The Patient Participation Group is designed to:
- Develop a partnership with patients
- Discover what a range of patients think about services and establish their priorites
- Provide a platform to test and modify ideas and plans
What is a PPG
Each PPG is unique: evolving to meet local needs. PPG works with the practice to:
- Offer patient perspective on services provided by the practice
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of services
- Foster improved communication between the practice and its patients
- Help patients to take more responsibility for their health
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PPG's work by
- Building a relationship between the practice and it's patients
- Building a relationship between different patients
- Breaking down the barriers between the practice and patients and between patients
- Sharing Information
Advantages for the patient
- Patients learn how to become more responsible for their own health
- Patients will have a better understanding about the practice and its staff
- Patients will have a forum to suggest positive ideas for change and voice concerns
Advantages for the practice
- Get closer to the community to which they care
- Get help from patients to meet targets and objectives
- have a forum to voice ideas and concerns