DR RICHARDSON WILL BE RETIRING FROM GENERAL PRACTICE AND WHITLEY BAY HEALTH CENTRE ON FRIDAY 31ST MAY 2024.
Please see this update. PRACTICE NEWS
COVID 19 Booster
In February, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advised a spring dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as a precaution to those at extremely high risk, most of whom received their first booster around 6 months ago.
Who will be offered the spring booster?
adults aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes for older adults, individuals aged 12 years and over who are immunosuppressed, as defined in the Green Book
The NHS will contact those who are eligible to make a spring booster appointment, so people should wait until they hear from the NHS.
The NHS will prioritise those whose clinical need is greatest, as it has throughout, starting with those who have had a bigger gap since their last dose, then working through the cohort to invite others who have waited less time.
Everyone who is eligible will be offered a booster between three and six months over the Spring and early Summer.
Further information from gov.uk
Health A-Z
Guide to conditions, symptoms & treatments
Live Well
Advice, tips and tools for health & wellbeing
Medicines Guide
British Journal of General Practice, January 2024
Our practice is in the BJGP letters section see it on the website Realistic not romantic or read the PDF BJGP
Advice
Waiting times at A&E departments can be very long and appointment availability to see your GP can be difficult.
We care about your health and will always try to see our patients as soon as we can.
Many illnesses can be managed at home or by a pharmacist.
Please use the link below to access advice and guidance about common ailments.
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Practice Area
To see if you live within the Practice Catchment area click on the following link. You will be asked to enter your postcode and we will check to see if you are within our Boundary.