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This guidance will answer your questions about how to set up your PPG and prompt wider discussion. Where do we begin? From 2015, your GP practice has a new contract with the NHS which requires it to have a Patient Participation Group (PPG)1. • What does the NHS/our practice expect from PPGs? • What do we want to achieve? What is this PPG for?
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NHS England
A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of people who are patients of the surgery and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, doctors and staff. The NHS requires every practice to have a PPG. Why should I join? You have been to the surgery as a patient, parent, carer or friend.
Resources for Patient Participation Groups (PPGs)
PPGs are independent groups who take an interest in their local practice and health services in general. What is the purpose of a PPG? “A PPG is a group of people who work with their practices to provide practical support, to help patients to take more responsibility for their own health, and to provide strategic input and advice.
This Best Practice Guide has been designed to assist GP practices and patients in setting up and maintaining a PPG to improve services for the whole of their GP practice population.
Every GP Surgery has a Patient Participation Group (or PPG) and these give patients the opportunity to give their views when, for example, changes are proposed in GP Surgeries.
Patient Paticipation Groups (PPGs) or Patient Forums
From April 2016, it’s been a contractual requirement for all GP practices in England to set up a patient participation group (PPG) and to make this group fairly representative of the practice population. In 2016 about 75% of practices are thought to have a PPG, but they will vary widely in their effectiveness.
PPG – NHS Dorset
2025年2月19日 · Patient Participation Group (PPG) members are registered patients who work in partnership with their GP practice. They ensure the patient voice is heard and use the unique mix of skills, knowledge and experience from its members to develop projects and activities that will benefit the practice and the patient population.
Patient Participation Groups - NHS North East London
A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of volunteer patients, carers and GP practice staff who meet regularly to discuss and support the running of their GP practice. PPGs look at the services the practice offers, patient experience and how improvements can be made for the benefit of patients and the practice.
Welcome to the step-by-step guide to setting up a Patient Participation Group (PPG). The aim of this guide is to offer support and practical guidance to general practices and patients who are interested in getting more involved with their local healthcare by setting up …