We have had new purpose built premises since 1990 and became a training practice in 1994, and also occasionally take medical students from Newcastle Medical School. There is a reasonable library, digital camera, and internet access from all computers. All the doctors are involved with teaching/ training to some degree.

We are fully computerized [SystmOne] & paper-light. The partners have a wide range of interests within medicine including education; minor operations and we are medical officers for Aycliffe Centre for Children [a young offenders institution]. One of the partners also does a hospital endoscopy session.

We have diabetic, family planning, child surveillance/immunization, midwife-run antenatal clinics, and nurse-led asthma, COPD, CHD, well person, adolescent and menopause clinics. We have weekly business meetings, monthly clinical meetings, palliative care Gold standards meetings etc.

The registrar is expected to show the same commitment to on-call duties as a partner. During the day (8.30 am to 6 pm) therefore, the registrar's on-call commitment is approximately 1 in 7. Out of hours experience is available via our two local “Urgent Care Centres”.

Outside of working commitments we are interested in family lives, in outdoor and sporting pursuits, and in quality alcoholic drinks, in moderation.

Five of our partners and both of our salaried doctors are ex-Cleveland VTS Registrars.

This page was last updated on: 08 July 2010