Friends of Park Surgery
About Friends of Park Surgery
Friends of Park Surgery (FOPS) represents all the patients registered at the Practice.
It is the Patient Participation Group of the Practice and provides the following:-
- Gathering the views and concerns of patients and discussing those views and concerns with the clinical and administrative management teams of the Practice This does not include individual complaints or personal medical information.
- Helping the Practice share information with patients through regular Newsletters.
- Facilitating events such as Coffee Mornings, with presentations on important medical issues.
- Supporting Flu and Covid vaccination clinics with volunteer marshals.
- Raising funds to provide extra equipment for the Practice which cannot be funded by the NHS. The most recent equipment purchases have included specialist phlebotomy chairs, vascular dopplers, and 24 hours blood pressure monitors.
Data Consents
Friends of Park Surgery does not have access to patient information held by the Practice. To allow us to contact patients, patients must register their contact details directly with us by completing this form FOPS Registration
Friends of Park Surgery takes your privacy seriously and will only use your personal information to administer your contact record and to provide information you have agreed to receive from us. We will contact you with details of our fund raising activity, meetings, opportunities to provide feedback on the services of the Practice, and information on medical issues affecting the patient community.
From time to time, we will ask the Practice to confirm that you are still a registered patient.
At any time, you can ask that we do not contact you again.
Charitable activities
As a registered charity, we raise funds to help provide equipment and services in support of the patients. Since 2006 over £50,000 has been raised. Purchases include ECG machines, chairs for waiting room, pulse oximeter, defibrilator, BP machines, and a dermascope. In 2026 we have purchased phlebotomy chairs, 24 hour blood pressure monitors, and vascular doppler machines.
If you would like to make a donation, please use this link to our secure donation system. We can also reclaim GiftAid on your donation if you are eligible. Please contact us on friends.ofparksurgery@nhs.net for the necessary form.
We can be contacted by email friends.ofparksurgery@nhs.net
