eConsult and Easter Bank Holiday

For the upcoming Easter Bank Holiday eConsult will be turned off from 12 mid-day Thursday 28th March, it will be switched back on from 8am Tuesday 2nd April.

The Duty GP on Thursday 28th will review and action any eConsult submitted up until 12 mid-day on 28th March. 

Added:  16/03/2024


Easter Bank Holiday

The surgery will be closed from 6pm on Thursday 28th of March and will reopen at 8am on Tuesday the 2nd of April.

When the surgery is closed, except at lunchtime, call 111 for free where you will be seen by the right healthcare professional, as close to your home as possible.

Please remember to ‘Talk before you Walk’ – dial 111 first as you must have an appointment to be seen in one of the primary care service/ hubs across the Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield area.

You may also use NHS Online at 111.nhs.uk.

Know your NHS Services Co Durham

Added:  20/02/2024


Dentistry Survey

Healthwatch County Durham wants to better understand people's experiences of dentistry in 2023 and 2024.  We are working with the NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) and other local Healthwatch across the North East and North Cumbria to take a deeper dive into dentistry in the area.  People have been telling Healthwatch about the challenges they have been facing with NHS dentistry and we need your feedback on this survey to learn what is really happening.

Your feedback will help shape future services, including planning the next phase of the NHS’s dental recovery plan in our region. Whether you have been able to access a dentist, you no longer have a dentist, or you are still waiting to get into the service, we want to hear from you. 

You can complete the survey more than once to include the experiences of children and those who you may support or care for.

As a thank you for participating in this anonymous survey you can choose to enter our prize draw for £100 of Love2Shop vouchers. Join the conversation here: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/DentistNENC23/  If you would like a paper copy of this survey, please get in touch with us at healthwatchcountydurham@pcp.uk.net  and we can send this out to you. 

Added:  20/02/2024


Did you know?  Pharmacy First Scheme

The new Pharmacy First scheme means you can see a pharmacist about several minor illnesses and conditions you would previously have had to see your GP about. You can visit your pharmacist for a consultation and they will treat you and prescribe medication if necessary. If your condition is more serious you will be referred to a GP or hospital.

Under Pharmacy First Scheme, pharmacists can treat and prescribe medication for seven conditions. These are the conditions, and at what age, you can see the pharmacist:

  • Earache - 1 to 17 years
  • Impetigo - 1 year and over
  • Infected insect bites - 1 year and over
  • Shingles - 18 years and over
  • Sinusitis - 12 years and over
  • Sore throat - 5 years and over
  • Uncomplicated urinary tract infections - women 16-64 years

Should you contact the Surgery about one of these conditions you may be referred to a local chemist.  Normally the chemist will contact you to discuss and issue any appropriate medication.

Click here for more information about the Pharmacy First Scheme or click here for a list of participating pharmacies

Added:  03/02/2024


Unwell Child

Having an unwell child can be a worrying time, especially if you aren't sure what to do.

You can download a useful guide (The Little Orange Book) about when to seek help and from whom.

Added:  18/12/2023


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