Central Gateshead Medical Group

18/12/2025

Did you know that if you have the NHS app you can view your Cervical Smear result?

10/12/2025

Menopause Support Group - are you going through the menopause and interested in joining a monthly session to share experiences and receive support?
This support group is open to anyone registered with a GP practice in the Gateshead Central/South Primary Care Network.
🗓 Date: Tuesday 6th January
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Wrekenton Communal Lounge (Easington Lounge), Wrekenton, NE9 7LH
You can find all the details and book a spot on Eventbrite using this link:

Join us at the Menopause Support Group in Gateshead Central South for a safe space to share experiences and get advice.

03/12/2025

Last month we had 216 unattended appointments (DNA’s).

This month, we have introduced a new policy for patients who do not attend appointments, to try and improve our rate of DNA’s.

If you cannot attend your appointment, or no longer require it, please contact the practice by phone, or cancel via the NHS app.

Thanks for your cooperation.

14/11/2025

Little Bug Busters - please use the Healthier Together App to check symptoms and treatment advice for many childhood infections/illnesses.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/healthier-together/id1507487185

13/11/2025

Menopause Support Group - are you going through the menopause and interested in joining a monthly session to share experiences and receive support?

This support group is open to anyone registered with a GP practice in the Gateshead Central/South Primary Care Network.

🗓 Date: Tuesday 2nd December
🕠 Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Venue: Wrekenton Communal Lounge (Easington Lounge), Wrekenton, NE9 7LH

You can find all the details and book a spot on Eventbrite using this link:

Join us at the Menopause Support Group in Gateshead Central South for a safe space to share experiences and get advice.

12/11/2025

**PATIENT NOTICE**

From Monday 15th December our phone lines will be open from 8.00am (instead of 8.30am) for all appointment requests and other general enquiries.

Please feel free to speak to our reception team if you have any questions regarding this.

12/11/2025

PLEASE NOTE:
The practice will be closed today from 1pm for Gateshead-wide staff training. We will reopen at 8am on Thursday 13th November. If you require medical assistance which cannot wait until the surgery reopens, please call 111. For minor ailments, you can visit your local pharmacy. In a medical emergency, please call 999.

09/11/2025

Urgent Treatment Centre – right care, right place

Blaydon UTC is open 8am–9pm every day for sprains, cuts, infections and minor illnesses.

It’s quicker and more appropriate than A&E for most non-life-threatening conditions.

28/10/2025

If you use the NHS App make sure that you select enable notifications to receive alerts from the practice, hospitals and other NHS services.

15/10/2025

From Wednesday 5th November we will be operating a new triage system for appointments with our clinicians. We hope that this will be a more efficient way for all patients to obtain the care that they need.

As usual, you will be asked by our reception team the reason for your appointment request. You may be booked an appointment at the surgery, signposted elsewhere, or asked to submit an eConsult, so that a GP can decide who is the best person to treat you.

Please be patient and bear with us while we introduce this new system.

15/09/2025

Appointments are now available for your free flu vaccination. Our clinics commence 1st October 2025 and you will soon receive an invite if you are eligible, with a link to book directly. Alternatively, you can call the surgery to book an appointment or to check if you are eligible.

29/07/2025

Don't forget these sessions are running every Thursday morning. Everyone welcome!

Would you like some help to access the NHS App? Digital Voice will be coming into the practice every Thursday morning until October to help any of our patients who may be struggling with how to use the NHS App. Feel free to drop in and speak to the them, you'll find them in the waiting area between 10-12.