WELCOME TO OUR SURGERY
We are open 8.30 am to 6pm Mon-Fri |
Flu vaccination 2011
We held our annual flu vaccination day on Saturday 1st October.
But some patients continue to refuse vaccination. I
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Patient Participation Group
The inaugural meeting of our new Patient
Participation Group took place on Monday 5 December.
Minutes of the meeting and further information are on the new
Patient
Participation Group page. We are particularly looking
for volunteers in the 16-45 age range to join the core group.
An alternative to attending meetings is to join our virtual
Group and allow us to e mail you on specific issues. |
Practice Survey 2012
The Practice is conducting a patient
satisfaction survey in January 2012 to gather your views on key
aspects of the services we offer. This is a postal
survey with 10% of our patients over the age of 16 randomly
selected. We ask for your assistance in
completing this short questionnaire which has been approved by
the Patient Participation Group. The survey is intended to
ensure we are meeting certain standards and to give you the
opportunity to influence the services we offer. The
results of the survey will be considered by our Patient
Participation Group and published on the web site.
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NHS health checks
The surgery is taking part in the NHS health checks programme. This is a national initiative to find those who might be at risk of conditions like heart attack or stroke in the future, look at their risk in more detail by checking lifestyle factors, blood pressure and cholesterol and offer advice and treatment if necessary to try to prevent this happening.
This year's programme focuses on the 40-74 age group. Please come for a check if invited. |
Text reminders at Newburn Surgery
Since May we have been sending text reminder messages to patients who have an appointment at the surgery with a doctor or nurse. The reminder
is sent two working days before the appointment time and is
popular and helps us to avoid wasting valuable appointment
slots. If you are happy for us to send you text messages
please let us have your correct mobile telephone number. |
Foundation doctor training
We are pleased to have started training junior hospital doctors at the surgery. They have had a full year of experience working on the wards in hospital and will be spending four months at the surgery. Dr
Rebecca Downie joined us in December and will be with us until
April. |
Online access to the surgery
We offer online access to the surgery through our computer system. You can book and cancel appointments and order prescriptions. You need to register for the system first. Please contact reception for a user name and password. New patients can register at the surgery following the link on the right hand side too. |
Lemington clinic
We are doing one surgery a week at Lemington clinic, on
a Wednesday morning. Appointments should be made through the reception at Newburn as usual. |
Extended hours
The surgery has been offering longer opening hours from November 2009 with some later evenings and some Saturdays. We hope that this will make it easier for those who cannot make the surgery in normal hours. |
Repeat dispensing
The practice is offering repeat dispensing and has been transferring patients who used to get their prescriptions automatically every month onto this new system. If you want to collect regular medication direct from a chemist read on... |
Choose and book
The surgery is taking part in the choose and book programme. You can choose the hospital you want to be referred to. Please ask when you are being referred. Many appointments can be directly booked through the surgery. More... |
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4 Newburn Rd Newburn
Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 8LX
Tel: (0191) 229 0090
Fax: (0191) 267 4830
e-mail: newburnsurgery.a86038@nhs.net
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Updated January 2012
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