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Working With Patients

 
 
Patient Partnership in Practice
Linking with patients to develop general practice in Scotland
 
The College in Scotland is able to interact with patients and the public through its patient group: Patient Partnership in Practice (P³). This group meets up to five times a year to discuss issues being addressed by the College, as well as a number of other issues of particular relevance to patient involvement or standards of patient care.
 
 
 
In addition, members of P³ frequently contribute to College projects and initiatives and various consultation exercises that the College is involved in, as well as progressing patient issues through the media and Scottish Parliament.
 
P³ is composed of ten lay members and three general practitioner members. Its (lay) Chair acts as an observer at RCGP Scotland Council meetings and is a member of Executive Board, to ensure that relevant issues are discussed by these groups. The Chair is supported by a Vice-Chair.
 
Our lay members of P³ have been working and liaising with our sister Royal Colleges in Scotland. A new group, the Joint Public Liaison Group, has been set up to facilitate this joint working and aims to meet at least twice per year. 
 
If you are interested in finding out more about our patient/lay activities please contact Ruth Wallace, Head of RCGP Scotland.
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