PPG | Cornerstone Health Care

Every Patient Participation Group (PPG) is unique, as it meets the needs of the local community. The PPG will work with the Surgery to offer patients’ views on the services that are provided.

What is Patient Participation?

Patient participation is patients working with the surgery to:

Contribute to the continuous improvement of services
Improved communication between the Surgery and its patients
Help patients to take more responsibility for their health
Provide practical support and help to make changes

What Are the Benefits of a Patient Participation Group?

Patients will be more responsible for their own health
Patients will have a better understanding and knowledge of the Surgery and its staff
Patients will be consulted about arrangements for their primary healthcare before decisions are made
Patients will benefit from improved communication with staff
Patients will have a forum to suggest positive ideas and voice concerns.

What Can a Patient Participation Group Do?

Offer feedback on the patient perspective
Help the surgery to make the most effective use of their resources
Improve communication
Help to promote good health
Influence decisions about which services are provided
Offer practical support to the Surgery

The Bigger Picture

The NHS Plan in 2000 emphasized the importance of patient and public involvement so that the NHS can better shape services around the needs of the patient, their families and their carers.

More information about Patient Participation Groups in general can be found at the National Association of Patient Participation www.napp.org

Patient Participation Group Application

The Surgery has an active Patient Participation Group through which it maintains its links with patients and their feedback/input. The practice thus ensures that the views of patients are taken into account in the development of general practice.

If you are interested in being a part of this group please complete the form below and send it to the surgery.

Name

Address

Email Address

Phone Number

The information you supply us will be used lawfully, in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2014. The Data Protection Act 2014 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

Confidentiality Statement

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