Join our Patient Participation Group (PPG)

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What is the Patient Participation Group or PPG?

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.

If you would like to join our PPG please complete our online form via the button at the top of this page; alternatively if you would prefer to download a form you can do so here; please complete the form and return to the practice or you can email the completed form to clinicalinfo.m91654@nhs.net.

How often does the Patient Participation Group meet?

We meet, but not too often, led by a committee voted for by the patients. If you can’t make meetings then don’t worry – you can still be part of our virtual group.

Who manages the mailing list for the PPG?

The mailing list will be held by the GP surgery and any emails sent so that individual’s emails are not shared with others.

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.

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. If you are interested in learning more about our Patient Participation Group, please complete the below online form. Alternatively, you can ask us about it when you next visit the practice.

Meetings and Minutes

2023

September

Minutes for PPG Meeting 28th September 2023

Elaine Everton

Rachael Hawkins (minutes)

Tracy Hickinbottom

  • Minutes printed of last meeting for perusal – no objections
  • Coffee morning tomorrow volunteers – to discuss how roles etc. all proceeds to Macmillan – Elaine cant make no probs
  • Saturday Flu / Covid clinic 21st October –
  • Reached out for prostate talk awaiting input – Dr Amole happy to facilitate a talk if we can decide on a project talk on COPD requested will facilitate this
  • Medical students have started
  • Terms of reference – updates
  • Decorum of PPG – advised is not formally a PPG yet still in the process of reigniting but appreciate Elaine’s time
  • Confidentiality of PPG – discussed
  • Any feedback or ideas for improvement? To leaflet, add PPG info to right hand side of scripts (done)
  • Drum up PPG business and meet again in November

August

Minutes for PPG Meeting August 31st 2023

Rachael Hawkins

Tracy Hickinbottom

Elaine Everton – Chair

Colin Forrester

  • Minutes printed of last meeting for perusal – no objections
  • Spoke to previous PM about monies raised and confirmed money was spent on staff uniform and photo copier Dr Amole was not in post at the time but has offered as a gesture half of the monies £50 – happy with that will go ahead and donate for palliative child for day out
  • Please use the new website and fill out feedback – done thank you
  • Coffee morning September volunteers to help we have signed up ? how would we like to see this delivered? Leaflets , posters etc. booked 12-1 29.09.23
  • We are organising a Saturday flu clinic on car park might need Marshalls to direct any volunteers or ideas will help awaiting confirmation of date
  • Feedback from Elaine from ICB PPG – has practice list data v impressed with how presented with graphs etc. and demographics of working patients matched well with triage system is digging deeper into LD, CD etc. has meeting tonight 2 hours RH thanked Elaine for her time
  • Discussion of a talk to reingage patients – prostate cancer UK suggested – RH to make contact
  • Talk a bit about post covid project re engaging patients health promotion event etc. – numbers of patient discussed idea for flu season to reengage and update communication preferences
  • Any feedback or ideas for improvement?

Next meeting Thurs 28th 14.00