Brown Clee Patient Group

BROWN CLEE PATIENT GROUP

INFORMATION UPDATE 20 March 2023

The three Doctors at Brown Clee are all planning to retire within the next five years. Dr Railton (December 2023), Dr Jones (2025) and Dr Bassett (2027).

This means, that the recruitment of new GPs is an absolute priority, however there is a nationwide shortage of Doctors and rural Practices are finding it particularly hard to fill vacancies. It is also highly unlikely that any new GPs will want to buy the surgery premises.

Therefore, the Partners want to sell the Practice buildings, ideally to patients, or a locally based charitable organisation set up to keep the buildings as a Community Asset. The sale of the buildings can happen during 2023 if suitable arrangements can be agreed.

The Patient Group is trying to support the Practice:

Disposal of the buildings: Currently a Committee is looking at ways in which the premises at Ditton Priors and Stottesdon can be acquired, and the ways that patients can help this process.

Recruitment of GPs: Dr Pamela Yuille is using her contacts to develop ideas to promote Brown Clee Practice to newly qualified GPs, and Doctors who may wish to bring up their family in a rural setting.

Showing how much we value our Practice: mobilising the 4,000 strong patient base to harness your ideas and your talents to help the Practice.

The Patient Group meets 4 times a year and the next meeting is

Tuesday 4th April at Ditton Priors Village Hall. Doors open at 6.30 and the meeting starts at 7.00 pm.

Dr Railton will be there, and will give an update and answer questions. There will also be an opportunity to learn about how the patient community might be able to buy the Surgery premises, and to hear from a representative of Shropshire Integrated Care Board about what support they can offer

PLEASE COME TO THE MEETING. BY TAKING AN ACTIVE PART IN THE PATIENT GROUP, YOU CAN HELP TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK TO THE DOCTORS WHO HAVE GIVEN US ALL SUCH OUTSTANDING CARE OVER SO MANY YEARS.

If you are unable to attend, but wish to receive a summary of the meeting, please send me your email address.

Tina Ranson

Chair of the Brown Clee Patients Group tina.ranson@outlook.com