Patient Participation Group
Patient Participation Group
A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of people who are patients of the surgery and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, doctors and staff. The NHS requires every practice to have a PPG
Why should I join?
You have been to the surgery as a patient, parent, carer or friend.
Your experiences matter and you can bring different ideas to the surgery to help us treat patients better or to improve what we do in some way.
You will also gain a better understanding of the NHS, and gather feedback from other patients.
Membership of the group is voluntary and involves attending 4 meetings a year.
Our Patient Participation Group are looking to recruit a Chairperson to Chair our quarterly meetings. To apply please write to the Practice Manager at the medical centre. We are also actively seeking new members to join our patient group
Virtual Patient Participation Group
A virtual group is a group of patients who would like to be part of the Patient Participation Group but prefer not to attend meetings. They get involved by email instead.
Information such as practice newsletters, minutes of the Patient Participation Group meetings and surveys will be shared electronically. It means that if you can't make face-to-face meetings, are caring for someone and unable to leave them, or are working, you can still be kept informed, give your views and participate
Will my views be heard?
Your views are important and will be listened to. It may not be possible to act on every suggestion, but all feedback is very valuable.
Working in a spirit of mutual respect, openness and trust, all patients' views will be discussed and, where appropriate, we will work together on solutions.