Safeguarding Training

There is level 3 safeguarding training taking place for clinical staff who require it on 6th December 1 – 4.30pm at a venue to be confirmed. If you have a clinical staff member who requires this level 3 training please get in touch as we are able to offer some places...

Director Update

As you may know, earlier this year we advertised for a Nurse Director to strengthen our Board, recognising that it currently comprises four GPs and one Practice Manager. The current Board composition reflects the organisation’s constitution and, in particular, the...

Recruitment Update

In August we welcomed Robyn Graham – Finance Assistant and Gillian Webster as Operations Manager covering Galleries and Barmston Practices. In September, at SGPA Head Office we have Mark Beadling, who takes up post as our new IT Contracts Manager as well as Emily...

Enhanced Primary Care Programme

‘’Funding for the Care Home Alignment is no longer available from 30.09.2017, moving forward it is expected that the alignment continues to naturally progress as suggested by the Coalfields pilot , over the next 18 m period. The continued process will be largely...

SUNDERLAND EXTENDED ACCESS SERVICE

We are proud to communicate the launch from 1st September of the SGPA Extended Access Service which will be delivering the NHS England Specification for Extended Access. The extended hours in primary care support Sunderland CCG’s vision of Better Health for Sunderland...

General Practice Group

The General Practice Group (GPG) is made up of locality delivery teams, representing the GP community in each locality. The GPG was established to promote a collaborative culture that will inform delivery, reshape and re-design the models of health and social care at...