Following an uncontested by-election on 28th June we now have 8 members of Seil & Easdale Community Council:
- Seumas Anderson
- Yowan Byghan
- Julie Ferris
- John Gordon
- Guy Knight
- Nina MacLean
- Stephen Patterson
- Rhoda Thomson
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Easdale Medical Practice – UPDATE FROM THE SURGERY
Please note that as the situation worsens the Surgery are doing all they can to stay open. There are a few local suspected cases so the staff will no longer hand you prescriptions through the window. A box has now been placed just outside the window, and your prescriptions will be placed in the box when you turn up and wave. You must phone before turning up so they can have everything ready for you. If you need a Doctor you will be triaged by telephone before being seen.
There is further information on the surgery website.
Gunna Sound at the T&T
T&T Gig, Sat 28 April
COMMUNITY COUNCIL – NOTICE OF BY-ELECTION
ELECTION DAY – 28 JUNE 2018
By-Elections are to be held for the return of Community Councillors for the Community Councils listed below within the Oban, Lorn and the Isles area of Argyll and Bute.
Oban AA36, AA37, AA38, AA39, AA64
Seil & Easdale AA65
Dunbeg AA67
Lismore AA69
- Persons wishing to represent their Community Council must reside in the community council area and be named on the elector register for the community council area in which they are standing. A candidate’s proposer and seconder must also be named on the electoral register and reside in the same community council area.
- Nomination papers must be lodged with the Depute Returning Officer, Kilmory Headquarters, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT on any day except a Saturday or Sunday after the date of this notice, but not later than 4.00pm on Thursday 24 May 2018 and withdrawals of persons nominated must be intimated at the same address not later than 4.00pm on Thursday 24 May 2018.
Nomination forms may be obtained from the Depute Returning Officer at the address below or can be downloaded from the Councils website, www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/elections or e-mail email hidden; JavaScript is required.
Cleland Sneddon, Returning Officer
Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT
8 May 2018
Seil Community Development Company
The formation of a Community Development Company for Seil is to facilitate community needs and projects. Forms to ascertain support for this are available in Balvicar Stores. An Open Meeting will be held on Thursday 26 April at 7.30pm
Bus Turning Circle Ellenabeich
A bus turning proposal for Ellenabeich being considered by Argyll and Bute Council. Until a final proposal is agreed (and it might not be the one illustrated) an interim bus turning proposal needs to be found to keep the bus service running into Ellenabeich. Several options are being considered.
One current proposal involves the piece of ground currently forming part of the ‘mini-golf’ course. You can see this in the documents linked to below:
Proposed bus turning circle – aerial view
Proposed bus turning circle – plan view
Site investigation works at Seaview Terrace W/C the 19th of March
From: Ruaridh MacGregor [mailto:Ruaridh.MacGregor@SCOTTISHWATER.CO.UK]
Sent: 09 March 2018 11:06
Subject: Scottish Water Update – Proposals for Waste Water Treatment on Seil
Good Morning,
As part of our commitment to keep the community on Seil informed and updated I would like to advise that our Alliance partner, Amey Black and Veatch will be carrying out site investigation works at Seaview Terrace W/C the 19th of March 2018.
Contact Details to write or email, if you have concerns about Easdale Medical Practice New GP Contract.
Alan McDevitt Scotland BMA
14 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1LL (map)
Tel: 0131 247 3000 Fax: 0131 247 3001
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First Minister
T4.25
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Shona Robison
T3.03
The Scottish Parliament
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
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Mike Russell
Mike Russell
81 Argyll Street
Dunoon
PA23 7DH
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What are the concerns?
- Dismantling a health serves that currently works well and patients are happy with.
- Increased travelling for patients
- Loss of autonomy will destabilise the practice structures and teams.
- Lack of security for the future, for recruitment and patients alike.
- Loss of current multidisciplinary team communication and structures.
- Reduction of quality and continuity of the current service.
- Fragmenting an existing service that is not broken.
- The proposed New Contract is unrealistic in rural areas.
For more information on the new GP Contract
http://ruralgp.scot/rememberrural/
https://www.facebook.com/ruralandremotepg
https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/blog/events/gp-engagement/
To engage /follow on social media use
#RememberRural hashtag & follow @RuralGPScot, @RuralPatients, @ScotRural Action
There are also 7 Regional MSPs of different Political Parties who you could also write to.
http://www.parliament.scot/mspfinder/index.html?postcode
What do we need?
A commitment to Rural-proof the New GP Contract NOW.
- To have a significant contribution to the rural Short Life Working Group with representation by RGPAS(Rural GP Association of Scotland).
- A national rural enhanced service framework to allow practices to retain work, be resourced to do it and to enable more realistic and effective dialogue between practice teams and HSCPs
- A Correction Factor that adequately reflects the level of workload involved in rural practice and that adequately reflects and funds sustainable rural practice services
Community Services – important meeting
