GP surgery PPGs (Patient Participation Groups) were set up to assist communication between the patients and surgery. The Lambourn Surgery PPG does this in several ways such as in the organisation of regular health promotion events, providing information on broader local and national issues to help develop future services and helping to improve the quality of service for the benefit of both the registered patients and the doctors and staff. It also acts as a critical friend of the Surgery.
Recently it has assisted the running of the flu clinics at the Lambourn Sports Club and Great Shefford and is currently assisting the running of the Newbury Racecourse vaccination centre through managing the local volunteers.
The Lambourn Surgery has both a virtual group where the communication is all electronic and a committee group which meets in person (or by Zoom these days!) four times a year to discuss the latest issues. The minutes of these minutes will be published on the lambourn.org and the Lambourn surgery websites.
The committee currently has 15 members which includes representatives of Lambourn Parish Council, the Benefice of the Lambourn Valley and the Lambourn Pharmacy. There is a management team and all meetings are chaired by Alan Breadmore. To contact the Lambourn Surgery PPG please email ppgchairpersonlambourn@gmail.com.
