Patient Participation Group

 

Welcome to the New Queen Street and Stanground Surgeries’ Patient Participation Group (PPG)

The group’s role is:

  • to act as a liaison between patients, doctors, staff and other health-related organisations
  • to encourage self help
  • to promote patients' needs and interests
  • to support the Practice

New Queen Street and Stanground PPG is an independent group of volunteers who are all registered patients. They meet regularly, set their own agenda and activities and regularly liaise with staff at the practice, who attend their meetings. The group liaises regularly with practice managers to raise and understand any issues on behalf of patients. The Chairs of all Lakeside PPGs are also invited to attend a regular meeting with the Partnership’s Chief Executive to share issues and hear updates.

The PPG is currently recruiting for new members. If you would like to be a member please get in touch using our secure online form  

Latest Committee Meeting Minutes

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Minutes of meeting held at New Queen Street Surgery at 11am on Friday 13th March 2026

 

1. Welcome to all attendees - in attendance

  • Barry Wainwright [Chairman], Margaret Cripps [Vice-Chair & Treasurer], Irene Henson [Secretary], Robert Boddington, Ann Fear, Roy Gerstner, Martin Green, Sandra Green, Andy Major, Ann Northfield, Dr Garratt, Charlotte Leonard [Patient Liaison Officer].
 

2. Apologies

  • Peter Davies, Margaret Turnbull, Lyndsay Cocks [Practice Manager]
 

3. Minutes from previous meeting

  • Proposed by: Ann Northfield
  • Seconded by: Robert Boddington

Accepted 

 

4. Matters arising

  • Copy of Minutes for Metro Bank and PPG Minutes of 23rd January 2026 signed
 

5. Chairman’s report

  • Bank account details for Metro Bank paperwork
  • PPG activity, none at the moment
  • Whittlesey Festival is on 13th September
  • Raised the matter Dr’s no longer visiting Care Homes. Response was, Practice GP visits to Care Homes - 1 per week stopped doing that. Dr Prakash and Dr Patel do 2 Care Homes, weekly - Tudor Court, 2 weekly - Cedar Court. Conquest House is Learning Disability
 

6. Practice Report

  • We’ll be doing the Spring Covid boosters from April-June
  • Really vulnerable over75’s will be from April- May
  • Car Park - Users for chemist is a 15 minutes grace period. 1 hour for patients - registration on keypad, go into reception to ipad, which is next to the signing in screen, to sign in as a patient NOT as going to the chemist
  • Exec Team following up with Boots, 64 Surgery - 2 Boots at the moment. Disabled people access. Camera company takes all money from illegal parking, not the Surgery
  • Regarding parking cameras, we are waiting for the Exec team to speak to Boots, regarding the lease
 

7.  Fundraising

  • Focus on Stanground Surgery - Ann and Irene, need 2 more at New Queen Street Surgery
  • Flu dates 10th - 31st, Saturdays only 8am-12pm Barry and Margaret on 10th and 24th, Martin and Sandra Green on 17th, Andy 17th and maybe on 31st           
  • Stall booked for the Festival, free of charge                                                                                                                                  
 

8. Any other business

  • Focus on Stanground Surgery - Ann and Irene, need 2 more at New Queen Street Surgery
  • Flu dates 10th - 31st, Saturdays only 8am-12pm Barry and Margaret on 10th and 24th, Martin and Sandra Green on 17th, Andy 17th and maybe on 31st           
  • Stall booked for the Festival, free of charge                                                                                                                                  
 

9. Date of next meeting

  • Friday 8th May 2026 at 11am