Countesthorpe Patient Participation Group

Feedback and suggestions for the Patient Group

This form should not be used for complaints or issues of a personal nature. If you have a complaint please address this to the Practice Manager, who will respond swiftly and in confidence. (* Denotes required fields).

National Aims

For the Patient Participation Group to have representation in every GP practice and that each group is based on the mutual interests of the Primary Care Team and Patients of the practice.
To promote the role of the Patient Participation Groups as participants in decision making within the NHS.
To maximise the benefits of sharing common interests, while recognising the individual nature of groups and the differing structures in the United Kingdom.

Local Aims

To promote and support the involvement of local people and patients in the provision and monitoring of local health care service.
To obtain the views of local people about their needs for and their experiences of local health care services.
To make known the views of the Group to those responsible for providing and managing local health care services.
To provide a valuable source of information to users and providers of local health care services.
To request information and expect to receive a timely response from an appropriate member or representative of the Practice.

Countesthorpe Patient Participation Group

Countesthorpe Patient Participation group was established in 2008 with local patients being invited to attend meetings on a bi-monthly basis.

A partner from the practice always attends the meetings to address and share information with the group.

Any patient registered at the Countesthorpe Practice is eligible to join the committee.

Committee for 2010

Mr David Ball
Mrs Margaret Carter
Mrs Elaine Cooke
Mr Howard Gowdridge
Mr Colin Headley
Mr Christopher Hearnden
Dr Ranjit Johri (Chair)
Dr Suman Johri
Mr Richard Kilner
Mrs Lucy Smith

Making a Difference Fund

This fund is to support and celebrate local PPG initiatives

An application for funding has been submitted by the committee, to improve health and welfare information for patients, their families and carers provided in a user friendly format in the Health Centre. Closing date for submissions 12th January 2010.

Feedback and suggestions

Any patient wishing to give feedback or make suggestions to the practice can either do so directly through the Patient Feedback page of this website or they can send their message to a representative of the patient group, who will take it to the next meeting.