Our Annual Public Meeting for the year 2020/21 took place on Wednesday 28 July 2021. Although COVID-19 restrictions have lifted, cases of COVID-19 remain high in the region so we made the decision to hold it virtually once again this year. Unfortunately, it means members of the public were not …
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Outdoor health checks for patients in Seghill
Student nurses and clinicians in the North East have teamed up to transform the way they deliver health checks for the local communities. Staff at Netherfield House Surgery in Seghill, Cramlington have collaborated with three nursing students from Northumbria University to review patients for …
A plea from GP practices across Northumberland
Northumberland GPs, along with NHS health teams across the region, will continue to have measures in place to help protect everyone from infections such as COVID-19 and flu – including wearing masks. NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has agreed along with other local health …
End-of-life care online survey
We are working with Healthwatch Northumberland to find out what is important to people living in Northumberland when thinking about end of life care. This feedback will help with the development of an end of life strategy, or plan, and the creation of an agreement between Northumberland residents …
Supporting people caring for crying babies
As part of Child Safety Week NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is raising awareness of the ICON programme to help parents and carers cope with crying babies. Research has shown that some people lose control when a baby’s crying becomes too much. Some go on to shake a …