The Medical Group

17/02/2026

🚭🚭New Smoking Cessation Service 🚭🚭

My name is Julie Phillips and I am a Smoking Cessation Advisor based at Ushaw Moor, Meadowfield and Esh Winning GP surgeries.

My career background is that I have worked for the NHS as a nurse for 41 years. I will be offering a smoking cessation service to anyone who would like to quit smoking. The programme is not for cutting down ci******es, but to set a quit date and following the "not a puff" rule, so that patients have the best possible chance of quitting smoking. I am providing a 12 week programme consisting of face to face and telephone consultations, carbon monoxide monitoring, ni****ne replacement therapy and behavioural support. If you are interested in quitting smoking, please contact your GP surgery and ask to be referred to the Smoking Cessation Advisor.

This service is available for most patients over 18 who are registered with one of our 5 surgery sites within The Medical Group. There may be some exclusions however if this is the case, Julie will be able to point you in the right direction of a more appropriate service.

16/02/2026

11/02/2026

Staff have managed to get into the building however their is no electric, we believe this is a problem in the village. Calls will be diverted to Meadowfield, however the front shutter will not open at all so patients have no access to the surgery currently. If you have an appointment this morning this morning, please do not attend. We will be in touch with you as soon as the power is back on.

‼️ Esh Winning Patients ‼️

The shutter has stopped working this morning to open up the building at Esh Winning so their maybe a delay in opening up today. If needed, calls will be diverted to Meadowfield.

Thank you for your patience.

09/02/2026

‼️FAO Meadowfield Patients‼️

We wanted to let you know that our administrative team will be relocating to a different building over the coming week. As part of this move, there may be some temporary disruption within Meadowfield Surgery while staff are moving equipment, desks, and other essential items.

We’re doing everything we can to keep any inconvenience to a minimum, and our clinical services will continue as normal.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

05/02/2026

‼️Polite reminder regarding our eConsult service‼️

eConsult is NOT suitable for urgent medical problems or emergencies. Our eConsult inbox is not monitored closely and it could take us up to 24 hours to respond.

It is designed for non-urgent queries, routine advice and administrative requests.

If you are experiencing symptoms that need immediate attention, please call the surgery directly during opening hours.

If you require medical assistance outside of our opening hours, please contact NHS 111 or visit your nearest pharmacy for advice.

❗️If you have a life threatening emergency at any time, please dial 999❗️

04/02/2026

World Cancer Day - 4th February 2026

World Cancer Day is a reminder to come together to take action against cancer. Share your story, support those affected, and advocate for people-centred care. Your voice can inspire change! World Cancer Day

03/02/2026

Practice Workload for all 5 sites - January 2026

☎️Phone calls answered - 16,864
🧑‍⚕️Appointments attended - 12,931
❌Appointments missed - 351
🏠Home visits - 212
🖥️Referrals - 1056
💊Medication reviews - 488
📱E-Consults - 1134
⌨️Advice & Guidance Requests to Consultants - 135

The hard work continues into the new year! Well done team 🙌

02/02/2026

Hi everyone

There has been a slight change to our smear clinic this weekend. The nurse running the clinic will now be Rhiannon. Everything else is the same 🙂

🩷Walk In Smear Clinic🩷

Details of our next walk in smear clinic:
Saturday 7th February
Ushaw Moor Surgery
9am - 12pm

Hi

My name is Rhiannon and I will be the Practice Nurse running our next walk in smear clinic at Ushaw Moor Surgery. The clinic is available for all lady's whose smear is due, you have had your invite letter and you are registered at one of our 5 surgery sites at The Medical Group. Our sites include:
💗Meadowfield
💗Esh Winning
💗Langley Park
💗Tow Law
💗Ushaw Moor

You will be greeted on reception by Joanna and Karan. You don't need an appointment, you just need to turn up between the above times. We hope to see you all there🙂

27/01/2026

Macmillan Cancer Support - HOPE Course 💚

21/01/2026

🩷Walk In Smear Clinic🩷

Details of our next walk in smear clinic:

Saturday 7th February
Ushaw Moor Surgery
9am - 12pm

Hi

My name is Kirsty and I will be the Practice Nurse running our next walk in smear clinic at Ushaw Moor Surgery. The clinic is available for all lady's whose smear is due, you have had your invite letter and you are registered at one of our 5 surgery sites at The Medical Group. Our sites include:

💗Meadowfield
💗Esh Winning
💗Langley Park
💗Tow Law
💗Ushaw Moor

You will be greeted on reception by Joanna and Karan. You don't need an appointment, you just need to turn up between the above times. We hope to see you all there 🙂