Tap the App: The NHS at your Fingertips The NHS App is a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services and information on your smartphone or tablet. Millions of people are already using the NHS App to manage their health the easy way from the comfort of their homes. Your Health … Continued
Our PCN team helped patients over 20,000 times last year In 2023, our specialist Primary Care Network teams completed over 20,000 appointments, tasks, and contacts with patients in Gosforth and Jesmond. Primary Care Networks are groups of GP practices working together using additional funding to provide extra services to meet patients’ needs. Our two PCNs … Continued
My Voice Matters: Children’s Mental Health Week Today marks the start of Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is ‘My Voice Matters’ and is about giving children and young people the tools they need to express themselves. Here’s how we can do it and why it’s so important. Declining Mental Health More and more … Continued
Prescriptions with the NHS App are now even better New updates to the NHS App make viewing and collecting your prescribed medication even easier. Here’s what’s changed and how it can help you. Prescription barcodes – collect anywhere Prescribed medicine can now be collected without needing a paper copy of your prescription. This will save … Continued
New Community Groups We have details of three exciting new community groups to share with you. You can find other groups and events, including Cuppa Club, a friendly chat group for people 65+ run by our own Social Prescribing Link Workers, by going to the Resources page on our website, and picking Groups/Events from the … Continued
Help us end Cervical Cancer Every day in the UK, 2 women lose their lives to cervical cancer and 9 more receive a life-changing diagnosis. But nearly every case of cervical cancer – 99.8%, in fact – could be prevented. Today marks the beginning of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week, and we are joining Jo’s Cervical … Continued
Practice Policies: Shared Care Agreements This is a reminder to patients that no longer accepts new Shared Care Agreements. We jointly made this difficult decision last autumn with our neighbouring practices in and Primary Care Networks. Please note that if you have an existing Shared Care Agreement in place with us, this will continue. Here … Continued
Looking for some extra motivation for your New Year’s Resolution? With the first week of 2024 now behind us, many of us who made New Year’s Resolutions will be assessing how well we’ve done. A recent study shows that 16% of us have made a resolution with getting fit, losing weight and improving our diets … Continued
Dry January: how a break from alcohol benefits body and mind Since 2013, thousands of people have attempted a month free of alcohol in what became known as Dry January. Timed to coincide with the New Year’s Resolutions and the excesses of the festive season, Dry January challenges people to go 31 days alcohol-free, feel … Continued
Here to help this Christmas For many reasons, the festive period can be difficult for lots of people. Whether we are experiencing loneliness, or isolation, limited by our physical or mental health, a time of year that is supposed to bring joy can be tough. We wanted to offer some ideas, practical tips and support … Continued
