Jacksons Law Firm Q&A

Q&A: General Data Protection Regulation 1. When will the new Regulation apply? On 25th May 2018 all EU organisations will need to comply with the new Regulation. Organisations outside of the EU but dealing with EU data will also have to comply with the GDPR. 2....

Career Start Fellowship Scheme

Sunderland’s highly successful Career Start scheme began in August 2015 and has so far attracted 15 new GPs to the city. In continued support of the scheme, the Alliance attended the Deanery career event at Northumbria Coach Lane Campus on Wednesday 31st May, with the...

Prescription Ordering Direct (POD)

The SGPA has been approached by the SCCG to work on a project to introduce a POD telephone line to manage repeat prescriptions from different practices through one central service. The idea originated in Coventry and Rugby CCG and a growing number of CCGs across the...

Enhanced Primary Care

Following Tracey Teasdale’s appointment as Head of Federated Clinical Service for Sunderland GP Alliance, Karen Swaile is taking over as the Programme Lead for Enhanced Primary Care, working closely with other stakeholders in Sunderland Vanguard. EPC this year...