Greystoke Surgery

Morpeth NHS Centre, The Mount, Morpeth, NE61 1JX

Lead First Contact Physiotherapist for Well Up North Primary Care Network, Joe Waugh, starts with Greystoke on Monday 12th July 2021.

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Lead First Contact Physiotherapist for Well Up North Primary Care Network, Joe Waugh, starts with Greystoke on Monday 12th July 2021.

The role of the First Contact Physiotherapist in Primary Care is to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and is decide on the most appropriate management pathway. First Contact Physiotherapists are Physiotherapists with expertise in the assessment and management of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions.

Inclusion criteria is:
• All soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains or sports injuries.
• Arthritis – any joint.
• Possible problems with muscle, ligaments, tendons or bone, eg tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankles sprains.
• Spinal pain including lower back pain, mid back pain and neck pain.
• Spinal related pain in arms or legs, including nerve symptoms eg pins and needles or numbness.
To book an appointment, please contact our reception team.

Healthwatch Northumberland Annual Survey

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The Healthwatch Northumberland Annual Survey is now live and is a chance to share your experiences of the health and social care services you have used over the last 12 months.

As the independent champion for people in Northumberland who use NHS and social care services, people’s views and experiences help Healthwatch Northumberland help professionals understand key local issues and how well services are working for our communities.

With services working to bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic, hearing people’s views has never been more important and can play a crucial role to help identify and address issues that affect the quality of people’s care.

You can also help Healthwatch Northumberland decide where to focus its work in the year ahead.

The online survey can be found here: bit.ly/HWNAnnualSurvey2021. Closing date is 23 July 2021.

Versus Arthritis

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Versus Arthritis works with local NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups and healthcare professionals to offer Shared Decision-Making services for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and/or hip. A shared decision-making service aims to provide high quality information on your health condition, in order to empower you to make informed decisions about your ongoing healthcare.
All our services are free for you to attend and are run either virtually or in local accessible venues.

Self referral is available via:  https://www.versusarthritis.org/csnorthumberland

 

Newcastle Hearing Aids – Battery Replacement

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Newcastle Hearing Aid Batteries

There is no longer a walk-in service to collect batteries for your NHS hearing aid. You can now contact us to order your replacement batteries and tubing.
www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/services/audiology
For Enquiries and Appointments:
0191 223 1043
07766 087 036 (Text only)
tnu-tr.audiology@nhs.net
Children’s Audiology: tnu-tr.childrensaudiologynorthoftyne@nhs.neths.uk

Well Up North PCN bookclub

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Well Up North PCN bookclub meets online every second Thursday of the month on Zoom.  We’re a friendly bunch who enjoy a good read and a lively discussion!  If you would like to join us – this month’s book is Us Three by Ruth Jones of Gavin n Stacey fame and promises to be a good summer read.  Oh – What’s Occurin’?? 📖

To join us e-mail jane.cannam@nhs.net for more information and an invite.