Dear Residents

We’re sure you’d agree that ‘Thank you’ always goes down well in life, especially when it’s hard earned and that is exactly what this note is about!

It won’t have gone unnoticed by many of you that the Leiston Surgery has been working above and beyond the norm serving its community this past year, and more recently delivering a tremendous and well organised vaccination service.

To acknowledge the Surgery Team’s hard work, at the request of patients who have asked how to say ‘thank you’ at this time, the Patient Participation Group (PPG), being a committee of patients that helps support the surgery, has put a special plan in place to collect your greetings and contributions to do just that.

On asking - ‘If through a collective gift what would the Surgery Team love to receive to acknowledge it’s hard work?’ the Surgery replied ‘If possible, to have our staff-room updated and a new ECG machine’.

The PPG wishes to support trying to achieve just that.

To enable this, from Monday 1 March until the end of May 2021 there will be ‘Thank You Stations’ around Leiston and the villages that the surgery serves for patients to drop in a note, a card or indeed a contribution – to say a hearty 'Thank You' to the Leiston Surgery and all its staff for being so outstanding at this difficult time.

If you wish to join in, or if you prefer not to, this is of course totally your choice. The PPG is just looking to help in its capacity as being a support to both the Surgery and grateful patients alike. On this occasion the PPG are looking to collect all those wonderful ‘Thanks’ on behalf of the patient community.

A local drop-in opportunity is at the Leiston Town Clerk’s Office – who are also kindly accepting envelopes marked 'PPG - Thank You Leiston Surgery' - through their letter box.

The PPG is NOT a charity, nor is it funded by the Leiston Surgery. The general basis of its funding is to receive funds, grants and donations that 100% benefit the Surgery and its community.

For administration reasons this site will be operating in advance of 1st March, 2021. Please feel free to use it today. There is NO intention to publish a list of contributors. Thank you.