TyneHealth was founded in 2006 and became the North Tyneside GP Federation in 2014, representing all of the practices in North Tyneside.
Together with our GP members, we deliver improved health care in the community to over 215,000 residents, by bringing care closer to patients’ homes.
We work in partnership with commissioners, local hospitals, the third sector and our patients to provide community based, medically-led services.
The North Tyneside borough is split into four Primary Care Networks (PCN) – groups of GP practices working together for their local communities – indicated on the map.
TyneHealth supports a range of primary care functions, providing NHS services across North Tyneside both in the community and through GP practices. Watch this video to find out more about our organisation, the achievements of the past year, and our plans for the future:
The COVID-19 vaccination is still available from the NHS. Community pharmacy sites across the borough are still offering 1st, 2nd and booster doses to those that still need to get their vaccine. If you haven’t had any or all of the COVID-19 vaccinations you’re entitled to, you can book your appointments online through the NHS website or use the walk in clinic search function by clicking the links below.
Newcastle and North Tyneside LMC is hosting an open meeting on Wednesday 8 November. They encourage all practices to send representation to this important event. It is open to all General Practitioners and Practice Managers and will be covering two of the topics currently challenging general practice. GP IT (local /national issues) Workload Challenges (shared care
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