1. PATIENT PARTICIPATION GROUPS

2. Why a patient participation group? Edict from the Care Quality Commission Edict from the Care Quality Commission To ensure greater patient input to GP services To ensure greater patient input to GP services To become more patient focussed To become more patient focussed

3. Types of Group Friends of the Practice Friends of the Practice Selected on the basis of Practice Demographics Selected on the basis of Practice Demographics Critical volunteers Critical volunteers

4. Making it work Small amounts of constructive effort by members Small amounts of constructive effort by members Minimum administration overheads Minimum administration overheads Meetings of a manageable size Meetings of a manageable size Subject matter to be highly targeted Subject matter to be highly targeted A clear timetabled programme A clear timetabled programme

5. Providing new or improved services Input from patients Input from patients Central edict Central edict Staff ideas and preferences Staff ideas and preferences

6. Other possibilities Contribution to website Contribution to website Survey analysis Survey analysis Fund raising Fund raising Informal gatherings Informal gatherings

7. Care Quality Commission Edict Improved and new services at each Individual Practice Improved and new services at each Individual Practice Input to improved and new services for the Community Input to improved and new services for the Community Get rid of unnecessary services Get rid of unnecessary services

8. Others with Input to New and Improved Service Individual Health Professionals Individual Health Professionals SWF Locality Group SWF Locality Group Mid Essex Commissioning Group Mid Essex Commissioning Group Healthcare Providers Healthcare Providers Central Government (NHS) Central Government (NHS)

9. Patients’ Input Under the auspices of Healthcare 2000 Under the auspices of Healthcare 2000 This Working Group of PPG Representatives will exchange ideas about health needs for the Area from a Patient Perspective This Working Group of PPG Representatives will exchange ideas about health needs for the Area from a Patient Perspective These ideas will be fed to the Locality Group and subsequently, if agreed, become services commissioned These ideas will be fed to the Locality Group and subsequently, if agreed, become services commissioned

10. The Working Group – Possible Remit Review current services in SWF – can they be improved? Review current services in SWF – can they be improved? Identify new services for SWF Identify new services for SWF Learn about how PPG works in each others Practice Learn about how PPG works in each others Practice Understand what works in other Practices Understand what works in other Practices

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