What is a Patient Participation Group?
A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is where a group of health professionals and patients can come together to address issues that effect health and health services in their local community.
Usually connected to a particular GP practice, patient forums provide a link between practice staff and their registered patients.
The agenda of any particular group will depend upon the local needs, interests and energies of the participants, but its key role is to:
- Enable patients to have a say on how the practice operates
- Provide feedback on new systems within the practice such as booking an appointment
- Act as a sounding board for ideas Support the practice to provide a high quality of care and service delivery.
Woodside Surgery Patient Participation Group
Woodside has a very active Patient Participation Group that meets about once every three months.
The Group is affiliated to the National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP) and has been going since 2004.
The Group is based on the mutual interests of Woodside’s Primary Care Team together with the practice’s patients and aims to identify ways to improve and enhance standards of care for the people of Loftus and the surrounding area.
The Group is happy to welcome new members. If you are interested in knowing more, please contact the Practice Manager.