From April 2016, it has been a contractual requirement for all English GP practices to form a PPG and to make reasonable efforts for this to be representative of the practice population.
The development of the PPG is down to the individual GP practice and they become responsible for all aspects of its functionality, from timescales, to membership, to roles and responsibilities. Each practice has information pertaining to their PPG on their local website.
Whilst membership to a PPG is the responsibility of the practice, the National Association of Patient Participation (NAPP) states there are a number of ways PPGs can benefit their local GP surgery. These include:
An organisation that has useful information for the patient to access.
Our PPG conference took place on 14 November 2019. View the 2019 PPG conference slides (PDF, 3 MB).
Read the 2019 PPG conference evaluation report.
Attendees at the Carnon Down Surgery PPG event talk about the importance of patient groups in the surgeries
Attendees at the Carnon Down Surgery PPG event talk about the importance of patient groups in the surgeries
Attendees at the Carnon Downs PPG event talk about what healthcare in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly means to them.
Thoughts on healthcare within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are given at the St Agnes PPG event.