Local patient participation report

This report summarises development and outcomes of [Insert Practice Name’s]patient reference group (PRG) in 2011/12.

It contains:

  1. Profile of practice population and PRG
  2. Process used to recruit to our PRG
  3. Priorities for the survey and how they were agreed
  4. Method and results of patient survey
  5. Resulting action plan and how it was agreed
  6. Progress made with the action plan
  7. Confirmation of our opening times.

1 Profile of practice population and PRG

Practice population summary

[Insert profile of practice, age, ethnicity numbers etc.]

PRG profile

[Insert charts from contact tool]

Age

Ethnicity

Regularly visit the practice

[Insert diagnosis information from survey]

2 Process used to recruit to our PRG

To recruit to our PRG we:

  • Wrote to patients (see attached letter)
  • Put up posters in practice (attached)
  • Offered leaflets to all patients attending practice (attached)
  • Emailed patients (attached)
  • Put information on the practice website (attached)

[Delete or add as appropriate]

3 Priorities for the survey and how they were agreed

To determine the priorities for the survey we:

  • Asked PRG for contact details (see attached)
  • Asked patients attending practice
  • Emailed patients/PRG
  • Asked for priorities on the practice website.

[Delete or add as appropriate]

4 Method and results of patient survey

Once we had established the priorities we developed the questions using:

  • PCC survey tool
  • NAPP website
  • Survey Monkey

[Delete or add as appropriate]

We carried out the survey using:

  • PCC survey tool
  • Survey Monkey
  • Paper forms
  • Email forms

[Delete or add as appropriate]

We carried out the survey between [insert dates]

Survey results

[Insert survey results from PCC tool]

5 Resultingaction plan and how it was agreed

To develop the action plan, the practice discussed it on [insert dates].

To get comments from the PRG on the draft action plan we:

  • Emailed the group
  • Met with them on [insert dates]

[Delete or add as appropriate]

We agreed the action plan with the group on [insert date]

The action plan is attached. [use PCC action template] The main actions were:

  • [Insert headline actions from plan]

Areas where we could not achieve what the PRG wanted were:

  • [Insert items the practice could not agree to and why]

There were significant changes to our services in these areas:

  • [Insert any items where there were changes to services that required agreement with PRG or PCT eg opening times]

These were agreed with the PCT on [insert date].

6 Progress made with the action plan

A summary of the progress as of 31 March 2012 is:

You said… / We did… / The result is…
[Insert survey findings] / [Insert actions or agreements not to act] / [Insert achievements to date]

7 Confirmation of our opening times

As a result of the survey we [have/not] changed out opening times. They are:

You can call the surgery [insert time and numbers]

The surgery reception is open [insert times]

Surgery times are [insert times]

We are open at evenings and weekends and you can [Insert practice arrangements for access to doctor/nurses].

Outside of these times please call [insert out-of-hours arrangements]

PCC May 2011