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Corkill Award 2024 Presentations – 16 Nov 2024

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This Award was established by the N.A.P.P. Board in 2012 in recognition of a former Chairman, Joe Corkill, and his contribution to the promotion of patient participation for over twenty years. This year the theme is “how PPGs have contributed to the improvement in the quality of care and the patient experience.”

Following our AGM on Sat 16 Nov 2024 (at approximately 11:00am) will be short, prepared presentations by the short-listed PPGs. Please email community@napp.org if you would like to book a place.

For more information about the Corkill Award, read here

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Corkill Award 2023 Presentations – 18 Nov 2023

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This Award was established by the N.A.P.P. Board in 2012 in recognition of a former Chairman, Joe Corkill, and his contribution to the promotion of patient participation for over twenty years. This year the theme is celebrating PPGs working in their wider communities.

Following our AGM on Sat 18 Nov 2023 (at approximately 11:00am) we will be hearing from our Corkill award nominees with time for a ‘Question and Answer’ session.  Please email community@napp.org if you would like to attend this seminar, you will be very welcome.

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PPG Awareness week: 6 – 13 June 2022 – Your Practice Needs You!

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Promoting patient participation to save general practice

The front door to the NHS is buckling and it is up to the nation to support it – not just policy makers, not just medical practitioners, but all of us.
This week is Patient Participation Group Awareness Week and we are highlighting the critical role patients need to play now to empower their communities, uphold general practice and support the NHS.

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Red House Surgery PPG supporting the vaccination of 30,000 patients

Written by Kayla Ebert on . Posted in Featured News, Healthcare Professionals, Patients, Resources for Members, Uncategorised.

Our PPG volunteers, plus some from a sister PPG, plus some unaffiliated volunteers have supported Red House PPG with vaccination clinics since they started in December. So far we have supported the surgery for 31 week’s worth of clinics, providing nearly 4,000 hours of support.

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Dolphins PPG Haywards Heath – how we supported the vaccination role out in our community

Written by Kayla Ebert on . Posted in Featured News, Resources for Members.

The past year certainly gave us all challenges; the first one was learning to use Zoom to keep in touch, have committee meetings, etc! Along with all other leaflets and items in our Practice’s Reception area, the PPG table had to be cleared, but we were given a new, glass fronted display board, and allowed access to keep news coming for those patients visiting the Practice – mostly information on the many on-line activities springing up, such as talks, health advice, and help with IT access.

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Whitewater Health Patients’ Participation Group – how we adapted our role to meet the changing needs of the Practice

Written by Kayla Ebert on . Posted in Featured News, Resources for Members.

Whitewater Health PPG has eleven members with a variety of backgrounds and skills. The Practice (18,000 patients) is based on two sites in North Hampshire.

We have an excellent relationship with the Practice. The Practice Operations Manager and GP attend every PPG meeting.

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