Cllr Roy Gerstner – Community Activist

Tonight Thursday 22nd October there is a full town council meeting.

WTC Offices are open Monday to Friday  between 9:30am-1:00pm

Tonight it is my final homework for tomorrow’s ‘PLACE Assessment’

For a number of years, I join a very small team – who carry out an assessment
(none- clinical) of our hospital(s) (Peterborough & Stamford).
This year I will be doing 3 x 1 day sessions.

No we do not get paid for this – it is purely volunteer based

Good environments matter. Every NHS patient should be cared for with compassion and dignity in a clean, safe environment.
Where standards fall short, they should be able to draw it to the attention of managers and hold the service to account.
PLACE assessments will provide motivation for improvement by providing a clear message, directly from patients, about how the environment or services might be enhanced.

The assessments involve local people (known as patient assessors) going into hospitals as part of teams to assess how the environment supports the provision of clinical care, assessing such things as privacy and dignity, food, cleanliness and general building maintenance and, more recently, the extent to which the environment is able to support the care of those with dementia or with a disability.

Recruitment and training of patient assessors is the responsibility of those organisations undertaking assessments.

The assessments take place every year, and results are published to help drive improvements in the care environment. The results show how hospitals are performing both nationally and in relation to other hospitals providing similar services.

Note that PLACE assessments focus exclusively on the environment in which care is delivered and do not cover clinical care provision or how well staff are doing their job.

Again, I am very proud and privileged to be of help and member of this group.

On Friday afternoon, we received a call reporting suspected hare coursers in Guyhirn.

The vehicle involved was spotted driving dangerously in the Peterborough and Whittlesey area, reaching speeds of up to almost 100mph! 

Neighbourhood officers, traffic officers and rural officers worked together to locate the vehicle, and later found it abandoned in a field near to Ramsey Road, resulting in it being seized.

Thank you to all those who called us to report the behaviour.

Hare coursing remains a priority for the force, and we will continue to target offenders, work closely with our rural communities, and respond to help protect our countryside.

Signs to look out for are:

🚗Vehicles parked in or near fields, gateways or tracks

👥Groups of people with lurcher-type dogs

🐕Dogs being released to chase hares across farmland

🌾Damage to crops, fences, or land

👀Suspicious activity in rural areas
If you see anything suspicious, please report it to us by calling 101 or online.
If a crime is in progress, or someone is in immediate danger, always dial 999.

I am proud and honoured to be a ‘member; of The Citizens Advice Bureaux’ in my own right – I do not sit or attend as a representation of any Council.
Both Whittlesey Town and Fenland District Councils nominate representatives.

WTC and FDC make generous donations to the CAB annually.
CAB attend Whittlesey Town Council Offices every Tuesday – It is advisable to book a slot.

Pharmacist Nik trains for London Marathon 2027

Clinical pharmacist Nikunj Patel is running the London Marathon to raise money for Brain Research UK.

He is supporting the charity as his father has severe dementia so he wants to help fund research and raise awareness for neurological conditions

Support Nik @ Brain Research Uk – Click Here

Read NQS Article On Nik’s Campaign