New City Medical Centre

Blood Bottle Shortage

There is a national shortage of blood bottles which is expected to continue until September 17th.  We have therefore been told to postpone all non-urgent blood tests.  We will try to accommodate as many patients as possible but this will be based on clinical need.

Thank you for your understanding of this situation which is out of our control.

COVID VACCINATION CERTIFICATES

We are unable to issue this certificate at the practice.

Please see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/demonstrating-your-covid-19-vaccination-status-when-travelling-abroad for further information

Proof of your vaccination status will be available on the NHS app

The NHS app can be downloaded from https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/nhs-app/id1388411277 for iPhone or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nhs.online.nhsonline for android.

Alternatively, you can call the NHS helpline on 119 (from 17 May) and ask for a letter to be posted to you. This must be at least 5 days after you’ve completed your course of the vaccine, the letter may to take up to 5 days to reach you.

Kind regards

Management Team

The New City Medical Centre

The average pay for GP’s working in The New City Medical Centre in the last financial year relating to year end 31.03.2020 was £78856 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 1 full time GP, 2 Part Time GP’s and 1 locum GP who worked in the practice for more than 6 months.

This Website is Under review.

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WE WILL BE BACK SOON.

The average pay for GP’s working in The New City Medical Practice in the last financial year was £58756 before tax and National Insurance. This is for 1 full time GP, 2 part time GP’s and 2 locum GP’s who worked in the practice for more than 6 months.

The Surgery will close at 12 noon on each of the following days and will re-open the following morning as normal.

The dates for training events are as follows (they may also be subject to change)

• 12th February
• 18th March
• 20th May
• 24th June
• 15th July
• 16th September
• 14th October
• 2nd December

Any changes will appear on the website and will be shown in surgery.

Anyone who thinks they may be suffering from the coronavirus must stay indoors, please do not go to A&E or your surgery.

Simply call 111 who have staff ready to discuss any symptoms and they will advise you further.

Urgent care services in Sunderland are changing

Patients in Sunderland will be able to access NHS urgent care services more simply and closer to home after 1 August 2019.

From 1 August 2019, the best way to access NHS urgent care services will be to contact your GP practice or local pharmacy, or call NHS 111 when they are closed.

Urgent care is for minor injuries or illnesses which need medical attention the same day, but are not serious enough for the Emergency Department.

From 1 August 2019, these will be the main urgent care services for patients in Sunderland:

• GP practices – collectively providing extra appointments in evenings, weekends and bank holidays. These can be booked through your GP practice, at one of five locations around Sunderland, Washington and Houghton.
• Pharmacists – local pharmacists are highly trained and provide free, confidential advice on minor illnesses from sickness and diarrhoea to hay fever.
• Urgent care centres at Pallion or Bunny Hill health centres, open 10am-10pm Monday to Friday; 8am-10pm weekends and bank holidays, no appointment needed.
• NHS 111 – if you have an urgent need which is not life-threatening, NHS 111 health advisors are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help you get the right medical attention for your needs.

To find out more, please visit www.sunderlandccg.nhs.uk.

We offer Community Based Warfarin Clinics. These services are provided by a team of specialist community pharmacists. You can choose to be reviewed in the community setting in one of our local community clinics or alternatively in secondary care.