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.
How often does the Patient Participation Group meet?
We usually meet at a minimum of every 6 months however we aim to try to meet every 3-4 months. Meetings are 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. Since the covid pandemic the majority of meetings are usually held via MSTeams but we do try to hold meetings in person when we are able to.
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.