Humshaugh & Wark Medical Group

Closed for staff training Wednesday 15th October from 1pm

Please note that the practice will be closed from 1pm on Wednesday 15th October 2025 for staff training.

We will re-open at 8am on Thursday 16th October 2025.

If you need urgent advice whilst the Practice is closed, please telephone NHS 111.

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Huge congratulations to Dr. Beth! She smashed the Kielder marathon — finishing in just under 5 hours (4 hours and 59 minutes finish time)! A massive thank you to everyone who kindly donated to the Humshaugh & Wark Medical Group equipment fund. Your support means so much and is truly appreciated! 💙 If you’d still like to contribute, any additional donations would be greatly appreciated — every bit helps! 💙

Obesity Injections, Tirzepatide (Mounjaro)

A pathway is being developed in our ICB area (North East and North Cumbria) for the delivery of weight loss injections. We currently do not have a contract for delivering this at Humshaugh & Wark Medical Group. As soon as we are in a position to offer the treatment we will update this notice.

To be eligible for the NHS injection a patient must have a BMI ≥40 and 4 out of the following 5 conditions.:

  • Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease – IHD, CVA/TIA, PAD, HF
  • Hypertension – On treatment
  • High Cholesterol – On Lipid Lowering Therapy (or LDL >=4.1 or HDL <1.0 for men or HDL <1.3 women or fasting triglycerides >=1.7)
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) – Meets criteria for CPAP or equivalent
  • Diabetes Type 2

Phased Primary Care Cohorts (2025–2028)

The programme will develop over the coming years as follows:

  • Cohort I (2025-26 ):  4 or more of the comorbidities listed above and BMI ≥40
  • Cohort II (2026-27):  4 or more comorbidities listed above and BMI 35-39.9
  • Cohort III (2026-2028):  3 or more comorbidities listed above and BMI ≥40

Covid Winter 2025 Booster

West Northumberland covid vaccination clinics will start from the 1st October (please see dates and locations below). The clinics will again be delivered by Hadrian Primary Care Alliance, which is a collaboration of local practices (including Humshaugh and Wark Medical Group) working together to deliver vaccinations in the area. All clinic appointments are bookable via the National Booking System which opens for patient bookings from 1st September 2025 . The appointments can be booked by following this link Book, change or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment - NHS or calling 119.

This season, patients who are eligible for their flu vaccine alongside their covid vaccine can have this at the same time in all of the clinics below. If you wish to have both vaccines in clinic, please select the 'flu and COVID' appointment option when booking online or request this when calling 119. If you don't want to have your flu vaccine at the same time as your covid, select or request the covid only appointment option when booking into a covid clinic and contact the practice to arrange a separate appointment for your flu vaccine.

Clinic Location

Dates and times of clinics (all bookable via the National Booking System from 1st September Book, change or cancel a COVID-19 vaccination appointment - NHS or calling 119)

 Hexham (Sele Medical Practice), Hexham Primary Care Centre, Corbridge Road, NE46 1QJ

 Saturday 4th October: 9am – 5pm

Saturday 11th October: 9am – 5pm

Saturday 18th October: 9am – 5pm

Saturday 25th October: 9am – 5pm

Saturday 1st November: TBC   

Prudhoe Waterworld, Front Street, Prudhoe, NE42 5DQ

 

Wednesday 1st October: 9am – 5pm

Wednesday 8th October: 9am – 5pm

Wednesday 15th October: 9am – 12.30pm

Wednesday 22nd October: TBC

Bellingham Fire Station, Bellingham, NE48 2JS

 Friday 3rd October: 9am – 5pm

Friday 17th October: AM TBC

Haltwhistle Fire Station, Haltwhistle, NE49 9BW

 Monday 6th October: 9am – 5pm

Tuesday 14th October: 9am – 5pm

Ponteland Memorial Hall, Darras Road, NE20 9NX

 Tuesday 7th October: 12 – 5pm

Cambo Village Hall, Cambo, NE61 4BA

 Friday 10th October: 10am – 2.45pm

 

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Page last reviewed: 15 October 2025
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