Patient Participation Group

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Are you interested in finding out more about Westbrook Medical Centre?

Would you like to influence the development of local services?

Westbrook Medical Centre is keen to set up a Patient Participation Group, so why not come along to discuss your ideas and hear about planned changes.

The meeting will take place at Westbrook Medical Centre

A time and date will be arranged once a number of people have expressed an interest.

If you would like to come along to the meeting, or if you have any queries about the Patient Participation Group, then please contact:

Valerie Hankinson (Practice Manager) on 01925 654152 or email: valerie.hankinson@nhs.net

Discussion topics at the first meeting could include:

An update on planned changes at the Health Centre.

Ideas for development of the group – what would you like to see your Patient Participation Group doing?

Medicines Management, including ideas to reduce medicine wastage and improve cost-effectiveness.

Any other ideas you want to bring along about how you would like to see the service develop and how you think patients might be involved.