PATIENT PARTICIPATION PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUPSGROUPS

Why a patient participation group?Why a patient participation group?

Edict from the Care Quality CommissionEdict from the Care Quality CommissionTo ensure greater patient input to GP To ensure greater patient input to GP

servicesservicesTo become more patient focussedTo become more patient focussed

Types of GroupTypes of Group

Friends of the PracticeFriends of the PracticeSelected on the basis of Practice Selected on the basis of Practice

DemographicsDemographicsCritical volunteersCritical volunteers

Making it workMaking it work

Small amounts of constructive effort by Small amounts of constructive effort by membersmembers

Minimum administration overheadsMinimum administration overheadsMeetings of a manageable sizeMeetings of a manageable sizeSubject matter to be highly targetedSubject matter to be highly targetedA clear timetabled programmeA clear timetabled programme

Providing new or improved servicesProviding new or improved services

Input from patientsInput from patientsCentral edictCentral edictStaff ideas and preferencesStaff ideas and preferences

Other possibilitiesOther possibilities

Contribution to website Contribution to website Survey analysis Survey analysis Fund raisingFund raising Informal gatheringsInformal gatherings

Care Quality Commission EdictCare Quality Commission Edict

Improved and new services at each Improved and new services at each Individual PracticeIndividual Practice

Input to improved and new services for the Input to improved and new services for the CommunityCommunity

Get rid of unnecessary servicesGet rid of unnecessary services

Others with Input to New and Others with Input to New and Improved ServiceImproved Service

Individual Health ProfessionalsIndividual Health ProfessionalsSWF Locality GroupSWF Locality GroupMid Essex Commissioning GroupMid Essex Commissioning GroupHealthcare ProvidersHealthcare ProvidersCentral Government (NHS)Central Government (NHS)

Patients’ InputPatients’ Input

Under the auspices of Healthcare 2000Under the auspices of Healthcare 2000This Working Group of PPG This Working Group of PPG

Representatives will exchange ideas about Representatives will exchange ideas about health needs for the Area from a Patient health needs for the Area from a Patient PerspectivePerspective

These ideas will be fed to the Locality These ideas will be fed to the Locality Group and subsequently, if agreed, Group and subsequently, if agreed, become services commissionedbecome services commissioned

The Working Group – Possible The Working Group – Possible RemitRemit

Review current services in SWF – can Review current services in SWF – can they be improved?they be improved?

Identify new services for SWFIdentify new services for SWFLearn about how PPG works in each Learn about how PPG works in each

others Practiceothers PracticeUnderstand what works in other PracticesUnderstand what works in other Practices

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