Your PPG consists of a group of patients representing the four surgeries in the Practice.
The ideal representation would be to have two patients for each of our four surgeries – a total of 8 patient members plus a GP and a manager from the Practice.
Meetings are approximately every 6 to 8 weeks, commencing at 5.30pm
If you are interested and are willing and able to give the time commitment to join this core group, we would be glad to hear from you.
Joining the PPG may interest you as a young person, mother, a carer, a dad, a patient with particular interests or as a retired or older person.
Alternatively, you may be interested in forming a Virtual PPG. The virtual group is for those of you who cannot make physical meetings but are invited from time to time to contribute views and suggestions on Practice plans via email.
Our Aims
The ambitions of the PPG are to help to do all or most of the following:
- Help the Practice to consult and plan with patients whenever possible on the facilities and provision of services
- Bring a sense of ownership and partnership between practice staff and patients.
- Give practice staff and patients the opportunity to discuss topics of mutual interest.
- Allow patients to make positive suggestions about the practice and their own healthcare
- Act as a reprentative group that can be called upon to influence the local provision of health and social care.
- Liaise with other Patient Participation Groups in the Northampton and MK areas.
Our Members
Currently there are patients from Grange Park, Hanslope, & Roade localities participating in the Patient Group.
- Paul Walshaw representing Grange Park
- Vivienne Rust and Sally Merrett representing Roade and Grange Park
- John Keane representing Hanslope
- Rex Lowin representing Blisworth and Milton Malsor
We are always keen to meet new people.
If you are interested in getting involved, please contact our Practice Manager in the first instance; theparks.k83052@nhs.net.
Newsletters
Attached Reports
- Local Participation Report 2015
- Local Patient Participation Report 2014
- Local Patient Participation Report 2013
- Patient Interviews carried out in June/Sept 2013
Get together with St Marys Church, Roade Village Network and Northamptonshire Carers to host a Drop in Café on the first Monday of each month in the church hall between 10am-12noon.
The PPG would like your feedback with regard to ideas you may have in Reducing Unnecessary Attendance at the Surgery, Failed Attendances at our local Hospitals, Transport to medical appointments and any issues faced by those housebound.
Always feel free to contact PPG members, we are here to work with both the practice and its patients. (please note, we do not deal with complaints, these must still go to the practice manager).