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
Have you explored our website? Last year, as part of a project across we launched new websites for and our neighbouring practices. Since then, we’ve seen more and more patients using our site for health information, getting in touch, and using the NHS’s digital services, like ordering prescriptions through the NHS App. In recent months … Continued
Fancy a cuppa? Groups and Get-Togethers for Older People We wanted to let people know about some new community groups that our Network Social Prescribing team are involved in. The groups are friendly, informal ways for people with shared interests to get together, enjoy each other’s company and chat over a cuppa and a cake. … Continued
Important changes to how we are using askymyGP We are making an important change to how we use askmyGP. Since introducing askymyGP in 2020, it has made a big difference in how quickly and efficiently we respond to patient queries. On average, we resolve patient queries within 3 hours, and 80% are dealt with on … Continued
Stay in touch with messaging in the NHS App A new update to the NHS App allows patients to receive messages from us within the App. The new messages will be better, safer, and more reliable than regular SMS text messages. Read on below to learn how it will help patients and practices and the … Continued
More than 9 in every 10 patients recommends JHP That’s the headline figure from the most recent batch of patient feedback. The NHS Friends and Family Test is used throughout the health service, and it asks patients how likely they would be to recommend our services to people close to them. We are pleased to … Continued
