Patient Group Minutes Held 4 December 2025

Held at Kenmore Medical Practice

1.In attendance:    Jan Ash,Graeme Jump,Tomi Komoly, John Mills, Fran Watson.

From the Practice: Dr. Hina Khan, Jenny Smith.

Observing : Dr Nabeeha Qazi (GP Registrar).

2. Apologies :Ron Dixon,Di Mc Veigh.
3. Preliminaries :Following the retirement of the longstanding Chair, Andrew Blain and the interim Chair,Simon Da Silva Rodrigues, it was agreed that Graeme Jump would chair the meeting pending the appointment of a new Chair.
4. Practice update;
   • Dr .Kahn reported on some operational and management issues which had been addressed since the last meeting to maintain the smooth running of the Practice despite some staff health absences and some departures. Dr. Khan was hopeful that this dynamic phase was now concluded and welcomed the prospect of on going stability.
   • Kahn reminded the meeting that Jenny Smith would be leaving the Practice the following day to take up a new role and thanked her for all her hard work, support and commitment. The Meeting endorsed these words of thanks.
   • Khan thanked John Mills for sending her his comprehensive working document addressing ways of celebrating the 75^th Anniversary of the commencement of the Practice in 1952 and for his prodigious commitment to the project. It was agreed that the document should be circulated to the Group for their consideration and Dr.Khan anticipated that the Partners would consider the document at a meeting in January 2026.
   • Khan responded to several patient administrative issues raised by Tomi Komoly.
   • Khan reported that arrangements to improve signage of the Practice along Alderley Road were progressing.

Dr Khan left the Meeting.

5. Practice update. Administartion. Jenny Smith commented in more detail about the operational and management issues earlier reported upon by Dr.Khan (paragraph 4.1.)
6. Minutes of the meeting 2^nd October 2025. These were approved subject to certain issues relating to the the Terms of Reference document (TOR) which is designed to stand as the Constitution for the Group’s operation.

It was agreed that the practice of displaying Minutes of the Group in Reception should be re-in stated and , also, the posting  of the Minutes on the Website area allocated to the Group.

7. TOR document. Tomi Komoly raised a number of drafting and associated issues on the present draft of the TOR earlier circulated by Graeme Jump. After discussion it was agreed that Graeme Jump would circulate a further version of the TOR to take account of the discussion.

The Group’s Mission Statement will remain in the TOR – “To be a dynamic interactive voice between Patient and Practice”

8. Appointment of Chair and Vice Chair.The Meeting voted unanimously for the appointment of Ron Dixon as Chair and Graeme Jump as Vice Chair. In the absence of Ron Dixon Graeme Jump continued to chair the meeting.
9. Social Media.

John Mills reported on progress to date but explained that the departure of Jenny Smith ,who had worked closely with him for some time,would ,inevitably ,have an unwelcome effect.

10. 75^th Anniversary Project. Pending the circulation of his working document on this project (paragraph 4.3.) John Mills outlined his present thoughts on what might be achieved for the Practice by energetic engagement on the project.
11. Recent resignations from the Group.It was ageed that letters of gratitude should be sent to Andrew Blain, Angela Philpott, and Simon Da Silva Rodrigues for their work.
12. There was discussion on whether or not it might be possible to reflect the Christmas festivities within the waiting room area.
13. Date of next meeting. Agreed as 22^nd January 2026 at 2pm.

Meeting closed