Day: 5 October 2019

New home announced for STAR GP hub

Middlebrough’s STAR GP hub is moving to brand new premises. The hub, which provides extended and out of hours GP services, is moving from its current location at Park Surgery in Linthorpe Road to a modern, purpose-built facility at the Bluebell Medical Centre in Acklam. Out of hours services will start operating from the new …

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We are ready for winter, are you?

Health services across Teesside are taking steps to ensure they are fully prepared to deal with any surges in demand this winter. Whether it’s identifying extra hospital beds or vaccinating frontline staff against flu, plans are in place to enable urgent and emergency care teams to cope with increasing pressures. The NHS is also urging …

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STAR celebrates “Good” CQC rating

The extended and out of hours GP appointment service for South Tees is celebrating after achieving an overall rating of “Good” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Inspectors upgraded the South Tees Access Response (STAR) service rating from “Requires Improvement” to “Good” following an announced inspection in March this year. STAR provides GP appointments on …

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