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Reception apprenticeship leads to clinical career at North Tyneside GP practice
Northumbria Primary Care (NPC) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, by reflecting on the career journey of Rachel Hall at its NPC Spring Terrace GP practice. Rachel’s progression from an apprenticeship into a clinical role highlights the development opportunities that apprenticeships bring. Rachel joined NPC Spring Terrace as a reception apprentice ten years ago. After progressing…
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NPC GP features in men’s health photography exhibition
A Northumbria Primary Care (NPC) GP has contributed to a new photography installation now on display at Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH), helping to shine a spotlight on men’s health and wellbeing. The exhibition, led by Japanese-born, North East-based artist and photographer Ikuko Tsuchiya, features portraits and personal stories from 12 male staff members…
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Have you been invited to take part in the 2026 GP Patient Survey?
If you have been invited to complete the 2026 GP Patient Survey, please complete this as soon as possible.
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Welfare Advice Service – in partnership with Bright Charity and Citizens Advice Northumberland
Northumbria Primary Care is pleased to share that we are partnering with Bright Northumbria Healthcare Charity and Citizens Advice Northumberland to provide enhanced welfare advice and support for our patients and staff.
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NPC Ponteland’s Nicola Rice shortlisted for top national award
A ‘supportive’ and ‘unfailingly’ helpful GP manager has been recognised by a prestigious awards scheme.
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Northumbria Primary Care chair swaps the boardroom for the skies in support of Epilepsy Action
The daring challenge will see her take to the skies later this year in a tandem skydive, with all proceeds going toward supporting people affected by epilepsy.
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Our NPC Team – Sophia Murray John, health and wellbeing coach
Considered as a fairly new role within primary care, health and wellbeing coaches support patients in improving their physical and mental health through lifestyle changes and self-management.
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Our NPC Team – Samantha Hamilton, research nurse
For the next instalment of Our NPC Team series, we explored the role of a research nurse. Samantha joined NPC in June last year, bringing a variety of experience with her in primary and secondary care nursing. Samantha joined NPC as the only research nurse and is looking forward to driving forward our research studies…
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HSJ Partnership Award success for state-of-the-art Health and Care Academy
The Northumbria Health and Care Academy has won a top national award, recognising the collaboration behind what is one of the only facilities of its kind in the country. The partnership between Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management, Northumbria Primary Care and Assura plc landed the Healthcare Infrastructure Project of the Year…
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Meet our Deputy Director, Stephanie Wardle
Kicking off the 2025 Our NPC Team series, we had the pleasure of sitting down with our deputy director, Stephanie Wardle.
