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The practice will be observing a minute silence at 11am on the 11th November in remembrance of the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces and civilians in times of war.

Jewish people are up to six times more likely to carry a faulty BRCA gene that can be passed onto children and increase the risks of ovarian, breast, prostate and pancreatic cancers. A simple saliva test can give you the information you need to protect your future.  

Please find below a copy of the practices monthly Newsletter for October2025

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Ordering just what you need can help reduce medicines waste and pressure on the NHS in our area. Around £20 million is wasted every year on unused medicines. This includes inhalers, pain medication and creams, across our region. By only ordering what we need we can make sure NHS resources go where they are most…

Those who have a normal test result will be notified of this by an NHS App message. It will appear as an NHS App notification, and if someone doesn’t have notifications switched on for the NHS App, they may also receive an SMS message to remind them to check the NHS App. If the NHS…

Please see below Information on our Primary Care Network Link workers who support people with a learning disability. To refer yourself or someone you know you can call Skills for People on 0191 281 8737

Please find below a copy of the practices monthly Newsletter for August 2025

The Practice is happy to announce we are officially a Parkrun practice linked to Denton Dene.

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The NHS Cervical Screening Programme saves thousands of lives every year by detecting abnormal cells in the cervix that could develop into cancer, if left untreated. How often people need to have cervical screening is changing in England from 1st July 2025. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly all cervical cancers. Now that we have…

📅 What’s Changing? From 23 June 2025, the prescribing of Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in General Practice will follow updated NHS criteria. ✅ Who is Eligible? As part of the phased roll out, Mounjaro (tirzepatide) will only initially be offered to adults meeting the following criteria: • Must have a BMI equal to or over 40 •…

One of the original GP Partners at Parkway Medical Group, Dr Eccleston, sadly passed away on Monday the 7th April 2025. We would like to send our condolences to his family.

This practice is delighted to be signed up to the Green Impact for Health Toolkit and is actively taking steps to reduce our carbon footprint. The climate emergency is also a health emergency, and health care in the UK contributes 4-5% of the UK’s carbon emissions. We need to enhance the health of today’s population…

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is an infectious disease of the airways. It can make you become wheezy or short of breath and can lead to pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions. The new RSV vaccine will be offered to patients who turn 75 years of age on or after 1st September 2024, or who are already…

The British Medical Association (BMA) is launching collective action this week among GP practices. The motto for the campaign is “Protect your patients, protect your GP practice”. This is NOT industrial action, and NOT about pay – it is to pressurise the government to invest more in primary care and amend the GP contract so…

With the recent media coverage, we understand you might have concerns about your health. The NHS has set up a new online resource for patients and the public to find help and support. Visit: https://nhs.uk/infected-blood-support If you’re worried about a possible hepatitis C infection, you can book a free, confidential home NHS test online. Get…

People sometimes ask the doctor or nurse to prescribe diazepam, or similar drugs like lorazepam temazepam or clonazepam, for fear of flying or to help sleep during flights. Prescribing these drugs is not recommended any more for these reasons: 1. Although plane emergencies are rare, taking Diazepam reduces awareness and reaction times for patients so…

We will be closed from 12 noon on the following dates for staff training: Thursday 27th March 2025 Thursday 8th May 2025 Tuesday 10th June 2025 Wednesday 2nd July 2025 Tuesday 5th September 2025 Wednesday 5th November 2025 Thursday 19th March 2026