Our First Learning Disability Patient and Carer Event During the summer, we held our first network-wide Learning Disability Patient and Career event. One of our goals as a group of 7 GP practices in Gosforth and Jesmond is to reduce health inequalities and help make sure that all patients can easily and comfortably get the … Continued
Vaccines: Hundreds of years in the making, Millions of lives saved We’ve probably all heard more about vaccines over the past three years than ever before. Developing and delivering the COVID-19 vaccine was essential to our route out of the pandemic and back into normal life. Yet vaccines are not something new, and they are … Continued
Health Equality: Rights, Reasonable Adjustments and Annual Health Checks The Equality Act 2010 says no one should be discriminated against because of why they are. It set out what are called ‘Protected Characteristics’. It made it illegal for people to be treated unfairly because of these traits in education, employment, housing or public services. The … Continued
Health and Wellbeing Services for people in North Gosforth
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
Festive Logistics: Getting Prepared for Christmas and New Year The festive season can be incredibly busy. In amongst balancing any combination of work, Christmas parties, school plays, term dates, visiting friends and family and getting all your shopping done, it can be difficult to keep tabs on which day is which. This year, all the … Continued
Looking for some extra motivation for your New Year’s Resolution? As February draws near, many of us who made New Year’s Resolutions will be assessing how well we’ve done. The statistics say that at least 20% of people in the UK made resolutions this year, with more exercise, losing weight and improving their diet as … Continued
