by SunderlandGPAlliance | Apr 27, 2016 | Members-only
It is now almost six months since MDT meetings were mobilised, and we’d like to say a big thank you to all the practices and staff that have supported this new initiative. The Alliance has been gathering data from mid-November 2015 until the end of March 2016, and...
by SunderlandGPAlliance | Apr 27, 2016 | Members-only
Sunderland GP Alliance have secured funding of £60K from the Primary Care Infrastructure Fund to purchase laptops for use in Integrated Teams. These will allow mobile working for GPs and Practice Nurses in care homes, patients’ own homes, primary care centres or in...
by SunderlandGPAlliance | Apr 27, 2016 | Members-only
This month, we’re proud to introduce Mark Beadling, Map of Medicine Project Manager at Sunderland GP Alliance. Mark’s career began in the education sector for Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council (GMBC) before moving into primary healthcare, where he has worked for...
by SunderlandGPAlliance | Mar 29, 2016 | Members-only
Community Integrated Teams (CITs) are now in place to provide an effective, high quality and coordinated response to the most vulnerable people with the most complex needs, keeping them out of hospital. Based in key localities in the city – Bunny Hill Primary Care...
by SunderlandGPAlliance | Mar 22, 2016 | Members-only
March – Easter and the end of the financial year has galvanised all our efforts this month into ensuring our plans are ready to make a start in April. It’s been a short month so it’s been frenetic, but I for one am looking forward to a welcome break over Easter to...
by SunderlandGPAlliance | Mar 22, 2016 | Members-only
As you will know, one of the Alliance’s first projects was the recruitment of new GPs to Sunderland via the Career Start scheme. The initiative has been very successful, and there are now eight new GPs in the city because of the Career Start programme, with two more...
