The Patient Participation Group (PPG) is here to connect patients with the Practice to help improve services for everyone. The PPG committee meets bi-monthly and includes Practice representatives. Both the Senior Partner and the Practice Manager also attend this meeting.
If you’re a registered patient aged 16 or over, you’re warmly invited to join these meetings. To receive updates about what’s happening at the Practice or to share your thoughts and concerns, please fill out your details in the Contact Form below.
Purpose of the PPG
- To give practice staff and patients the chance to discuss topics of mutual interest in their own practice
- To provide a forum for patients and staff to work together to improve and develop services within the practice
- To provide an opportunity for patients to give feedback and offer positive suggestions for the practice
- To involve as many patients as possible from all walks of life
- To involve patients in the future commissioning of Health Provision
Benefits for the Patient
- Patients will have a better understanding and knowledge of the practice and its staff
- Patients are kept up to date with what is happening in their practice
- Practice staff will learn more about what patients think and feel and gain greater understanding of their needs
- Patients will benefit from improved communications between patients and staff
Benefits for the Practice
- GPs and their staff will be able to plan services jointly with patients and so make them more effective
- They will be able to get help from patients in meeting their objectives
- They will have a forum to voice their concerns, ideas and suggestions to patients
- They will get closer to the community for whom they care
PPG Minutes & Documents
