West Northumberland Primary Care Network
The Bellingham Practice is part of the West Northumberland Primary Care Network (PCN). Primary Care Network's aim to deliver improved levels of care for patients by connecting the primary healthcare teams across the area with local community personalist and co-ordinated approach to patient care.
The other practices in the West Northumberland PCN are.
Branch End
Burnbrae
Corbridge
Haltwhistle
Humshaugh & Wark
Prudhoe
Scots Gap
Sele
White Medical Group
The Network also provides services to Adderlane and Riversdale Surgeries.
The Practices in the West Northumberland PCN worked together to provide the local covid vaccination clinics – initially at the Primary Care Centre in Hexham and then at Hexham Mart.
PCN appointment HUBS
The funding for Enhanced Hours provision changed in October 2022 and is now being provided through Primary Care Networks. The local PCN has set up a number of 'appointment hubs' to provide appointments on weekday evenings and on Saturdays.
Appointments are available at Corbridge on weekday evenings and at Hexham Primary Care Centre every Saturday. Bellingham and Prudhoe surgeries are providing appointment on two Saturdays every month.
The Hubs offer pre-bookable, routine GP, Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments. If you require more information or would like to book an appointment, please contact us on 01434 220203. As all appointments must be booked through your GP Practice. This service is NOT for urgent care needs.
Women's Health appointments are available on Tuesday evenings (Corbridge) and Saturday's (Hexham and Prudhoe), which may be useful for booking smear tests outside of normal working week, or coil insertion or removals (we DO NOT do coil insertions at Bellingham).
The West Northumberland Primary Care Network has a Facebook page which is regularly updated with news about what the PCN is doing - (5) West Northumberland Primary Care Network | Facebook - information from member practices, local organisations and groups, the NHS, events and ways to get involoved.