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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

 
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