Kingfisher Family Practice

Useful Resources

BBC Health News

Hospital 'abused' vulnerable adults in Durham22 May 2019 17:02Undercover BBC filming shows staff swearing, mocking and taunting patients with learning disabilities.
Aspirin 'safe' for brain-bleed strokes22 May 2019 11:12Patients can take aspirin without raising their risk of another stroke, a study suggests.
I lost my arms and legs - stop it happening to others22 May 2019 01:06Sepsis survivor Tom Ray wants better awareness and faster diagnosis of the potentially deadly disease.
'Broken' care system for most vulnerable21 May 2019 02:19Patients with mental health problems, autism and learning disabilities are being let down, a report says.
Don't be complacent over laughing gas risks, say nurses21 May 2019 02:13Nurses are warning drug use can cause breathing and heart problems - and sometimes death.
Heart scan 'could pick up signs of sudden death risk'20 May 2019 21:20Researchers used detailed images of the heart to look for signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Patient Participation

The Patient Participation Group was established to provide an independent overview of services and facilities at the surgery.

The group consists of up to 20 volunteer practice patients. Whilst the PPG is not a vehicle for clinical complaints it will:

• Receive reports about and comment on operational matters relating to Kingfisher Family Practice and make comments or suggestions thereon.

• Be fully briefed about NHS and practice policies and delivery of services and establish a two-way communication between the partners, staff and patients.

Membership of the PPG committee is open to all patients and staff of the practice, although we do have a membership limit of 20 patients at any one time.

A meeting is held every two months on a Tuesday afternoon between 4.30 - 5.30pm in the Practice meeting room. If you would like to be involved, please contact Jackie Lockton (Practice Manager) on 01777 702381 or e-mail