Introducing the Practice Charter From 1 October 2025, is following a new Practice Charter, written by the British Medical Association (BMA). The Charter aims to be clear, open, and honest about our services – both what we would like to offer every patient and what funding, demand, and other considerations allow. It also explains how changes in … Continued
The NHS Constitution explains your rights when using NHS services in England.
Change NHS: Help Build a Health Service Fit For the Future The NHS is creating a new 10-year Health Plan so it can meet everyone’s needs in the future. The plan will focus on improving care and supporting patients and staff better. This is an opportunity to share your thoughts and experiences to help shape … Continued
GPs Are on Your Side/Collective Action This news article was originally intended to share the BMA campaign called GPs Are on Your Side. You can read about that and watch the video in the lower half of this post. But with the news last week that GP Partners and Contractors had voted overwhelmingly in favour … Continued
A Day in the Life More than 900 people work in GP practices across the city, looking after 300,000 of us. This summer, Newcastle GP Services (NGPS) and filmmaker Danielle Giddins of Glow Create followed six staff members to see what a typical day was like for them. From east to west across the city, … Continued
Free Weight Management Course for Patients Last year we were happy to share a new, free service to help people in Newcastle lose weight. We are now delighted to say that the service has been renewed until at least the end of 2023 and to share some of its success. Anyone over 18 living in … Continued
Closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday 28th August. Monday, 28th August, is the Late Summer Bank Holiday so will be closed. We will reopen as normal on the morning of Tuesday, 29th August. Here’s what to do to get prepared or if you need help over the long weekend. Reorder repeat prescriptions early If … Continued
Same Day Access: A new service giving patients help when it’s needed At the start of June, a new service for patients at GP practices across Gosforth and Jesmond was launched. The service – Same Day Access – makes more appointments available to patients who need to be seen as soon as possible. Read on … Continued
Industrial action in the NHS: We will be open as normal We wanted to let patients know that will be open as usual during the junior doctors’ strike this week (11th to 14th April). Appointments and treatments at local hospitals may be affected, however please turn up for your appointment unless you have heard otherwise. … Continued
Media Coverage of GP Appointments Data In the last week or two, you may have seen national and regional news stories covering newly published data about GP Appointments. We wanted to give a response to this, including the new and experimental data itself, why single statistics don’t always tell the whole story, and what we … Continued
