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Closure of Norton Place
On Monday 6th July, Healthwatch Southend was notified about some proposed changes to the way NHS GP services are delivered in Shoebury. These changes involve the Southend East Primary Care Network and its use of Norton Place. Dr Irlam & Tabitha Love, Joint Clinical Directors at Southend East Primary Care Network released a statement confirming the following: “Following national changes to the way some NHS funding is allocated, Southend East Primary Care Network is reviewing h
Jul 8


Impact of GP collective action in Southend
The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced that GPs will take collective action starting from 1 August 2024.
Aug 7, 2024


How easy is making a GP appointment?
We hear lots of Southend residents talking about problems in making GP appointments. In fact, patients across the country are all...
Aug 21, 2023
GP access data - Jan 2023
NHS digital produce this information monthly. We’ve looked at the data about GP appointments in Southend for the month of Jan 2023. We...
Mar 21, 2023
Copy of GP access data - June 2022
NHS digital produce this information monthly. We formatted the data into an easy read format to reflect our locality. The publication...
Aug 8, 2022
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