The Bridges Medical Practice, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

The Bridges Medical Practice is one of the leading GP practice in Gateshead and it is located at Trinity Square Health Centre, 24 West Street, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1AD. Patients can contact The Bridges Medical Practice at 01913 009889 for appointments. Services offered by The Bridges Medical Practice are Child health and development, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant), Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house, Asthma Clinic, Learning disability health check and others. The Bridges Medical Practice GP has total 6339 registered patients, out of this there are 3066 female registered patients and 3273 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. The Bridges Medical Practice has medical staff of 6 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of The Bridges Medical Practice.

The Bridges Medical Practice address, phone number, fax number, website, email etc. details are mentioned as below. Patients can call on the below given phone number for appointments.

Name	The Bridges Medical Practice
Organization code	A85614
Address	Trinity Square Health Centre, 24 West Street Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE8 1AD
Phone number	01913 009889
Fax number	0191 478 3501
Website	http://www.bridgesmedicalpractice.co.uk
Email	gccg.bridgesmedicalpractice@nhs.net
Commissioner	NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

The Bridges Medical Practice opening timing for reception and surgery are as mentioned below for complete week. Patients can book their appointments accordingly.

• Reception times
• Surgery times

The Bridges Medical Practice have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Child health and development	Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant)
Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house	Asthma Clinic
Learning disability health check

The Bridges Medical Practice has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 6 medical staff working at The Bridges Medical Practice. Following are the staff details who work at The Bridges Medical Practice with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Dr Paul Evans	General Practitioner	6053627
Dr Dawn Turner	General Practitioner	4616287
Dr Bernadette Rosemary Conlan	General Practitioner	3259560
Dr Paula Tonnies Gil Wright	General Practitioner	4018016
Miss Joanne Palmer	Practice Manager
Ms Verna Brodie	Practice Nurse

Some measuring parameters of The Bridges Medical Practice are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	61.54% detected by practice, out of 26 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	72.1% screened, of 1499 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	96.00% reviewed by GP, out of 25 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	84.32% within a recommended level, out of 236 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	78.1% vaccinated, of 567 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	58.2% vaccinated, of 443 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	84.41% with recommended measurement, out of 622 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	98.28% with a plan, out of 58 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	97.37% had confidence, of 67 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	64.30% were satisfied, of 66 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	90.48% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	97.56% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	97.56% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	96.30% treated, out of 54 patients.

The Bridges Medical Practice GP has 6339 registered patients out of this it has 3066 female registered patients and 3273 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


The Bridges Medical Practice has total of 6207 registered patients as per Patient Online Management Information (POMI) system as on 30-Sep-22

Online Appointments

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for booking and/or cancelling appointments through the Principal system	Online booking of appointments and cancelling is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to book and/or cancel appointments	2981
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	163

Online Prescription Order

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for ordering repeat prescriptions through the Principal system	Online prescription ordering is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to order repeat prescriptions	2986
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	342

Online Patient Record Access Service

Functionality status of the Practice system for enabling the use of online Patient Record Access Services for 'online patients' to view their Detailed Coded Care Record	Patients can view detailed coded records online
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Record Access Service to access elements of the Detailed Coded Care Record	866
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	6665

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