Through our work we realised there were discrepancies’ in how PPG groups were operated. Some primary care service providers were running regular PPG meetings, others had yearly online forums or surveys and some service providers had no form of PPG at all.
Healthwatch Southampton believes it may be beneficial to the residents of Southampton to form a PPG network that would link PPGs across Southampton. This proposed network would exist to help provide guidance and aid in reporting.
A report has been compiled to document the current landscape of Patient Participation Groups in Southampton and to ascertain the value of establishing a PPG Network that can be read here.