Join our new Community Participation Group

Our new Community Participation Group (CPG) works alongside NHS colleagues to make sure the lived experiences and needs of patients, carers and communities are central to the care we provide. 

The group was set up by Bristol NHS Group, a partnership between North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). Together, we’re working to deliver seamless, high-quality, equitable and sustainable care for every person across Bristol, Weston, South Gloucestershire, and the wider South West. 

What is the Community Participation Group?

The group is made up of patient, carers and community representatives who meet regularly to give honest and helpful feedback on how services are planned, changed and delivered. The CPG share their perspectives and help ensure NHS decisions are shaped by the people who use them.

What do the CPG do?

• Offer honest and helpful feedback to ensure Bristol NHS Group focuses on what matters most to the people and communities we serve.
• Attend meetings regularly and review documents in advance so you can actively contribute thoughts, questions and ideas.
• Bring their own experience and/or the views of the communities they support to represent the needs of a wider group of patients or carers (not just their personal views).
• Make links with other key people and groups in their community so we can hear a diverse range of views.
• Help review information that will be available to patients to ensure it is clear, inclusive and patient-friendly.

More information coming soon. 

Additional Information

Please note, we are not currently recruiting new members to the Community Participation Group. However we do have other opportunities for you to get involved including various volunteer roles (including expert by experience opportunities) across hospitals in Bristol and Weston.

• Bristol City Centre Hospitals
• Weston General Hospital
• Southmead Hospital