Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) actively supports the running of the surgery and meets quarterly with the Practice Manager and GPs. This provides an opportunity to keep up-to-date with surgery news and changes, as well as local/regional/national initiatives and to offer suggestions and support the Practice.
Anyone who is a registered patient at Highview Medical Centre can apply to join the PPG.
(The Practice and the PPG have the right to refuse an individual wanting to join the PPG if it considers it to be in the best interest of the individual or the Practice).
The quarterly meeting of the main group takes place at the surgery. This is for up to 16 members and beyond this we are looking to develop an online community that the surgery and the PPG can contact to seek feedback and comments on specific issues. PPG members are expected to take an active role, undertaking a range of tasks and activities throughout the year.
If you are interested in becoming part of our PPG, initially through the online community, please email us at [email protected] for further information and an application form.
Recent Activities of the PPG
- Meeting topics for 2024 have included ~
- Surgery News and Staff Changes
- 2024 Health & Wellbeing Event
- Minor Skin Surgery at Highview
- PCN Patient Survey
- Development of Highview’s Facebook page
- Differences between the NHS App & Patient Access
- GP Training
- Patient Referral Procedures
- Terms of Reference Review
- Other Activities and Interests ~
- Save the Potters Bar Hospital Diagnostic Services Campaign.
- Development of the Primary care Network (PCN) and Local Hubs.
- Planning for the annual Potters Bar Health and Wellbeing Event. This takes place in September each year at Wyllyotts Theatre and provides information from organisations offering health and wellbeing information, advice and support to Potters Bar residents; Health Talks; Mini Health Checks; Activity Taster Sessions.
- Publication of a quarterly Newsletter (see links below).
- Dementia Friendly Initiatives.
- Participating in PPG Training Sessions and Reader Panel through Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board
- Development of directory of local community organisations and initiatives offering health and wellbeing advice, information and support.
- Working collaboratively with the PPGs at Annandale and Parkfield to organise the annual Health and Wellbeing Event and a programme of Health Talks.
- Reviewing PPG membership and our Terms of Reference.
Please feel welcome to contact us if you would like further information about PPG or suggestions of topics for our meetings or Newsletter.
Our email is [email protected]
Please note that the PPG cannot become involved in any personal, medical or clinical patient issues.
Newsletters
2024
2023
2022
2021
The National Association of Patient Participation
This association aims to promote the role and benefits of PPGs to patients, the public and health professionals, to create more understanding of the value of true patient participation also to promote the support available from N.A.P.P. Find out more about them click here.
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