Patient Participation Group Network

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Patient Participation Group (PPG) Network meeting in action at Churchdown Community Centre. Six tables of PPG members discussing how they work together. There are, on average, six PPG members on each table and it is a mix of males and females.

The Gloucestershire Patient Participation Group (PPG) Network is organised by NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB). It provides a space for PPG members to share their experiences and learn from each other, to continue to fulfil an effective role in their practice. It enables PPGs to share their views with the ICB, to shape and influence its work.

NHS Gloucestershire ICB involves PPG members in engagement work and provides support to PPGs on an individual basis. In addition, NHS Gloucestershire ICB hosts a bi-monthly network meeting. PPG members can attend in person, or online using MS Teams.

In the short film below, representatives from PPGs around Gloucestershire describe how they became involved in the PPG at their practice, and share their views on some of the benefits such involvement brings:


The Gloucestershire Patient Participation Group (PPG) Network is organised by NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB). It provides a space for PPG members to share their experiences and learn from each other, to continue to fulfil an effective role in their practice. It enables PPGs to share their views with the ICB, to shape and influence its work.

NHS Gloucestershire ICB involves PPG members in engagement work and provides support to PPGs on an individual basis. In addition, NHS Gloucestershire ICB hosts a bi-monthly network meeting. PPG members can attend in person, or online using MS Teams.

In the short film below, representatives from PPGs around Gloucestershire describe how they became involved in the PPG at their practice, and share their views on some of the benefits such involvement brings:


  • Gloucestershire Patient Participation Group Network meeting, 29 September 2023

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    The Gloucestershire PPG Network met on 29 September. PPG members from across the county joined online.

    The discussions included

    • Recruitment, selection and retention of staff, introduced by Tracey Cox, Director of People, Culture & Engagement, NHS Gloucestershire and Kate Usher, Head of Primary Care Workforce Development, NHS Gloucestershire - link to presentation here
    • Involvement in the procurement panel for a digital Patient Portal at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: feedback on the process from Patient Participation Group representatives
    • Healthwatch Gloucestershire project on access to GP services, introduced by Suzie Compton, Engagement Officer, Healthwatch Gloucestershire
    • Friends and Family Test Quality Improvement project, introduced by Jennifer Skillen, Expert by Experience, Marit Endresen, Patient Survey Manager, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust and Jenny Smith, Quality Improvement Manager, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust - link to presentation here
    • Update on the impact of input from the Network - link to presentation here

    Members also had their first opportunity to view the short film featuring Gloucestershire PPG representatives, sharing their views on involvement and the benefits it can bring.


  • Gloucestershire Patient Participation Group Network meeting, 28 July 2023

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    The Gloucestershire PPG Network met on 28 July. PPG members from across the county joined online or attended in person.

    The discussions included

    • Cancer and Health Inequalities, led by Becca Smith (Associate Director, Clinical Programmes, NHS Gloucestershire) - link to presentation here
    • NHS Gloucestershire ICB Values and Behaviours, led by Tracey Cox (Director of People, Culture & Engagement, NHS Gloucestershire) - link to presentation here
    • National GP Survey results, led by Becky Parish (Associate Director, Engagement and Experience, NHS Gloucestershire) - link to presentation here
    • Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Consultation, led by Dani Kilkenny (Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Consultation Officer, Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner) - link to further information here


  • 2023 National GP Patient Survey results published

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    The results of the 2023 National GP Patient Survey were published on 13 July. You can read more and review your Practice's results here https://gp-patient.co.uk/

  • Gloucestershire Patient Participation Group Network meeting, 26 May 2023

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    The Gloucestershire PPG Network met on 26 May. PPG members from across the county joined online or attended in person.

    The discussions included

    • Community Mental Health Transformation, led by Andy Telford (Community Mental Health Transformation Lead, Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust) - link to presentation here
    • Support for Veterans, led by Denis Mutisya (Armed Forces Social Prescriber Link Worker, Independence Trust) - link to presentation here
    • Health Inequalities, led by Kerry O’Hara (Associate Director – Clinical Programmes, NHS Gloucestershire) and Bronwyn Barnes (Head of Locality Development, NHS Gloucestershire) - link to presentations here and here
    • Living Well, Ageing Well Week in July led by Sian Cole (Health & Social Care Clinical Commissioning Manager, NHS Gloucestershire) - link to presentation here


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