Bright Ideas in Health Awards 2024

On the 12th June 2025, representatives from SGPA’s GP and Pharmacy teams attended and delivered a session at Confed Expo, where they presented on the topic: “Moving Safely from Hospital to Home – Developing a Primary Care Medicines Discharge Service.” During the session, the panel highlighted the evolution of the Primary Care Network (PCN) pharmacy…

We set out to improve how patients accessed healthcare across the city and this was through creating a digital front door for patients and practices in Sunderland. GP websites are the front door to NHS care for many patients and the goal of the websites is to: Results: Better access, reduced pressure, consistent experience. Full…

Sunderland GP Alliance innovators shortlisted in the Bright Ideas in Health Awards The finalists for this year’s Bright Ideas in Health Awards have been revealed. Hundreds of innovators from across the region submitted deserving entries across ten categories. Our team behind Sunderland Clinical Support Information (CSI) has been shortlisted in the Digital Innovation in Health…

Sunderland GP Alliance (SGPA) is celebrating a hat-trick after being named as finalists for three national awards.   The Alliance, alongside Sunderland’s Primary Care Networks (PCNs), has been shortlisted for two prestigious HSJ Awards for its work on the Primary Care Medicines Discharge Hub. The awards and categories are:   The Medicines Discharge Hub is a one-stop-shop…

Finalist – Improving Primary care through Digital