The Patients Association has been working with patient participation groups in the Hertfordshire and West Essex Integrated Care Board - known as GP practice patient groups locally - to:

• Improving the diversity and reach of Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) in the area
• Engaging local communities for the benefit of patients and GP practices
• Improving general practice staff's understanding of what co-production and patient /public engagement means and how to do this effectively
• Improving services for patients as a result of this work.

In this workshop, the team reviewed progress, covering:

• A project update so far
• A successful and challenging example of establishing and developing a patient group
• Q&As
• Next steps
• Overview of the workshops now on YouTube (attached)
• Engaging with young people video available soon
• Final stages of project and ongoing support
• Gathering good practice stories and outcomes
• Ideas for future workshops and other support
• Survey for January. 
  

You can download the slides presented.

Also shared was an example of The Garden City Practice's newsletter.