Whickham Practice

09/01/2026

03/12/2025

After over 30 dedicated years of service to our patients and the Whickham community, our Senior GP Partner, Dr. Kirk, will be hanging up his stethoscope and retiring on 31st March 2026. Dr. Kirk has been an integral part of Whickham Practice's journey and development over the decades, and we want to extend our deepest gratitude for his unwavering commitment and care. We wish him a wonderful retirement filled with joy, relaxation, and plenty of cycling holidays!

As we bid a fond farewell to Dr. Kirk, we are delighted to announce that Dr. Davies, one of our salaried GPs, will be joining the Partnership team as a GP Partner from 1st April 2026. We warmly welcome Dr. Davies to this new role and look forward to his continued contributions to our practice.

Please join us in wishing Dr. Kirk all the very best for his retirement and in welcoming Dr. Davies to the Partnership!

19/11/2025

Our next Patient Participation Group meeting is Wednesday 10th December 2pm. We appreciate it is difficult for some of our patients to attend face to face. If you would like to join the meeting via Teams please email nencicb.thewhickhampractice@nhs.net or contact Debra Charlton Assistant Practice Manager.

Thank you.

12/11/2025

‼️Patient Notice‼️

The Practice will close this afternoon at 12.30pm (Wednesday 12th November) for Gateshead wide staff training. We reopen at 6pm for planned routine appointments.

Please remember that you can visit your local pharmacy for minor ailments or you can call or visit 111 online for clinical advice.

Please ring 999 if you have a medical emergency.

Thankyou for your cooperation.

11/11/2025

We still have appointments available at the Practice for free Flu and Covid Vaccines for eligible patients. You can book online or via reception. If housebound contact the surgery on 0191 4885555 and we can refer to District Nurses.
Please note the Covid Autumn Booster will only be offered this year to
●Adults aged 75 years and over.
●Residents in care homes.
●Patients who are immunosuppressed.

Book your appointment today.

20/10/2025

We have appointments available at the Practice for free Flu and Covid Vaccines for eligible patients. You can book online or via reception. If housebound contact the surgery on 0191 4885555 and we can refer to District Nurses.
Please note the Covid Autumn Booster will only be offered this year to
●Adults aged 75 years and over.
●Residents in care homes.
●Patients who are immunosuppressed.

Book your appointment today.

13/10/2025

People with at least one Jewish grandparent are being encouraged to register for free BRCA gene testing before the programme closes for new registrations on 31 October 2025.

Having Jewish ancestry increases your risk of having a BRCA gene fault which puts you at increased risk of developing certain types of cancer - specifically breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancer.

Knowing you have a BRCA gene fault allows you to access a range of options, available on the NHS, that help to manage and reduce cancer risk, as well as avoid passing on the gene fault to your children.

Anyone living in England, aged 18 or over with one or more Jewish grandparent is eligible for the programme and urged to sign up as soon as possible via their website at: https://jewishbrca.org/

13/10/2025

** UPDATE ** Our phones have just come back on (5:15pm). If you need to contact us for anything routine, please can you delay calling us until tomorrow where possible.

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Our phones are currently down. This is due to the national outage of the Vodafone network. We are speaking with our telecoms engineers to get them back up and running as soon as possible.

We apologise for any inconvenience.

13/10/2025

‼️Patient notice‼️

We have a walk in clinic this morning 9am-1.30pm for free Flu and Covid Vaccines for eligible patients.

No need to be registered with Whickham Practice to receive Covid, patients registered with Chainbridge, Sunniside, Glenpark and Teams can also receive flu if eligible.

Please report to reception on arrival.

Thank you

08/10/2025

Appointments available daily at Whickham for FLU & COVID Vaccinations. You can book by either using https://digital.nhs.uk/services/vaccinations-national-booking-service the NHS App or by contacting the surgery.To book via National Booking Service, click on the link, select Covid option. If eligible you will also receive your flu vaccine.

Book today

05/10/2025

Appointments available at Whickham Practice Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays next week for FLU & COVID Vaccinations. You can book by either using https://digital.nhs.uk/services/vaccinations-national-booking-service the NHS App or by contacting the surgery.To book via National Booking Service, click on the link, select Covid option. If eligible you will also receive your flu vaccine.

Book today

02/10/2025

‼️Patient notice‼️

We have a walk in clinic this morning 9am-2pm for free Flu and Covid Vaccines for eligible patients.

No need to be registered with Whickham Practice to receive Covid, patients registered with Chainbridge, Sunniside, Glenpark and Teams can also receive flu if eligible.

Please report to reception on arrival.

Thank you