Central Gateshead Medical Group

28/05/2026

Each year in the UK around 40,000 people are diagnosed with blood cancer. But what exactly is it? Watch as .charity explain more in this excellent video… the next 10 minutes could save your life 👇
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Blood cancer is the 5th most common type of cancer in the UK, and the third biggest killer. But what is blood cancer? This is a film by Blood Cancer UK, the...

26/05/2026

PATIENT SURVEY FEEDBACK:

Thank you to all patients who responded to our recent survey sent out to those who had used our new triage system to obtain advice from a clinician.

The results from this survey (6 months after implementation of the new system) showed very positive feedback relating to ease of use and practice response time. Over 58% of patients were satisfied/very satisfied with the new system.

YOU SAID, WE DID:

Feedback enables us to make changes to our current systems to ensure what we’re implementing as a practice is positive for patients. We have decided following this feedback that from 1st June 2026 we will introduce more ‘triage’ appointments and capacity. This will hopefully help more and more patients obtain an appointment in an appropriate time frame and with the most suitable clinician, reducing call queues and the need to ring at 8am for appointments.

We will be looking to seek further feedback from patients in the form of a survey again, to help shape further changes to the system.

YOUR FEEDBACK MATTERS.

19/05/2026

A healthy mouth helps you achieve better physical health and mental wellbeing, with your diet playing a crucial role in your oral health. Get some advice from here 👉 bit.ly/3ErLcaN

15/05/2026

Skin cancer is often found by people themselves.
✔️ Check your skin
✔️ Notice changes
✔️ Get concerns checked
Early diagnosis saves lives.

14/05/2026

It's important that we all do what we can to protect our mental health, particularly if you have a cancer diagnosis to deal with too. Even the smallest of actions can help. Get help and support from 👉 bit.ly/4tyluFM

We want to help people look after their mental health, prevent more serious problems from developing and help everyone live mentally healthy lives.

13/05/2026

Cancer can change how we think about life, death and what really matters. This , starting a conversation about death and dying can help bring comfort, clarity and peace for patients and loved ones. 💜

05/05/2026

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!
Be skin savvy and know what to look out for. Use the ABCDE’F’ checklist to help you spot the signs of possible skin cancer.

29/04/2026

The symptoms of bowel cancer can come and go and you don't have to experience them all. Use symptom diary and book an appointment with your GP today! More 👉 bit.ly/41xnEZk

01/04/2026

We are encouraging all patients to download the NHS app and turn notifications on to receive communications from us. We have dedicated staff members who can help with this if needed, please speak to reception. 👇

23/03/2026

**URGENT PATIENT NOTICE**

We are currently experiencing an outage on our clinical system which means we therefore cannot access patient records, appointment book etc. Please consider calling back later today. We are working hard to fix the issue.

Thank you for your patience.

20/03/2026

Our practice actively promotes the NHS Healthier Together App to support parents & carers in managing common childhood illnesses, improving self care and ensuring patients access the most appropriate service.

Improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people.