Newcastle General Practice Services Ltd
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"A federation supporting 27 GP practices across Newcastle to deliver excellent patient care at scale."
About Newcastle General Practice Services Ltd
Newcastle GP Services is a federation supporting 27 independent GP practices across Newcastle upon Tyne. Founded in 2014, it pools clinical expertise and resources to widen access to primary care, including appointments outside traditional opening hours. Its work includes social prescribing, community health services, women's health and research.
The federation brings together clinical and non-clinical teams, with a flexible workforce hub supplying cover for practices. It describes its social prescribing team as the largest in the North East; specialist link workers include support for refugees and asylum seekers. In its 2024/25 annual review, NGPS reported managing 30 research studies and providing more than 5,500 social prescribing referrals.
Learning across primary care
The Newcastle Primary Care People Plan brings training, mentoring, recruitment and staff wellbeing into a citywide workforce strategy. Staff in general practice can access courses and development opportunities delivered with education and healthcare partners, covering both clinical skills and wider workforce needs.
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