Colliery Court Medical Group

13/04/2026

Hayfever starting to kick in? Your local pharmacy can provide advice and over the counter medications such as antihystamines without having to wait and see a GP or ANP at the surgery.

⚠️NEWS POST❗

From hay fever sniffles and sneezes to itchy bug bites and stings, people across the North East and North Cumbria are being urged to get faster 'walk-in' care at their local pharmacy.

Visit the link in the comments to read the full story⬇️

04/04/2026

NHS bowel cancer screening kits are offered to everyone aged between 50 and 74.

They can help find cancer early, before you even have any symptoms. And the earlier cancer is found, the easier it can be to treat.

When your kit arrives, put it by the loo. Don’t put it off.

Let someone else know they should send their kit back – especially as April is Bowel Cancer Awareness month.

More info: https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/bowel-cancer-screening/

01/04/2026

March 2026 Friends and Family Test Results

Thank you once again for more valuable feedback. This feedback helps us improve services and feed back positive comments to our staff.

Thinking about your GP practice. Overall, how was your experience of our service?

Very Good 382
Good 64
Neither good nor poor 12
Poor 3
Very poor 12
Don't know 0

01/04/2026

01/04/2026

**Not an April Fools**

Congratulations to Dr O’Donnell who retired last night after 19 years at Colliery Court Medical Group. We’ll miss him very much and wish him all the best for his retirement.

We welcome Dr Ravinder Grewal to the practice and hope he has as many happy years at Colliery Court as Dr O’Donnell did.

Today also marks the beginning of a new contract for general practice. This has been a challenge for practices as we have had to increase our provision of urgent on the day care with no extra resources. This has had an impact on availability of online bookable routine appointments and we apologise for this.

We hope further negotiations may ease the pressure on general practice, but until then we will be testing a new appointment layout and tweaking this as we go along.

Please remember if you require an urgent on the day appointment you will be given a time to attend. We don’t have the flexibility of times as we do for routine medical problems.

Thank you ☺️

28/03/2026

⚠️NEWS POST❗

"Don't leave it too late to order your repeat prescriptions!" is the message from GPs and pharmacists ahead of the Easter bank holidays.

Read the full story by visiting the link in the comments👇

28/03/2026

Surgery Easter opening hours:

Good Friday - CLOSED
Saturday - CLOSED
Sunday - CLOSED
Easter Monday - CLOSED
Tuesday 7th - open as usual

Please order any prescriptions that may run out over the bank holiday weekend.

Some pharmacies will be open limited hours over the weekend and can assist with minor ailments such as sore throats including tonsillitis, ear pain for children and UTIs. Speak to your pharmacy for more information.

Thank you.

Here is a full list of the Easter bank holiday weekend pharmacy opening times in South Tyneside. Asda Pharmacy Coronation Street, South Shields, NE33 1AZ 0191 275 8030 Good Friday April 3 – 10am to 4pm Easter Sunday April 5 – closed Bank Holiday Monday April 6 – 10am to 4pm Asda Pharmacy North...

19/03/2026

Private Non-NHS Work

The practice has put a hold on accepting requests for private work until April 2026. This work is non-contractual and can be completed by other private providers in the area. The practice will provide an update on this service in April 2026.

We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you.

19/03/2026

CNTW has launched a new-look website to host its series of mental health self-help guides (topics include Anxiety, Bereavement, Low Mood, Health Anxiety and more). Visit https://selfhelp.cntw.nhs.uk/ for more information.

One in six of us will experience mental ill health. At some point in our lives we will know someone who is struggling. That could be us personally or a partner, family member, friend or colleague. Sooner or later, we will all know someone who is struggling.

18/03/2026

Meningitis

For more information on meningitis please visit our website at https://collierycourt.nhs.uk/news/meningitis/

You can check a vaccination history on the nhs app, checking your child's red book or by calling reception.

The meningitis B vaccine was included in the childhood vaccination schedule in 2015 and is given to all babies at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 1 year old. Any children outside of this age range would need to seek vaccination by a private provider.

For more information on meningitis B vaccine please visit https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/menb-vaccine-for-children/

04/03/2026

February 2026 Friends and Family Test Results

Thank you to all our patients who provided feedback last month following their appointments. This feedback helps us improve services and feed back positive comments to our staff.

Thinking about your GP practice. Overall, how was your experience of our service?

Very Good 382
Good 72
Neither good nor poor 11
Poor 6
Very poor 5
Don't know 1