GP surgeries

The Easter holidays will impact the opening hours of your doctor's surgery.

Are GPs open over the Easter weekend? What to do if you get sick

Aldi becomes first UK supermarket to offer free period products in customer and staff toilets.

Aldi is first UK supermarket to offer free period products in toilets

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

The 21 top rated GP surgeries in the North East - as voted by patients

The 13 outstanding GP surgeries in Sunderland - as voted for by patients.

The 13 outstanding GP surgeries in Sunderland - as rated by patients

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

Health bosses issue statement on services hit by IT outage

"Posters have been put up at bus stops, motorway service stations, cinemas, colleges, Pupil Referral Units, youth centres, hostels, children’s homes, GP surgeries and sexual health clinics, and our videos will be posted on social media too."

CHILDLINE ADVICE: New initiative to help children at risk of sexual exploitation

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37 Sunderland surgeries rated by patients from worst to best

From left doctor Vladyslav Vovk, Wearside Medical Practice manager Sally Fox, Pallion Family Practice manager Lesley Blakeston, Hylton Medical Group manager Kelly Hardy and trainee GP Elliott Philips.

Sunderland GP surgeries team up to donate specialist medical supplies to Ukraine

Sodium chloride is measured to be added to a phial of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine concentrate ready for administration at Guy’s Hospital in central London

The new anti-cholesterol drug being offered on the NHS to prevent heart attacks ...

The scheme will be pushed back until 1 September (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS data sharing scheme will be delayed following privacy concerns

Covid vaccination efforts across the region have won the praise of Health Secretary Matt Hancock.

The North East 'has worked absolute wonders' with vaccination programme

The hospital car park of Nightingale North East was busy as a line of people waited to enter the facility at the instruction of security staff on the door.

Fire service staff join fight against Covid at Nightingale vaccine centre

This is when over-60s in England could get the Covid vaccine - as rollout begins...

A Covid-19 vaccine is prepared for a patient at Sunderland's Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre - delays have been experienced in the delivery of the doses to its neighbouring NHS area in Easington.

Vulnerable patients face second hold up after delay to delivery of Covid-19 jab
GP surgeries have had to push back vaccination dates once again after their expected delivery of Covid-19 jabs was delayed.
Fiona Thompson

The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has been approved for UK use - what you nee...

Vulnerable groups have been warned that falling ill with common conditions such as flu could put them at greater risk of coronavirus.
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Here’s how GPs are adapting to make patients feel safe when receiving their flu ...

British tech firm Medicspot are transforming safety in GP surgeries

GP surgeries are imposing new measures as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
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Coronavirus: Latest advice from Sunderland GP surgeries

The number of people on the dementia register in Sunderland has risen over the last five years.

Rise in number of people in Sunderland on dementia register

A&E departments in the North East facing severe pressures. Picture by Peter Byrne/PA Wire

Health warning issued as North East A&E departments remain under severe pressure

Skerne Medical Group practice in Trimdon Village. Picture c/o Google

Plans revealed for GP surgeries - with closures on the cards

Portsmouth Road - Sunderland - SR4 9AS - 35.2 per cent of patients are satisfied with their experience of making an appointment

These are the 11 worst GP surgeries in Sunderland for making an appointment, acc...

GP surgeries

These are the best GP surgeries in Sunderland for making an appointment, accordi...

The best and worst rated GP surgeries in Sunderland have been revealed, based on ratings by patients responding to the NHS patient survey.

Sunderland’s best and worst GP surgeries: this is what the ratings mean from the...

These are the Sunderland area's best and worst-rated GP practices - as rated by ...
Today we reveal Sunderland's best and worst GP surgeries, based on ratings provided by patients.
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Do you feel like you have a good relationship with your GP?

Relationship with GP matters most to patients, study suggests

The full scale of the international cyber attack that continues to disrupt the NHS may only become apparent today.

Cyber attack cases could increase as people return to work

Systems used by the NHS have been affected by the ransomware virus.

Business as usual for GP surgeries as NHS continues to recover from cyber attack

Budget cash for NHS is not enough

Church View Medical Centre, Silksworth, Sunderland

Anger as up to 14,000 patients affected by changes to two Sunderland GP surgerie...

Only around one in five GP surgeries offers extended hours to patients seven days a week, official data shows. Picture: Press Association.

19% of GP surgeries offer extended hours seven days a week

What's your biggest complaint about your GP practice?

GP surgeries: What you had to say about Sunderland services

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POLL: What frustrates you most about your GP practice?

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REVEALED: Sunderland's best and worst GP surgeries as rated by you

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