Saturday 15 February 2020

Countywide PPG Network Event


The Countywide PPG Network meeting took part on Friday 14th February 2020 at Churchdown Community Centre. Andrew and Kevin from the Aspen PPG were in attendance and represented the practice.  The event was hosted by the Clinical Commissioning group who presented the agenda to a well attended meeting.

Becky Parish - Associate Director, Engagement and Experience from the NHS Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group started the event with Becky’s Round Up.  This started with an ICE breaker to get PPGs to meet other members across the County.  Following the ICE breaker Becky gave a round up covering a host of topics.

During the break attendees had the opportunity to visit various stands in the Marketplace which presented a number of information stands

Digital surgery with Kevin Gannaway-Pitts and Kara Smith      
National GP Survey
Fit for the Future output of engagement
Long Term Plan
Friends and Family Test resources
PPG templates
What matters to you – CCG Information Bus

Following the break, Jo White, Programme Director for Primary Care presented a QA session on Phlebotomy Services in Gloucestershire before wrapping up with the Spotlight on… how to communicate with patients and virtual PPG members

Put the dates for next meetings for 2020 in your diary:
Friday 24th April
Friday 17th July
Friday 16th October

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