Join our Patient Participation Group (PPG)

Join our Patient Participation Group (PPG) – please email harcourt.surgery@nhs.net expressing your interest and we will be pleased to invite you to our next meeting.

What is the Patient Participation Group or PPG?

A Patient Participation Group (PPG) is a group of people who are patients of the surgery and want to help it work as well as it can for patients, doctors and staff.

Who are we looking for?

Any registered patient who is keen to help us improve services and engagement with our patients. We are keen to have people join from all age groups and backgrounds; we want a broad range of voices, representative of our local community.

Why should I join?

You have been to the surgery as a patient, parent, carer or friend.

Your experiences matter and you can bring different ideas to the surgery to help us treat patients better or to improve what we do in some way.

You will also gain a better understanding of the NHS, and gather feedback from other patients.

How often does the Patient Participation Group meet?

We meet, but not too often, with one of the GPs usually chairing the meeting. If you can’t make meetings then don’t worry – you can still be part of our virtual group.

Who manages the mailing list for the PPG?

The mailing list will be securely held by the GP surgery and any emails sent so that individual’s emails are not shared with others.