GP practices

The 21 best-rated GP surgeries in North East as voted for by patients.

The 21 best GP surgeries in North East - as rated by patients

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

Passengers could take 'days' to get home after major IT outage. Photo: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images

Three ways major IT outage is still causing disruption

Long queues at an airport.

Watch: Airport passengers sat on floor after global IT outage

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

(Photo: Ben Bauer/PA Wire)

Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

Extra clinics will be held during cervical screening week

Ad Feature Local GPs launch scheme to increase smear test uptake

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

NHS data shows which Hartlepool GP surgeries had the longest waiting times./Photo: Frank Reid

The GP surgeries in Hartlepool with the longest waits for appointments

There will be a number of vaccines used in the Covid autumn booster rollout

Covid booster rollout to start in England this September

Pregnant women shunning flu jabs.

More pregnant women shunning flu jabs

McKenzie Group Practice staff (left to right) Paul and Nikki Easton, Rachel Kennedy and Jayne Allison with their award.

Hartlepool GP practice receives national award for outstanding end of life care

A North East health boss has warned of the continued pressures still facing the NHS.

Health boss warns of the ‘extreme and increasing pressure’ being put on the NHS

Mill House Leisure Centre.

The next scheduled Hartlepool walk-in vaccine and booster clinics

GP waiting times fall

GP waiting times fall in Hartlepool
People in Hartlepool are waiting less time for a family doctor appointment than they did before the pandemic, new figures suggest.
Federica Bedendo

Hundreds of walk-in sites across the country are now offering booster vaccines. Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images.

Walk-in sites open for Covid-19 booster vaccines

Boris Johnson delivers his leader's keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

These are the key moments from the Prime Minister’s Tory conference speech

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Booster jabs must be given at least six months after the second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs rolling out to 1 million people this week - how to book

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has previously said the seasonal flu programme in England will be the biggest in the country’s history. Picture: Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images.

Flu vaccine deliveries to GPs to be delayed

I do not want my constituents to feel forgotten or frightened as a consequence of the potential closure.

JILL MORTIMER: ‘Vital’ that Hartfields Medical Centre reopens permanently

GP patient numbers concerns

Family doctor call as patient numbers rise

As it stands patients have until June 23 to opt out of the programme. Picture credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Concerns over NHS plan to share patient data from doctors’ surgeries in England

During the 2019 election campaign, Boris Johnson ruled out the NHS being 'on the table' in deals with the US (Photo: Shutterstock)

37 NHS GP practices have been sold to a private US health company - here's what ...

Increase in people missing vaccine appointments

20 people miss Covid jab appointments at one GP group in three days

MP praises effective vaccination effort.

MIKE HILL: Praise is due to ‘The Jab Army’
Moving to the next stage of the COVID vaccination programme could have happened sooner for Hartlepool because, as we all know, we were ahead of the curve on phase one and due to complete by the end of last month.
Mike Hill

A vial containing covid vaccine.

Home vaccinations for people who are housebound due to be complete in County Dur...

Fears are growing that the North East's vaccine supplies are to be slashed next week.

Fears grow that North-East coronavirus vaccine supplies are about to be slashed

laboratory

MIKE HILL: Covid is a sobering reminder that history repeats itself

A health professional administering the covid vaccine as the roll-out continues

'Vast majority' of care home vaccines expected to have been given by end of week

NHS says attending routine cervical screening appointments is vital - how to boo...

Around 1,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be given out during the three day operation in Hartlepool. Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Over 1,000 town patients to get Covid vaccine as part of roll out

Did your GP surgery make the list?

The County Durham GP surgeries with the most patients on their books

Local Covid vaccination centres will open in GP practices and community hubs thi...

The NHS has been told to prepare for mass Covid vaccinations from 1 December

If you are ill with a high temperature or fever you should wait to get the flu jab (Photo: Shutterstock)

What the NHS says about getting the flu jab if you have a cold - and who is elig...

Do you know the difference between symptoms? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how to tell if you have coronavirus or flu - the symptoms to look for

More patients are getting face to face GP appointments in Tees Valley

Virus warning as face-to-face GP appointments rise

Patients are being urged to avoid delaying if they need to see their GP. Photo: PA.

Don’t delay your visit to the doctors

Patients will still need to call their GP in advance (Photo: Shutterstock)

GPs have been told face-to-face appointments must be made available to patients

Stock image from Pixabay as health chiefs aim to 'level up' GP practices

Drive to 'level up' GP practices after latest scores

Southdene Medical Centre, in Front Street, Shotton Colliery, received 95%.

These are the top 12 GP surgeries in and surrounding Hartlepool - according to a...

NHS staff wearing Personal Protective Equipment. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Coronavirus 'hot clinics' set up in Hartlepool and East Durham to help treat cor...

The announcement comes after a trial run at 60 GP practices and hundreds of pharmacies received positive results.

Digital NHS prescriptions: government launch rollout to save £300m

A nasty cold is doing the rounds

Full of cold? Follow this expert advice to make yourself feel better

These are the best Hartlepool GP practices for patient satisfaction

Smokers in Sunderland set to be offered greater access to Champix

Surgeries could look a lot different in the future (Photo: Shutterstock)

GP appointment times could go up to 15 minutes - here’s everything you need to k...

Making a GP appointment

How Hartlepool's GP surgeries rate for making an appointment, according to their...

The NHS must aim for sufficiency, says Melody Redman.

Health bosses back plan to merge two GP practices that serve thousands of patien...

Practice manager at NHS.

Ad Feature Too busy to go to the doctors?

Patients in Hartlepool can now get GP consultations over the internet

Pharmacists can give advice and treatment for many illnesses and ailments.

Where you can find a pharmacist in the Hartlepool area on August Bank Holiday Mo...

Patients are being urged to ease the pressure on accident and emergency departments over the August bank holiday weekend by visiting their local pharmacist.

Patients urged to ease pressure on A&E over August bank holiday by visiting thei...