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The Patient Participation Group
Key Information
- We believe that for the practice to give the best care, decisions should be guided by patients’ experiences.
- The Patient Participation Group (PPG): A formal partnership between patients and the practice.
- The Purpose: The PPG helps improve communication and ensures the patient voice is heard at the heart of the practice.
The "Constructively Critical Friend"
You can think of the PPG as a constructively critical friend to the surgery.
- The Perspective: We help GPs and practice staff understand the patient point of view.
- The Guidance: We share what is working well and where things could be improved.
- The Outcome: This helps the practice make better decisions for the whole community.
How It Works
As a group of volunteer patients, we meet with the practice team regularly.
- We Meet: We gather to discuss the services we all use.
- We Share: We provide feedback and ideas from a patient’s point of view.
- We Improve: We work together to help shape the future of local healthcare.
If you have ever wanted to have a real say in how local healthcare works, the PPG is a brilliant way to start helping.
Further Information
Join Our Patient Participation Group
For more information on PPGs, please visit the Patients’ Association.
Last reviewed: 31 December 2025
Next review due: 31 December 2028
Providing NHS Services
Telephone: 01727 853107