FPS, our patient group, will auto enrol all Parkwood patients as members from mid-September!!

Posted on August 15th, 2022

Change of Membership Policy for the Friends of Parkwood Surgery

The Friends of Parkwood Surgery, FPS, has been our Patient Group for more than 12 years, supporting patients and representing your views when working with the practice to help influence and deliver improvements.

The FPS committee consists of patients who volunteer their time to represent your views, requirements and feedback to the practice about the services provided to you, and how they can be made more effective and more aligned to your needs.

We receive a lot of very positive feedback about the work that FPS does: both the Committee and the Practice are keen to reach as many Parkwood patients as possible. To do this, the FPS Committee has decided to implement a new membership policy, which the Practice fully supports.

In summary:-

• All new patients joining Parkwood Surgery will be automatically enrolled as members of FPS
• All existing patients of Parkwood Surgery will be enrolled as members of FPS on 19 September 2022
• From this date, FPS communications will be issued by the Practice on behalf of the FPS Committee using the data the surgery holds for you
• FPS Communications will consist of a regular newsletter and additional messages to promote specific events, such as health talks
• No data will be shared by the Practice with the PPG

What does this mean for me?

You will no longer need to complete an annual membership form, all patients will automatically be members of FPS and receive our communications.

If you are happy to receive FPS communications, no action is required: we will automatically enrol you on the date specified above.

If you would prefer not to receive FPS communications, you can opt out by contacting the surgery via our website – https://parkwoodsurgery.nhs.uk/

For more information about the Friends of Parkwood Surgery, please see their new FPS website www.friendsofparkwoodsurgery.com  where you can also find details of how you can get in contact and help to shape how the committee represents and supports you.

Thank you.