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Long Covid Help

If you are suffering from Long Covid this website has been set up to help. It contains some very useful information on Long Covid, the research programmes and links to research taking place at centres around the country.

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

Earlier Cancer Diagnosis

NHS England and NHS Improvement launched a radically new cancer phase of the ‘Help Us, Help You’ campaign. The aim of the campaign is to encourage people who are experiencing potential signs of cancer to come forward to their GP practice to help increase earlier diagnosis and improve outcomes.

The campaign is designed to address the key barriers to people seeking help, the fear around cancer diagnosis and increase awareness of the importance of body vigilance when it comes to bodily changes that could be a sign of cancer.

The NHS Long Term Plan committed to increasing the number of cancers detected at an early stage one or two from half to three quarters by 2028.

Carer Friendly Surgery Accreditation

We are pleased to inform you that we have successfully been awarded a ‘Carer Friendly Surgery Accreditation’ from Newcastle Carers.

 

PATIENT ACCESS CAN NO LONGER BE USED TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE PRACTICE

For non urgent clinical queries which can be dealt with via written advice, please use the eConsultation service on our home page. Econsultation can also be used for admin and fit note requests.

Telephone Call Recording

From 20.01.2011 all telephone calls made to and from the practice will be recorded.

All Patients Now Have a Named GP

From 01.04.15 all GP practices are required to allocate every patient with a named GP.

This does not affect your treatment or care at the practice and you can continue to see any GP of your choice.

If you would like to know your named GP please ask our reception staff. You can change your named GP to another doctor of your choice. Should you wish to do this please inform reception.

Medical Reports

If you need a Medical (e.g. taxi, HGV) please note that photo ID will be required.