Dispenser Vacancy

There is a vacancy for a full-time dispenser.  For further information please email your details to our Reception Manager G.McMullen@nhs.net

New Receptionist

After a long process we have finally appointed a full time receptionist who wiil join us in February. 

Thank-you to eveyone who applied for the post, but due to the overwhelming response it has not been possible to contact all the unsuccessful candidates.

We would like to wish you all every success in finding employment in this difficult climate.

Patient Representative Group Meeting

The Patient Representative Group had its first meeting on 12th January.  Thank you to those who were able to come and join in the very focussed and informative discussion.

We have agreed the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire and hope that those of you who are given the questionnaire to complete in the next few weeks will do so, as we need your feedback.

We would like more of you to join in our Virtual Patient Representative Group. This does not involved attending meetings but allows us to send you online questionnaires when we are seeking patient opinions. If you would like to join please click on the link in the article JOIN OUR GROUP below.

Good News for NHS Patients North Of Tyne

Good News for NHS patients North of Tyne who have had breast implants. 

The Northumbria Hospitals and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Trust have confirmed that they have not used any PIP gel breast implants.  This means that if you had a breast implant operation on the NHS North of Tyne you do not need to be concerned about your implant.

Phlebotomist Vacancy

There is a vacancy for a part time phlebotomist (mornings)  For further information please email your details to our Practice Nurse Manager at - Michellehodgson1@nhs.net

Practice Manager leaves

Our Practice Manager, Heather Hunt, has left us to go to pastures new and we wish her all the very best and thank her for her hard work. We will keep the public updated when we have appointed her successor.

In the meantime any complaints to be addressed for the attention of Dr Sue Clugston.  If people could bear with us in the interim and she will deal with things as quickly as she can.

Changes to our online prescription ordering service

You can now book an appointment or order a repeat prescription online. In order to use this service you will need to register so that you can be given a password.

Registration forms and information leaflets explaining the process are available from reception. Please note you will also need to provide photographic ID (eg Passport/Driving licence)

We are setting up an online patient Reference Group (PRG) to allow us to consult our patients on a regular basis about the service we provide. It is important that we seek the views of the widest range of our patients as possible.

If you join the group, we will send you emails to seek your opinion or ask you to complete short online surveys from time to time. Answering these will take no more than a five minutes of your time per month but the information we gather will help us to formulate our plans for the practice. You can sign up for the group online or by completing a short paper form.

Click here to sign up online or to download the sign-up form.