Patient Participation Group
Mansfield Medical Centre is looking to expand its current patients voice (PPG)
Our Patient Participation Group (PPG, the patient voice) meets to provide a forum for discussion about the practice.
Mansfield Medical Centre is committed to ensuring that patients are involved in decisions about the range and quality of services provided by our practice.
We also want to reach out into our local community to improve health education, wellbeing and support networks.
We have an active Patient Participation Group (PPG) who are helping us to achieve this and welcome any new members.
What is a PPG?
A group of staff and patients who meet to discuss how to improve and develop services within the practice
To provide an opportunity for patients to make positive and constructive suggestions/ideas
To encourage health education activities within the practice and into the local community
Improve patient experience at the surgery
To network with other patient groups in the Sowe Valley PCN (Primary Care Network)
We meet quarterly at the practice and via Zoom, there will always be a practice representative present.
If you are interested in becoming a member of our Patient Participation Group and helping to shape the nature of health services provided in your local community, please complete our online form.
Join our PPGAims and Objectives
To act as a representative group that can be called upon to influence the local provision of health and social care
To encourage communication and discussion between the surgery and patients on topics of mutual healthcare needs
To encourage self-help, promote good health and health education in the community
To allow patients to make positive suggestions about the practice and its services/other initiatives that would benefit the practice and its patients
Membership is open to everyone within our practice population, but for a Committee we will restrict numbers to 10, with a waiting list if demand warrants.
Members are expected to attend each meeting. If there are three absences, then we would seek to review the membership of that individual
Members may resign either verbally or in writing to the rest of the group at any time, without notice
The group has the power to suspend or terminate the membership of any member if it is felt that continued membership will be detrimental to the aims and objectives of the group and the group passes a majority resolution
The group shall vote for the positions of Chairperson and secretary
The positions of chairperson and secretary shall be re-elected annually but should not be held by any one individual for more than three years
Meetings
The group shall meet quarterly
An agenda shall be shared with the group at least 7 days before the next meeting, with chance to submit items open at any time up to a week before the planned meeting
Minutes will be recorded by the secretary and shared with the group in a timely fashion
It is the responsibility of the chairperson to chair all meetings
National Association For Patient Participation
We are now signed up members of the National Association for Patient Participation.
The association supports patients, professionals and PPG groups to improve communication and cooperation between primary care and patients. https://napp.org.uk/
