We would like to welcome patients to join our consultation group:
The Patient Participation Group, or PPG, is the patient’s voice within the practice, and anyone is welcome to join us at a meeting or ask for a particular subject or topic to be discussed. All meetings are attended by a doctor and/or a practice staff member for the practice and also the patients. They meet every two or three months and discuss issues that arise regarding the practice, including improvements that can be made or acting on criticism, in order to enhance the services we provide. We would like to start running some small initiatives involving different groups of patients in the near future, the first of these being on Dementia and we welcome both patients and carers.
If you would like to know more or have something to contribute, please speak to one of the Receptionists, email the practice solccg.stmargarets@nhs.net or submit a form using our website FORM
“Most medical practices in the UK have a Patient Participation Group – they vary from 6 to around 20 patients. The Group’s role is to represent ALL patients and aims are to work with Doctors and other practice staff to address areas of the practice which concern patients and to out forward ideas for developing services and facilities. The idea is to promote collaborative ownership of the practice between Doctors and patients – working together to achieve a positive input by both parties.
