Aims of the Group
The overall aim of the group is to have a positive, effective relationship between the Practice and its patients and ensure the Practice remains accountable and responsive to its patients needs.
The group will:
- Be a critical friend to the Practice. It will undertake activity which is in the best interests of the Practice and its patients.
- Understand the constraints of the Practice in terms of resources and legislation, and work within these to try to ensure that the practice offers services which meet the needs of their patients.
- Work on improving communications between the Practice and its patients
- Give patients a stronger voice in the way services are planned and run
- Provide constructive feedback on Patients needs, concerns, and interests
- Communicate information about the community which may affect healthcare.
- Support the practice in activities promoting good health and preventative medicine.
- Help the Practice monitor and evaluate the services it delivers by gathering patient opinion and experiences.
Meeting Arrangements
These meetings have been ceased due to Covid-19, they will restart in the near future and will be held virtually.
Ground Rules
- Meetings are not a forum for individual complaints.
- Patient confidentiality is of paramount importance. Members of the Group will not discuss their own GP, individual illnesses, conditions or nature of treatment at any of the meetings
- Members of the group do not require information about individual patient’s identity, illness, condition, or nature of treatment and should not seek it. If a patient willingly discloses such information in the course of discussions, members should receive this in the strictest confidence.
- Members of the group are not expected to approach the media without the prior approval of the Practice.
- The group will advocate open and honest communication
- All views are welcome and will be listened to. Silence indicates agreement. Speak up but always go through the chair
- Be flexible, listen, ask for help and support each other
- Demonstrate a commitment to delivering results as a group
- No phones or other disruptions during meetings
- We aim to start and finish on time, and will stick to the agenda
Meeting Arrangements
Meetings of the core group and practice representatives are held bi-monthly, on a Wednesday evening, usually the second Wednesday of the month.
How to Join
You must be a current patient of the Practice to become involved. We want to encourage all of our patients to get involved in some way, even if you are not a frequent visitor to us!
We want to hear the voice of as many patients as possible, and to work towards developing a better Practice for everyone.
If you’re interested in getting involved, you can complete the online sign-up form below.
If you prefer, you can download the sign up form as a pdf document, print it out, complete it and return it to the practice.
We will be in touch shortly after we receive your form.
Many thanks for your assistance
Contact the PPG
The easiest way to contact the PPG is to email [email protected] or to drop a paper response into the practice for the attention of the Patient Participation Group.
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Registration Form
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This form is for the express use of Patient Participation Group Applicants, no medical communications or queries will be responded to if submitted via this channel.
The information you supply us will be used lawfully, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to know what information is held about you and sets out rules to make sure that this information is handled properly.