Help with your Long-Term Health Condition
The service is for people with certain long-term health conditions, aged 18-74, who attend participating GP practices in Newcastle upon Tyne. The eligible long-term health conditions are:
✅ Chronic breathing difficulties (COPD) or Asthma
✅ Diabetes (type 1 or type 2)
✅ Heart disease
✅ Epilepsy
✅ Thinning of the bones (osteoporosis)
✅ Hypertension
✅ Pre-diabetes (non-diabetic hyperglycaemia)
✅ Osteoarthritis of the hip/knee
✅ Any of the above with depression and/or anxiety
GPs, nurses and hospital and community healthcare professionals can make referrals to the service.
Learn more
This set of videos tell some of the stories from our clients, commissioners and the people who set up our long-term conditions service.
Lisa talks about the impact of the Ways to Wellness long term conditions project on her life, and her plans for the future.
A GP and commissioner discusses the impact Ways to Wellness has had over its first six years.
Maria talks about the support she received from her link worker, through the Ways to Wellness long term conditions project
Some of our patients tell us about the impact Ways to Wellness has had on their lives.
This video tells the story of how Ways to Wellness came about, and the impact we've had in our first six years.
Continued. Patients discuss the impact Ways to Wellness has had on their lives.
Participating GP Practices
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Benfield Park Medical Group
Betts Avenue Medical Group
Biddlestone Health Group
Broadway Medical Group
Cruddas Park Surgery
Denton Park Medical Group
Denton Turret Medical Centre
Dilston Medical Centre
Elswick Family Practice (previously Grainger)
Fenham Hall Surgery
Heaton Road Surgery
Holmside Medical Group
Kenton Medical Centre
Newburn Surgery
Newcastle Medical Centre
Parkway Medical Centre
Prospect House Medical Group
Roseworth Surgery
St Anthony's Health Centre
The Park Medical Group
Thornfield Medical Group
Throckley Primary Care Centre
Walker Medical Group
West Road Medical Group
Westerhope Medical Group
