About Us

Guide Post Medical Group is an old established Bedlingtonshire practice which moved to its present premises in 1978.

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Guidepost Medical Group

Our contract is with NHS England, from whom details of primary medical services in the area may be obtained. They can be contacted on 0333 014 2884.

The practice has 7 doctors, including 3 partners, and currently has 8000 patients. We welcome registrations from patients within our practice boundary.

Guidepost Medical Group is conveniently situated on several bus routes, and there is car parking for patients at the rear of the building.

See Our Reviews

We encourage our patients to let us know about their positive experiences at our practice. If you'd like to leave a review, please do so on the NHS website

You can see what other patients have said about us here

Alternatively, if you've had a bad experience we'd also like to know. Please contact us and let us know how we can improve.

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Accessibility Needs

We want to get better at communicating with our patients and ensure you can read and understand the information we send you.

If you find it hard to read our letters or if you need someone to support you at appointments, please complete our Accessibility Needs Form below.

 Accessibility

 Disability Access

 Accessibility Needs Form

Practice Information

Parking

There is car parking for patients at the rear of the building.

Disabled Access

We have a drop-off bay as well as designated parking bays and automatic doors to allow easy access to the building.  All the consulting rooms are on the ground floor, and we have toilet facilities for the disabled.

Patient Group

Guidepost Medical Group has a successful Patient Participation Group (PPG). You can find out more here

GP Patient Survey

The GP Patient Survey is an independent survey run by Ipsos MORI on behalf of NHS England. The survey is sent out to over two million people across England. The results show how people feel about their GP practice. 

SEE OUR RESULTS

Our overall CQC Rating was:  GOOD

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) makes sure hospitals, care homes, dental and GP surgeries, and all other care services in England provide people with safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care and encourages them to make improvements where possible.

SEE THE FULL REPORT