Association and the Partners of the PMC sought an urgent meeting with the CCG, and that meeting was held on Monday 10 February 2020. At that meeting the CCG confirmed that their recent proposal to convert the Pinn Walk In Centre to a GP Access…
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17Jan 2020 by admin
Recruiting New Trustees

Recruiting New Trustees

News
The Pinn Medical Centre Patients’ Association is looking to recruit up to four new Trustees to serve on its Board. We are not looking just for skills and experience in any particular area; except that of being, perhaps with your family, a patient of the Pinn Medical Centre. But there are some skills and experience which we would make very good use of, as listed in our Recruitment Announcement. A Recruitment Pack, containing the Announcement and other relevant documents is available to download, as follows: The Trustee Recruitment AnnouncementInformation for ApplicantsJob Description and Person Specification of TrusteesRole of Patient Participation GroupsThe Board’s Role and PurposeThe Trustee Code of ConductPMCPA’s 3 -Year Strategic Plan Strategic Framework (2019-2022) This pack is also available in hard copy from Reception at the Pinn Medical…
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29Nov 2019 by admin
Autumn Pinn Piper Published

Autumn Pinn Piper Published

News
The latest Pinn Piper is out now. This is declared an Emergency Edition and details the funding crisis facing the Walk-in Centre and an appeal for support. The Autumn edition, issue 43, is available here: [dg fancy=true attachment_pg=false new_window=true descriptions=true id=-1 media_category=latest-pinn-piper order=DESC orderby=date]
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10Nov 2019 by George Bardwell
PMCPA at the Remembrance Service in Pinner

PMCPA at the Remembrance Service in Pinner

News
The PMC Patients' Association attended the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in Pinner on Remembrance Sunday on Sunday 10 November 2019. Our Chair, Joanne Daswani, laid a wreath on behalf of the Association, and is seen here pictured before the ceremony. Joanne Daswani laying a wreath on Remembrance Sunday in Pinner
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