Our Patient Participation Group, (PPG) was formed in June 2004. We have seen a lot of changes since that time in General Practice, but our PPG’s focus to be a voice and champion for the patients we serve, has remained a constant.
What does a PPG do?
- It works with the practice to offer a patient perspective to the services it provides
- It aims to inform positive change patients would like to see, both to how those services are developed and delivered, alongside accessibility
- Building a two-way relationship with patients and the practice
- Promoting awareness of access to local health services
- Improving patient leaflets & website information
- It positively challenges and provides a critical friend perspective to the practice, when considering changes to services and how that will impact the community it serves
- It has a role in the regulatory review of the practice by CQC
- It engages both locally and at a county level to ensure patients know what is being planned and have an opportunity to voice views in the health planning process
- It promotes well-being, self-care and self-referral
- It aims to provide information and avenues for engagement of patients with the practice, through:
- Patient Surveys
- Suggestion Box Feedback in the Waiting Room
- Inclusions in Practice Newsletter & Information Screen
- Promoting Health Awareness Presentations on Health Topics that Matter to You
- Producing a Directory of Self-Care Support Groups
- Raising Awareness of Key Public Health Messages
- Running Volunteer Support Services, such as, our Singing for Health Group
Information from the PPG
PPG Meeting Dates
Remaining PPG Meeting dates for 2023 are:
- 25 July 2023
- 26 September 2023
- 28 November 2023 (including AGM)
All meetings start at 6.30 pm and are held in the House Meeting Room at Headcorn Village Hall.
Singing for Health
Singing for Health is a sub-group of the PPG for people who enjoy singing and want the health benefits of singing together. These include getting out and enjoying being part of a group which benefits mental health, enhances memory; boosts lung function; lowers stress; improves wellbeing. More important: you do not have to be able to sing.
The group has been running for over six years. As well as a weekly sing-along the group runs optional visits to sing in care homes and special events. The group has around 40 members and usually about 30 will make the weekly meeting.
You do not need to read music and the words are shown on a large screen. It’s an ideal way of developing English language skills for those for whom English is not their first language.
- When: every Friday
- Where: Headcorn Baptist Church (hall at the back).
- Time: 10.30-11.30am
- Cost: £3.00 per session.
If you would like to come along and try it for yourself, please contact Dee on 01622 920367/07551588161 or just turn up on the day