- To offer opinions in a constructive manner and to put forward ideas on behalf of other patients.
- To improve the provision of health care.
- To improve communication between surgery, patients and the wider community about matters concerning the surgery and health in general.
- To provide assistance in development of new services.
- To encourage a spirit of self help and support amongst patients to improve their health and social care.
Patient participation group
The aims of the patient participation group
Highfield Surgery Patient Participation Group (PPG)
Dear Fellow Patient ,
Welcome to Highfield Surgery Patient Participation Group (PPG) Webpage.
The Healthwatch Bucks’ video provides a good summary of what PPG is all about.
Watch ‘The Healthwatch Bucks’ video:
Highfield Surgery Patients Participating Group (PPG) is run by volunteer patients to strengthen the relationship between the surgery and you, the patient. PPG is there as a critical friend of the surgery.
Following video clips from PPG Management Team, PPG Ambassadors, PPG Champions and Practice Manager will show you we work as a TEAM -‘Together Everyone Achieves More in achieving our goals.
Highfield Surgery has over 7100 patients. Overall, 89% of Highfield Surgery patients describe their overall experience as good compared to 75% across other local surgeries and 74 % nationally. Please take some time to complete the GP Patient Survey (GP Patient Survey) or comment on Highfield Surgery at Complaints and feedback - Highfield Surgery. Please view our Friends and Family results here NHS Friends and Family Results - Highfield Surgery
PPG has set up Friends of Highfield Surgery PPG Forum to help us to learn from patient experience. 200 patients have already signed up. You can sign up and help us achieve our target of 700. (The application form is below) PPG will contact you once a year to take part in a survey to hear and learn what they feel about services provided by the surgery. We will email you Highfield Surgery PPG Newsletter in March/June/September/December.
‘Your Surgery – Your Voice’. We are looking for patients to become PPG Ambassadors, PPG Champions and PPG Volunteers. If you would like to help us, please get in touch with Bal Chauhan, Chair, or Chris Wilson, Vice Chair, of PPG to have a chat via email: ChairHighfieldSurgeryPPG@outlook.com
Kind regards,
Bal Chauhan, Chair of Highfield Surgery PPG
Please note that the Highfield Surgery PPG cannot get involved in any aspect of patient’s medical or clinical health or any complaints linked to their health.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE FORM AND DROP BACK INTO RECEPTION OR EMAIL THE PPG CHAIR DIRECTLY - information on the application form.
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