Patient Participation Group

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Handsworth Medical Practice is in the process of establishing a Patient Participation Group (PPG) to gain the views of our registered patients and ensure they are involved in decisions about the range and quality of the services provided by our practice.

Virtual PPG

Don’t have time to come to meetings? Do you have ideas about how to improve the practice? Then join our Virtual Patient Participation Group.

The Virtual Patient Group (VPG) is a collection of patients at a surgery who have an interest in the services provided. VPG cross barriers, embrace diversity and work in partnership with the surgery to improve common understanding and help identify new services to meet patients’ needs. In order to get the most out of our practice we want to create a safe, friendly outlet for helpful, constructive. We have developed some terms of reference to help us achieve this goal.

Recognising our patients are busy with day to day life, and may not be available to attend the surgery for formal meetings and with the pandemic bringing so many changes to our way of life the practice have developed a virtual Patient Participation Group. This group is in place for our patients to make positive suggestions on improving the healthcare services and facilities we provide to you. To join you must be 18 years or over, and be registered with our surgery.

Our PPG is run virtually via our website where you can contact us with your ideas and suggestions for improvement. Additionally we may ask you from time to time to take part in our online surveys allowing us to seek your opinion on various topics.

The Virtual Patient Group (VPG) is a collection of patients at a surgery who have an interest in the services provided. VPG cross barriers, embrace diversity and work in partnership with the surgery to improve common understanding and help identify new services to meet patients’ needs. In order to get the most out of our practice we want to create a safe, friendly outlet for helpful, constructive. We have developed some terms of reference to help us achieve this goal.

Our PPG is run virtually via our website where you can contact us with your ideas and suggestions for improvement. Additionally we may ask you from time to time to take part in our online surveys allowing us to seek your opinion on various topics.


Join our Patient Participation Group

All registered patients are able to join our Patient Participation Group. People of all genders, ages, ethnicities, and those with health conditions and disabilities are encouraged to join.

Members should as far as possible, be representative of the surgery population.

To join:


Common questions and answers

This is a group of volunteer patients who are involved in making sure the surgery meets patients’ needs.
The practice would like to be able to contact people occasionally to ask questions about the surgery to see how well we are doing and to identify areas for improvement. we would also like your opinion on new services we may be offering.
No, only general questions about the practice.
The contact details will be kept safely and securely. Your details will only be used for this purpose and will not be shared with anyone else.
Maybe once every three to four months.
You can leave the group at any time. Just let us know by email or phone if you do not wish to receive further messages.

PPG survey results and reports