In June 2026 we had a total of 483 appointments wasted by those who did not attend, this totals to 7,245 minutes of clinical time. If you’re unable to attend your appointment please contact us as soon as possible so we can offer it to someone else.
Due to the recent outbreak of Measles we urge all children with missing immunisations to arrange an appointment. Please see the following link for more information https://thornfieldmedicalgroup.org.uk/Resources/mmr-vaccine/ If you would like to book an appointment to receive this immunisation or get more information please ring the surgery.
Practice Policies: Update on Shared Care Agreements From 1st December 2023, will no longer accept new Shared Care agreements. We have made this difficult decision jointly with our neighbouring practices in Newcastle East Primary Care Network. We would like to explain to patients why we have had to make this decision. What are Shared Care … Continued
Summer Health: Are you Holiday ready? If you are heading away for a break this summer, it’s important to be ready. Whether you are jetting off abroad or exploring closer to home, here is some information that we hope will be useful. We’ll cover travel vaccinations, assessing your risk, getting medication and more. You can … Continued
If you pay for NHS prescribed HRT medicine 3 or more times in 12 months, an HRT PPC could save you money. Each item on an NHS prescription usually costs £9.65. You can buy an HRT PPC for a one-off payment of £19.30 (the cost of two single items). The HRT PPC covers an unlimited … Continued
The Junior Doctor strike started at 07:00am on Thursday 13th July and will end at 07:00am on Tuesday 18th July. This may effect availability across the NHS.
This surgery is for booked appointments and we can not accept walk in patients. We are not equipped or staffed for emergencies. The walk in centre is upstairs at the Molineux Street Surgery for more minor issues or call 999.
ReCoCo is the Recovery College Collective. An independent Charity that works in collaboration with the NHS and other statutory organisations to provide effective, evidenced based, educational approaches to people in recovery from trauma and disadvantage. Recoco’s aims are to: Provide a peer led, peer delivered education and support service where people can learn from each … Continued
Healthy Eating Week is all about supporting and promoting healthier lifestyles and this years’ theme is Healthy Eating Week – For Everyone! The cost-of-living crisis continues to have an impact on the affordability of healthier diets for so many of us. With this in mind, for Healthy Eating Week 2023 we’re focusing on providing free, evidence-based … Continued
