Patient Participation Group (PPG)
Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 February 2026
Next Meeting:
Wednesday 18th March 1.30 PM - 2:30 pm at Ainsdale Medical Centre
PPG Meeting dates for 2026
- Wednesday 18th March 2026
- Wednesday 17th June 2026
- Wednesday 16th September 2026
- Wednesday 18th November 2026 (AGM)
The PPG supports the Healthwatch Community Champions programme
PPG Patient Pack (Application form to join the PPG)
The Deputy Chair of our PPG is Brian Kneale.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
- 28th January 2026 (Stats) (Minutes)
- 19th November 2025 - Meeting cancelled. (Stats) (PATCHS)
- 17th September 2025 (Stats) (Minutes)
- 18th June 2025 (Stats) (Minutes) (PCN Agenda)
- 19th March 2025 (Minutes) (Stats)
- 20th November 2024 (AGM) (Minutes) (Stats)
- 18th September 2024 (Minutes) (Stats
)
- 19th June 2024 (Minutes) (
Stats)
- 20th March 2024 (Minutes) (
Stats)
- 29th February 2024 - PCN PPG Presentation slides
- 15th November 2023 (Minutes) (
Stats)
- 13th September 2023 (Minutes) (Stats)
- 14th June 2023 (Minutes) (Stats)
- 15th March 2023 (Minutes) (Stats)
- 20th September Dr Helen Wright, Talk on Arthritis - PPG Event (slides)
- 14th September (AGM) (Minutes) (Stats) (Listening Survey)
- 5th July 2022 (Minutes) (TOR) (slides)
- 26th April 2022 (Minutes)
- 2nd February 2022 - (Minutes | CCG PPG patient guide | CCG PPG practice guide | Practice Update)
What does the PPG do ? Our High Level Objectives
- To collect and interpret feedback about the surgery
- To promote good health through awareness/education and the development of relationships with local community organisations that can help our patients
- Monitor developments in local and national healthcare provision
- To extend the group to be more representative of our overall patient population
- To increase the use of social media to engage patients and others in the development of the surgery and healthcare in general.
History of General Practice in Ainsdale.
At the September 2017 AGM Dr Bennett gave a very informative talk on the history of General Practice in Ainsdale and some of the challenges we face in the future. You can read his notes here.
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