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The Surgery Denmark Street |
Dr Geoff Potter (SP) and Dr John
Jewitt
The Surgery, Denmark Street, Darlington
DL3 0PD
Tel : 01325 460731
Fax : 01325 362183
http://www.denmarkstreetsurgery.org.uk
Email :
Geoffrey.potter@gp-a83047.nhs.uk ,
john.jewitt@gp-a83047.nhs.uk
This well-established but progressive surgery is in
the north of Darlington, an attractive cultured town
with a varied population. It is a wonderful place to
work and ideally suited to teaching. There are 8
full time partners – all of who have individual
specialities and all of who are readily
approachable. The trainers, Geoff Potter and John
Jewitt are well used to the problems faced by
registrars over the years and are always on hand to
offer good advice. There is a very light-hearted
working atmosphere within Denmark Street, which
creates an ideal place to work. There is a daily
coffee break at 10am every day that involves every
member of the practice team and is always a place to
bash out any grumbles and be subjected to Dr
Potter’s joke repertoire!! The practice has numerous
social events and away days to allow teambuilding
and most Registrars will come away from their time
at Denmark Street having enjoyed themselves.
Registrars have their own room and PC in modern
premises with excellent video facilities, which are
situated next to their trainer. The work is
interesting and well supported when support is
required, but opportunity exists to take plenty of
responsibility. The five-day working week includes a
preparatory half-day and an on-call approximately
every other week with different partners (daytime
only). There is no longer any weekend or evening
work due to changes in the new GMS contract. Out of
hours experience for the Registrar is arranged
through the scheme and complies with the training
and supervision required.
This practice is committed to education and the
registrars are genuinely supernumerary. There is
half a day a week of protected teaching. Geoff is
one of the course organisers at the VTS scheme and
because of this, there is a forward-looking positive
partnership with strong links to the Cleveland
scheme. Dr John Jewitt is a recently appointed
trainer and has lots of enthusiasm to pass on to
Registrars. Opportunity exists to spend time with
other primary health care team members at both
meetings and regular drop in’s. Partners’ interests
are varied and include psychiatry, rheumatology,
paediatrics, family planning, teenage sexual health
and diabetes. The practice also boasts the Quality
Practice Award (2000 to 2005) – recognised by the
Royal College and this is currently being applied
for again.
Darlington is a fine place to live, but is easily
reachable from Newcastle or Middlesbrough.
This description was supplied by Dr Kirsty Walker, a
Registrar at the practice and now partner.
This page was last updated on:
07 November 2006 |
