Updated 11 January 2023
New Seaham Medical Group is located in Seaham at:
New Seaham Medical Group
Eastdene Road
Seaham
SR7 8DY
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, family planning, treatment of disease, disorder or injury and surgical procedures.
The provider is not currently registered for the regulated activity of maternity and midwifery services. As per the “Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21 - 2023/24” dated 6 February 2020 https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/update-to-the-gp-contract-agreement-v2-updated.pdf (page 38, points 6.15 to 6.17) the provider is required to deliver several maternity medical services, including a maternal check at 6 - 8 weeks after birth.
Therefore, the provider needs to add the Regulated Activity of Maternity and Midwifery services to their registration.
The practice is situated within the County Durham Integrated Care Board (ICB) area and delivers Personal Medical Services (PMS) to a patient population of about 4,683. This is part of a contract held with NHS England.
New Seaham Medical Group is a part of South Durham Health Community Interest Company (CIC). The federation covers Easington and Sedgefield area comprising of 17 GP practices.
The practice is part of a wider network of GP practices in the North Easington Primary Care Network (PCN). This group of five GP Practices have been working together since 2017 and serve over 37,000 patients.
Information published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the fourth lowest decile (four of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others.
According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the practice area is 98.6% White, 0.8% Asian, 0.1% Black, 0.4% Mixed, and 0.2% Other.
There is a team of five GPs who provide cover at the practice. The practice has a nurse who provides nurse led clinics for long-term conditions. The GPs are supported at the practice by a team of reception/administration staff. The practice manager and deputy practice manager provide managerial oversight.
The practice is open between 8am to 7pm Monday, 8am to 6pm Tuesday and Wednesday, 7am to 6pm Thursday and 8am to 6pm Friday. The practice offers a range of appointment types including book on the day, telephone consultations and advance appointments.
Extended access is provided locally by the primary care network every weekday evening between 6pm-8pm, the practices do this in collaboration. The federation also offers enhanced access on Sundays. Out of hours services are provided by County Durham and Darlington Foundation trust for the whole of County Durham.