Integrated Care Board

The Practice is a member of the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board.

For more information about Integrated Care Systems, please go to:   https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ 

Updated:  04/07/2022

South Durham Health Community Interest Company

The Practice is a member of the South Durham Health Community Interest Company (SDHCIC), a not for profit collaborative of 23 GP practices in County Durham.  This group works together to deliver better care for 170,000 patients across the localities of Sedgefield and Easington.  The aim is to improve health care services for people living in South Durham.

For more information see their website:  http://www.southdurhamhealth.co.uk 

Updated:  17/03/2023

Sedgefield North Primary Care Network (PCN)

PCNs are groups of GP practices working closely together with other primary and community care staff and health and care organisation to provide integrated services to their local populations.   These networks have been established to help deliver the NHS Long Term Plan.  

PCNs will focus on the health needs of their particular patient population using information provided by Public Health, CCGs and from GP clinical systems.  Over the next five years PCNs will employ additional staff to provide a wider range of services for their patients either at their GP practice or nearby. PCNs will work more closely with community services to support patients who need more than just health care.

Our PCN is Sedgefield North and the Clinical Director is Dr Matt Shield.  Our PCN consists of some 56,000 patients from the following Practices:  St Andrew’s Medical Practice, Bishop Close Medical Practice, Ferryhill & Chilton Medical Practice, Skerne Medical Group, West Cornforth Medical Practice.

A full list of PCN’s in our Clinical Commissioning Group is available here

Click here for Sedgefield North PCN website.  They are also on Facebook

Reviewed:  20/12/2020

Telephone Options

Our main telephone number will provide you with seven options:

1. Appointments and general enquiries
2. Prescriptions (automated service, 24/7) 
3. Dispensary (not repeat prescriptions)
4. Repeat sick notes (between 11am and 1pm for new notes or via eConsult for repeats)
5. Secretaries
6. Test Results (between 11 am and 4pm)

Updated:  05/07/2023

E-Mail

Our e-mail is nencicb-cd.standrewsmedicalpractice@nhs.net 

Please note:  This email account is only monitored at specific times during the day so should not be used for urgent messages, medical advice or booking of appointments. 

For medical and administrative queries please use e-consult accessible here. 

If you need urgent advice or the information you are emailing needs urgent action, please contact the surgery on 01388 817777.

Added:  30/08/2023

Location of our Premises

The St Andrew's Medical Practice (Sensier House) is located on St Andrew's Lane just off Cheapside in Spennymoor.  It is adjacent to the ASDA store and is approached through their car park. There is no car park at the practice but we are situated adjacent to ASDA supermarket where short term parking (up to two hours) is available.

We operate from two premises - Sensier House and Oxford Road. You may be offered an appointment at either premises but you will be advised by the receptionist at time of booking. The premises are located within a few blocks of one another.

Updated:  21/10/2022