Patient Participation Group
(Affiliated member of the National Association for Patient Participation)
We are here to help you!
Welcome to the Patient Participation Group. We are here to represent you and to help you, as patients, to ensure that the practice meets your needs. We can only do this if we know what you want and know about any concerns that you may have.
Who we are:
Currently there are 13 members meeting at the practice every 2 months. Additionally some members also meet at other times to work on specific projects or attend local events such as Etwall Well Dressings. Any patient registered with Wellbrook is eligible to become a member of the PPG. If you feel you would like to join the group then contact details can be found below.
What we do:
The PPG has been in existence for several years sounding out patient’s views, hearing concerns and conveying these to the practice.
We have recently started to have regular sessions where we make ourselves available in the surgery foyer to talk to patients and to distribute useful information leaflets and booklets supplied by the practice. If you see us please stop for a chat and let us know you suggestions or concerns.
Under the proposed Government reforms the future NHS will be driven by the GPs and their patients. This will give the PPG a key role in helping to find out the wishes of the patients and in working with the GPs to see that these wishes influence local provision.
To achieve this the PPG will be involved in working with the practice to devise a survey of patient’s views. When the survey is complete we shall be work with the practice to help develop an action plan to address key issues.
How the PPG keeps you informed:
Newsletters reporting all our meetings are written up in: ‘The Etwall Express’and ‘Hilton Directory’. Copies of the minutes from the most recent meeting can be seen on this website and are also displayed on the PPG notice board in the surgery foyer.
How can I pass on my ideas and opinions?
A suggestion box will be available whenever we are on duty in the foyer.
You may contact any of the members listed below:
Ann Bennett (Chair): 01283 730400
Bob Illing (Vice Chair): 01332 824587
Sarah Hough (Secretary): 01283 733063
Joan Adams: 01283 732174
Jill Crosby: 01283 732152
Alyson Horton: 01283 733436
David Lindop: 01283 812252