New Specialist Clinic for Children with Wheezes We have recently started a new clinic for children and young people with wheezes. Our network Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner, Catherine Leonard, will have regular Tuesday morning appointments for patients at and the other 6 GP practices in Gosforth and Jesmond. Catherine is part of our Same Day … Continued
Merger Update: Drop-in events and thank you for your feedback Hopefully, all patients will now be aware of the proposed merger between Gosforth Memorial and Jesmond Health Partnership. If you haven’t yet read about it, use the button below to jump to the original announcement. You can also skip to the details of our upcoming … Continued
The Healthier Together App: Support, Advice and Reassurance for Parents The Healthier Together App gives parents and guardians help, advice and reassurance when worried about their child. The app and website have been developed specifically for the North East, and provide clear, reliable advice from trusted NHS sources. How it works Here’s how it works … Continued
Supporting You After a Cancer Diagnosis It’s a sad fact that every year, 393,000 people in the UK are given the news that they have cancer. Macmillan Cancer Support says that 3 million people are living with cancer, with that number continuing to rise. While it is news nobody wants to hear, we want to … Continued
In Case You Missed It… A round-up of the news and essential updates we have shared with patients so far this Autumn. Click or tap any of the images below to get the whole story. Your Health Practice News Resources and Policy Updates NHS App Support, Help and Others
Proposed Merger of JHP and Gosforth Memorial To all patients of Gosforth Memorial Medical Centre and Jesmond Health Partnership. Gosforth Memorial Medical Centre (GMMC) and Jesmond Health Partnership (JHP) propose combining to form one larger practice. This will ensure that both practices are secure and can continue providing high-quality services to our local community. We … Continued
How to register and get full use of NHS App services The NHS App puts you in control, with access to a range of NHS services at your fingertips. Here’s how to get started. Ideas and guides on how to use the app and what benefits it can bring are further down the page. Installing … Continued
Prescribing Warmth This Winter With the clocks having changed and the weather cold and wet, many of us will already have decided to put our heating back on. Keeping our homes warm and feeling cosy and comfortable also helps keep us healthy as the temperatures outside drop. If you have asthma or another chronic condition … Continued
Seeing your medical records in the NHS App On 31st October, the government told all GP practices in England to give all patients aged 16 and over full access to their ‘prospective medical records’. This means all new and future information about your healthcare. We’ll explain what this means, the complicated background, and what you … Continued
Movember: Stopping Men from dying early On average, men die four and a half years earlier than women. Life expectancy in the UK is around 79 for men and over 83 for women. One in 5 men die before the age of 65. The reasons men die younger are often preventable. Every year, Movember challenges … Continued
