About Us
Patient Participation Groups (PPG's) were set up under a Government initiative to represent all patients and to enable communication between patients and surgery medical staff on all relevant issues
Wistaria and Milford Patient Participation Group is evolving to meet the local needs of patients registered with Wistaria and Milford Surgeries.
Who We Are
We are a group of 11 patients from both Wistaria and Milford Surgeries recruited on a purely voluntary basis to aid Wistaria and Milford Surgery implement real, positive change.
What We Do
We provide the patient perspective by:
Conducting patient surveys
Advising the Surgery and patients of new systems and treatments
Sharing good Surgery practice by networking with other PPGs
Make stronger the relationship between patients and their Surgery, which is critical to the provision good Surgery Practice
Our Objectives
To ensure two-way communication between Patients and the Surgery.
To consult with Patients on their needs, and to provide a forum for discussion between the Surgery and Patients on topics of mutual interest.
To identify areas to influence, and to review how care meets the needs of patients, particularly in relation to secondary services such as Lymington Hospital and Outpatient Services.
To provide a representative to the Community Engagement Group (CEG).
