Patient Participation Group

The Patient Participation Group (PPG) is made up of volunteer patients who meet with the practice staff to discuss the work of the practice, provide constructive feedback and identify improvements.

All registered patients are welcome to contribute to the Patient Participation Group.

– To create and improve two-way communication between the Practice and the Patient population.

– To bring a sense of Partnership between the Practice and the Patient population.

– To provide a vehicle by which the Patient population can have an influence over the way in which the facilities and services, provided by the Practice, are planned and used.

– To provide constructive feedback of Patient population needs, concerns and interests.

– To support the Practice in Health promotion and preventative medicine.

– To collect Patient opinions and experiences in order to help the Practice evaluate and, where appropriate, improve its services.

Our PPG: An Overview

The overall aim of the group is to develop a positive and constructive relationship between Patients, the Practice and the Community that it serves, ensuring that the Practice remains accountable and responsive to all its Patient needs.

Membership is on a voluntary basis and is unpaid.  

There is no specific contract or duration for anyone to be a member of the group.   

In the interests of effective decision making, it is anticipated membership of the core will be limited to 12. Specialist “sub-groups” may be formed to deal with specific topical areas in order to utilise individual skills and experience.

  • If you wish to join our PPG, please contact reception.
Since moving into our new premises in August 2011 the surgery has been developing a Patient Participation Group. The group comprises of a range of people registered with Newton Drive Health Centre and we continue to look for, and maintain, a cross section of our Patient population who feel they would like to be involved in helping to shape the future of the practice as we continue along the change within the NHS.

In 2012-13 our group was actively involved in the design and method of completion of our practice survey, followed by discussion of the results, and considering changes which the practice could realistically make to improve patient services and meet the needs of patients.

Several suggestions from the group have also been introduced into the practice. The group has a suggestion box in the practice waiting room and welcomes thoughts and suggestions from other patients which they are happy to discuss on their behalf.

PPG Meeting Minutes