Padiham Group Practice - Patient Participation Group

Are you interested in finding out more about your medical centre?

Would you like to influence the development of local health services?

The Practice is keen to set up a virtual Patient Participation Group with the aims of:-

• Create and improve two-way communication between patients, the Practice and the community it serves
• To bring a sense of partnership between Practice and patients
• Provide an avenue for patients input in the way facilities and services are planned and executed
• Provide constructive two-way feedback on patient and community needs, concerns and interests
• Support the Practice in good health promotions, preventative medicine and health literacy
• Collect patient opinions and experiences to help the practice to evaluate its services.
• Communicate to the practice community and/or the wider community information about the practice.

If you feel you could commit to such a group please complete the registration form on this web site.

Patient Participation Group Membership

All registered patients are welcome to join.  However the virtual group will, initially be restricted to 100 patients.  However, over time, we may form some specialist sub groups to deal with specific topics utilising the individual skills of the group.

Participation will, in the main, be by e-mail, although we do envisage some meetings at the Practice.  These meetings will be held outside of normal Practice opening hours in the evening and at weekends.

Whilst this is a "virtual group" and you personal details will remain with the practice it will be necessary for us to share your email address with other members of the group.  If you have any concerns over this please contact us via our dedicated email address:-  padiham.ppg@nhs.net