Ponteland doctors raising money for Kenyan village

DOCTORS in Ponteland are raising cash for healthcare in Africa.

Ponteland Medical Group have put up an exhibition of 30 photographs by local artist Jan Radwanski, of Darras Hall, in their reception area as part of their campaign to raise money to send a Land Rover ambulance to Mbita Village in western Kenya.

Most of the images in this exhibition are of the Tyne Bridge under construction. Others include rare images relating to Newcastle United from 1895 to 1918.

Source: Journal Live

Winter Flu Sessions

SESSIONS FOR WINTER FLU VACCINATIONS WILL BE HELD FOR PATIENTS OF PONTELAND MEDICAL GROUP AND WHITE MEDICAL GROUP ON:
Saturdays, 10th October and 7th November, 2009
between 8.30 and 11.00 am at the Primary Care Centre in Ponteland
Patients of Ponteland Medical Group may turn up without an appointment, although anyone registered at White Medical Group should contact the surgery for an appointment.

Injections for Swine Flu will not be offered at these sessions
as delivery arrangements of vaccine is presently not known.

Flu Session at Ponteland Primary Care Centre a Great Success

Nearly 1,000 patients from Ponteland Medical Group and White Medical Group attended a session for flu injections on Saturday, 13th October. The early part of the morning was very busy indeed but this eased after the first half hour.
Complimentary teas and coffees were provided, with donations going to the 5th Ponteland Brownies.

Another session is planned for Saturday, 3rd November, 20078.30-11.00 am

Football Legend Opens Local Primary Care Centre

Local resident and patient of the Primary Care Centre, Jack Charlton, OBE, met staff and patients at the official opening of the new purpose built £4 million premises in Ponteland on Monday, 24th July, 2006.
The centre has provided a welcome and long awaited new home for White Medical Group and Ponteland Medical Group. Patients and staff are already benefiting from this purpose built modern facility, which will serve some 18,000 patients. Ponteland Primary Care Centre will allow a wider range of services to be brought to the local area and will act as a ’one stop shop’ for local health care, for example, by offering services like minor surgery and podiatry. The increased space has already allowed health and social care professions to come together to work under one roof improving the integration of these services.
Jack Charlton planted a sorbus tree outside the main entrance to mark the official opening and commented, “I hope that in years to come when I visit the centre I can watch this tree grow and blossom”.
July 2006