Care Navigation: Getting you to the right person to help We all know that when we are feeling unwell or need support, we want to get to the right person to help as soon as possible. We want that for patients too, and Care Navigation in GP practices and in the wider NHS was introduced … Continued
Small changes can make a big difference to a healthy heart October has been National Cholesterol Month. It’s all about raising awareness and importance of maintaining a healthy cholesterol level. Small changes can make a big difference to your cholesterol levels and heart health through your habit, diet and exercise. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a … Continued
How PCNs work with GP practices to benefit patients When the NHS introduced Primary Care Networks in 2019, part of their aim was to keep our GP practices at the heart of primary care. The PCN system has provided flexibility for practices to shape the care and services they offer to meet their patients’ specific, … Continued
Digital Access: Getting the help you need from wherever you are More and more of our lives are being lived online. Even before the pandemic introduced us to Zoom calls and video chats, the number of people using the internet for everyday tasks surged. By February of 2020, 96% of all households in this country … Continued
Health and Wellbeing Services for people in North Gosforth
Share your views on Cervical Screening North Gosforth and Jesmond Lower Gosforth PCNs are working together to address health inequalities in our area. One focus is on cervical screening, where uptake of appointments has declined in recent years. We want to understand why this is and see what we can do to encourage more people … Continued
New RSV Vaccine available from September A new national vaccine programme protecting people against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, will launch in September. RSV is a common cause of cough and colds. Most children get it at least once before they’re two, and it is usually not serious. However, some older people and very young … 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
