Oversight and Support System Organisations
Patient Participation Groups (PPGs)
Some links on this page have been colour coded to make it easier to find the information you need:
As Patient info suggest
“Greater patient involvement in personal healthcare needs and also in the development of local and national healthcare provision is an important part of the future development of effective healthcare services. Patient participation should be seen as a very positive process but requires enthusiasm and commitment in order to achieve all the potential benefits.
“Patient Groups.” The Patient info website. Retrieved 30th November 2022.
” Patient Groups. Patient Participation Groups; NHS monitoring | Patient
Patient participation groups are further considered below, including how you can join your practice’s PPG. In addition, if you also want to influence local healthcare then there are mechanisms to do this which are explained below.
What is a patient participation group (PPG) and what are their benefits?
What is a PPG?
From the National Association for Patient Participation
- Support for patients For Patients – National Association for Patient Participation includes: what does a Patient Participation Group do? And what are the benefits of a PPG?
- Building Better Participation Building Better Participation – National Association for Patient Participation
From the Patients Association
Reasons for a patient group and what’s in it for the GP practice and patients Reasons for a patient group and what’s in it for the GP practice and patients
From Patient info
This is intended for clinicians
Patient Groups Patient Groups. Patient Participation Groups; NHS monitoring | Patient
Why involving and engaging with the practice’s patient population is important
From the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
GP mythbuster 108: Involving and engaging with the patient population and local communities GP mythbuster 108: Involving and engaging with the patient population and local communities – Care Quality Commission
Frequently asked questions
How to Join your practice’s PPG
From the National Association for Patient Participation
Support for patients: How to join a PPG (See towards the bottom of the page) For Patients – National Association for Patient Participation
Details about your practice’s patient participation group can found in your linked practice website under “Your patient participation group” in the “About Us” section of the main menu.
Support for your practice’s PPG
From Healthwatch Bucks
At Healthwatch Bucks we can provide support to Patient Participation Groups (PPG) within Buckinghamshire Patient Participation Group Support – Healthwatch Bucks
INFLUENCING HEALTH CARE locally
More information can be found on some of the major organisations influencing local health and care strategies under
You can also find some of the latest local health and social care news from some key organisations, see subsection “local health and social care news across Buckinghamshire” under
LOCAL PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS, SURVEY AND ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
Have your say on health services across Buckinghamshire
There are links to how you can give your view on present health services and future plans on health across Buckinghamshire, see subsection “Your opportunity to give your view on health care across Buckinghamshire”, under
