Flu vaccines: one small jab to protect against flu Flu is more than a bad cold. It can leave you ill for days and can sometimes lead to serious illness, hospital treatment or even death. Flu can hit harder if you already have a health problem. That’s why the NHS offers free flu vaccines to … Continued
Our PCN team: who they are and where you’ll see them You might not know it, but is part of a wider team. It’s called a Primary Care Network (PCN). It brings local GP practices together so we can offer you extra, expert services to help keep you healthy and well. For patients, this means … Continued
Exciting New GP Roles – Help Shape Local Care in Jesmond & Gosforth Gosforth and Jesmond Health (GJH) is looking for two motivated GPs to join their dynamic, community-focused team in Jesmond and Gosforth. Here are the details: Vacancy Type: ARRS-eligible GP Start Date: Immediate Closing Date: 4 June 2025 Salary: Dependent on experience Contract: … Continued
Have You Met Our Primary Care Network Team? You might not realise it, but is part of a bigger team. We’re talking about Primary Care Networks (PCNs). These have been part of the NHS since 2019, but not everyone has come across them. Simply put, PCNs help GP practices work together. This means patients can … Continued
Health and Wellbeing Services for people in North Gosforth
Our PCN team helped patients over 20,000 times last year In 2023, our specialist Primary Care Network teams completed over 20,000 appointments, tasks, and contacts with patients in Gosforth and Jesmond. Primary Care Networks are groups of GP practices working together using additional funding to provide extra services to meet patients’ needs. Our two PCNs … Continued
Managing Long Term Conditions: Stability and Quality of Life for all More and more of us are living with long term conditions like diabetes, heart disease or arthritis. It has long been an NHS priority to keep people as healthy and stable as possible, to reduce health crises or hospital admissions. In this article, we … Continued
What our Primary Care Networks did in 2022 Primary Care Networks are playing an increasingly big role in general practice. Since 2019, Primary Care Networks – or PCNs – have allowed neighbouring GP practices to officially work together to provide better, more personalised health care to patients. is part of PCN, and working collaboratively with … 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
LINK SAVVY: Resources to empower young people and support their mental health A challenge we can all face when needing help with our health is knowing what options are out there and how to access them. This is especially true of mental health, as the range of services, organisations and support available, whilst far-reaching and … Continued
