Patient and Public Engagement Steering Group (PPESG)
Aims of PPESG
The aim of the Patient & Public Engagement Steering Group is to ensure that there is effective lay involvement and patient and public engagement across the Health and Care Partnership.
PPESG membership consists of:
- Patient & Public CCG Lay Representatives from the six south west London boroughs
- Healthwatch Representatives from the six south west London boroughs
- Voluntary Sector Representatives from the six south west London boroughs
The main purpose of PPESG is to:
- Oversee public and patient engagement on the Health & Care Partnership, acting as a key strategic adviser to the Programme Board and the communications and engagement team on these matters.
- Provide two-way communication between the programme and key community/public stakeholders ensuring all parties are kept up-to-date with key information/developments
- Provide representative (Chair) to sit on relevant governance structures – Programme Board and Clinical Board
- Advise on the targeted engagement activities to support wider engagement with a) diverse community groups and 2) engagement priorities of work streams.
Membership of PPESG
| Sally Brearley (Chair) | CCG Lay Rep | Sutton Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Carol Varlaam (Vice-Chair) | CCG Lay Rep | Wandsworth Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Clare Gummett (Vice-Chair) | CCG Lay Rep | Merton Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Not in post | CCG Lay Rep | Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Jim Smyllie | CCG Lay Rep | Kingston CCG |
| Susan Smith | CCG Lay Rep | Richmond Clinical Commissioning Group |
| Jai Jayaraman | CEO | Healthwatch Croydon |
| Nana Apprey-Abraham | Policy Officer | Healthwatch Merton |
| Stephen Bitti | Healthwatch Manager | Healthwatch Kingston |
| Liz Meerbeau | Board Member | Healthwatch Kingston |
| Pete Flavell | Healthwatch Manager | Healthwatch Sutton |
| David Williams | Chair | Healthwatch Sutton |
| Kathy Sheldon | Board Member | Healthwatch Richmond |
| Sarah Cook | Healthwatch Manager | Healthwatch Wandsworth |
| Paul Macey | ABCD Project Co-ordinator | Croydon CVS |
| Patricia Turner | Manager | Kingston CVA |
| Vacant | MVSC | |
| Susanna Bennett | CEO | Sutton CVS |
| Bruno Meekings | Community Involvement Coordinator | |
| Kathryn Williamson | Director | Richmond CVS |
| Julie Bristow | Representative | Wandsworth Voluntary Sector |
| Charlotte Gawne | Director of Communications | SWL Health & Care Partnership |
| Karen Broughton | Director of Strategy & Transformation | SWL Health & Care Partnership |
| Jill Mulelly | Head of Engagement | SWL Health & Care Partnership |
| Clare Thomas | Engagement Manager | SWL Health & Care Partnership |
