Petition the powers that be?

donnellysdogs said:

All GP's have to have PPG's to get an extra source of income from government.....ours gets another £10k + for having a PPG...

PPG stands for Patient Partcipation Group. My Group meets every two months...

Since Chair of my Practice we have had a survey, increased Patients awareness of the Group and going to attend flu clinics to increase Patients awareness if items such as Online Appts, Online Test results and Patients care plans...plus Carers, diabetes, asthma info...and we do Newsletters where my volunteers hand them out in the Practice and get surveys done too.

Gp's do not have to act upon the survey reports but the CQC do expect them to listen to their Patients and act if it is possible. We also learn things like our CCG giving pumps to all new diagnosed under 12's.. Etc.

However, it is not a Group for individual complaints.... Just a way to bridge communications and improve things at ground root level for all Patients... Have a look at Napp.org.uk website...

Lots of Practices do a lot more than ours...ours was not run well previously..we are just getting going really, but the improvements are excellent with our Practice... Got small things like new chairs, better opening times, more info, I even pass on details of the LCHF from southportgp to our Senior Partner at the Practice...

Sometimes you have to start at ground roots level to make a difference... I will never give up doing something to help people with diabetes in the future. Thats why I also do research at QE2 hosp in Birmingham.

Small things can make big differences...
W


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IanD said:

A previous petition got this response:

Government response
Every person with diabetes is different and their clinical condition and personal situation changes throughout their life. If a person has diabetes, it is central to his or her care that they receive the most appropriate advice to help them manage their condition. However, the Department of Health does not provide specific dietary advice to people with diabetes.

The Department of Health wants people to know that they can change their lifestyle and make a difference to their health. This is achieved by giving the public clear and consistent messages on why they should change their lifestyle, and what they can do to make this easier.

The self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in the management of non-insulin treated Type 2 diabetes is the subject of a recently published report from NHS Diabetes. It recommends that in keeping with the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence guidance (CG87), SMBG should only be provided routinely to people with Type 2 diabetes who are not treated with insulin or sulphonylurea and where there is an agreed purpose or goal to testing. SMBG should only be used within a care package and accompanied by structured education, which ensures that people with diabetes have a clear understanding of the role of monitoring and of how the results can improve health outcomes. Individuals with non-insulin treated diabetes who are motivated by SMBG to maximise the benefits of lifestyle and medication should be encouraged to continue to monitor their blood glucose.

Prescribing decisions about blood glucose test strips are for local determination, but Primary Care Trusts should not impose a blanket policy on testing strips for people with Type 2 diabetes.

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