Last 10 Days for Merger Feedback Our engagement programme about the proposed merger of Jesmond Health Partnership and Gosforth Memorial is entering its final stages. Patients and stakeholders have just ten days left to make sure their views are included in our full application to the North East and North Cumbria NHS. To share your … 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
A Reminder of our Merger Drop-In Event this Saturday We would like to remind patients that our final merger drop-in event is coming up this Saturday, 6th January. If you would like to find out more about the proposed merger of Gosforth Memorial and Jesmond Health Partnership or have questions that you would like to … Continued
Here to help this Christmas For many reasons, the festive period can be difficult for lots of people. Whether we are experiencing loneliness, or isolation, limited by our physical or mental health, a time of year that is supposed to bring joy can be tough. We wanted to offer some ideas, practical tips and support … Continued
Looking After Yourself and Others This Winter At this time of year, as the Christmas decorations go up, many of us also come down with the all-too-familiar Christmas Cold. Getting ill at any time is never fun, but being under the weather during the festive season can make what is often the best time of … Continued
A Christmas Message to JHP Patients In the lead-up to what we hope will be a very Merry Christmas for all JHP patients, we wanted to point patients to a couple of important bits of information. First is our opening times for Christmas and New Year. JHP will close for Christmas at the end of … Continued
Bereavement: Practical and emotional support at your time of loss Losing a loved one is never easy. Grieving the loss of a relative, friend or someone close to you is difficult enough on its own without the added stress of handling the logistics. Grief is both normal and highly personal, and there is no wrong … Continued
Merger Update: New FAQs and Monday’s event in Gosforth Thank you to the patients who came along to our drop-in event at Jesmond Library this week and to those who have shared their views on the proposed merger of GMMC and JHP. Next Patient Drop-in Event On Monday, 11th December, Partners from both practices will … Continued
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
