PPG News
It has been a positive 2025 so far. We have been busy throughout the year raising health awareness in our local community and within our practice.
We will be supporting the local Thornton Gala on 15th June 2025 from 11.30am to 4pm, and will be there to promote health awareness to the local public.
We are also celebrating 10 years of our PPG and all we have managed to achieve throughout the years. We will be celebrating this with a “Party in the Park”. This will take place on the grassed area of the local park next to our surgery. Please feel free to come and celebrate with us.
Throughout the year you may see us in the practice speaking to patients in the waiting room. This is part of our listening tables. If you have any issues or suggestions for The Thornton Practice please let us know and we can try our best to help you.
We have again produced a Spring/Summer booklet full of useful information for our patients which you can find in the surgery, and we have the Autumn/Winter booklet well under way.
Another art competition was held and this time it was Royals Brook Primary School’s turn to show their Art Project based on Mental Health, Mindfulness, Kindness and Sleep. The winning entries are on display in the waiting areas and we have collaborated with them to produce a calendar with the artwork with all monies going to ‘Kindness Counts UK’ and the local ‘Christ Church Food Bank.’
We will have ongoing digital clinics alongside our Primary Care Network. The next one being 05/09/2025, 1.30pm-4pm. This will be held at the practice and you just need to turn up and we will help get you on the NHS app and Patches and ensure it is working.
YMCA are holding another health awareness event and our Primary Care Network will be there with us alongside them helping promote healthier lifestyles and better health. Please feel free to drop in and say hello.
As the year is coming towards winter it is Flu Vaccination time again. Our first clinic is 08/10/2025 at the practice and we will be there with our health information leaflets throughout. We will be holding another Flu vaccination Roadshow at Morrisons, Cleveleys on 25/09/2025 to raise awareness of the importance of vaccinations for yourselves and others.
Events
| June 2025 | – 15/06/2025 – Thornton Gala Stall from 1pm – Spring/Summer Booklet out in practice. |
| 7th July 2025 | – Party in the Park. 10 Year PPG Celebration. – 4th Digital Session Drop in at the Practice. |
| August 2025 | – Listening Tables within the surgery running throughout the month. – 01/08/2025, 1.30pm-4pm – Digital Session Drop in at the Practice. – 29/08/25 – YMCA Health Awareness Event |
| September 2025 | – 15/06/2025 – Thornton Gala Stall from 1pm – Spring/Summer Booklet out in practice. |
| 8th October 2025 | – First Flu clinic |
Thornton Gala 2025
Our PPG participated in Thornton Gala this year. We created a stall for the community to get health and well being advice as well as Atrial Fibrillation monitoring. It was great being out with the community and speaking to everyone. It was a wonderful family day even if it was a little windy.
Training
Every year we undergo training to enable us to gather knowledge and skills. This year we have undergone Atrial Fibrillation and Blood Pressure training. This allows us to monitor patients for these conditions. We were able to demonstrate these new skills at Thornton Gala, raising awareness in the community.
Flu Clinics
The Practice Flu Clinics are now available to book. You will be invited via text, letter or telephone call. The clinics start in October. If you are eligible for the flu vaccination please contact the practice to arrange an appointment. We will be volunteering again this year
Christmas Hampers
Again North Fylde Rotary have donated £300 so that hampers can be delivered to 10 needy homes across the Neighbourhood. The Health Visitors advised on those families with the most need and the PPG will pack up the beautiful hampers in time for Christmas. The hampers will be packed with everyday staples along with lovely Christmas treats.
The Health Visitors really enjoy seeing the reaction when they arrive with the hampers. Thank you North Fylde Rotary.
We have continued to produce these hampers each year at Christmas. We manage to do this with the support of local Morrison’s and Co-op alongside our PPG and Rotary club. We look forward to creating our 2025 hamper.
NAPP PPG of the Year
We are very proud and pleased to announce that our fantastic PPG have won a national award!
At this year’s National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP) Conference that took place on 15 June, Thornton Practice PPG won the award for PPG of the Year. This is an amazing result and comes hot on the heels of being a runner up at last year’s conference. The award comes with a cash prize of £500 which will be spent on projects that the PPG agree will benefit patients and the Practice.
Our volunteers are the most hard working bunch of people and rightly deserve this award which gives them national recognition. It is the first time that a PPG from the North West of England has been given such an honour.
The PPG is currently looking for new members so if you want to be part of this award winning team contact reception on 01253 204 212 and leave your contact details.
Thornton Practice PPG wins ANOTHER award!!
At the recent Fylde Coast Health Champion Awards held in March at Ribby Hall, once again Thornton Practice PPG won two awards.
The Practice was named as the most engaged GP Practice in the area and the PPG’s Chair, Gemma Jackson, was highly commended in the Volunteer of the Year award.
This is the third year running that the Practice and the PPG have been given awards and just goes to show how a group of volunteers drawn from the Practice’s patients can achieve outstanding results and make a real difference to the patient experience.
Christmas Hampers donations
Morrisons Event 13.9.2018
A fantastic effort to all concerned and I am so proud of everyone who took part as it was a real Dream Team today from Amy, Liz, Karen and Lisa from the Practice with Howard, Cath,Ann,Irene, Dennis,Elizabeth, Jill, Patsy and Steve. Morrisons were so helpful with setting up and the Pharmacy provided help all day and there was a lovely cheerful atmosphere with everyone pulling together. The manager Mr Tanveer and Pharmacist Ameen were a ray of sunshine.
Thanks one and all.
10 Year Celebration 2025
2025 marks 10 years of our PPG. Established in 2015 we have worked tirelessly to be the patient voice and critical friend of the practice. Recognised nationally and locally as being most outstanding in the UK for their volunteering, their innovation and superb connection with patients.
We marked this event with a party in the park with staff, Dr’s, members of the public and Harmony and Health choir. A great time was had by all.
Party in the Park 2025
PPG Celebrations.
