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Byron Medical Practice

How can we help?

I need advice for myself, a child or family member

Enter here for our knowledge base and links on improving a variety of health conditions

*Do not use this section for new medical problems or appointments
I need advice

I wish to improve my health condition eg: Back Pain or any musculoskeletal or joint pains, Anxiety, Depression, Mental health

I have a new medical problem

New Medical Problem

Follow this link to access information on new appointments, the NHS Symtom Checker, eConsult and other ways of getting help.
I have a new medical problem

Follow this link to launch the NHS Symptom Checker,  find out the next steps, who to speak to, the best options to progress and how to make an appointment with the appropriate clinical care team

If you think you know what might be wrong, you can find advice on health problems on NHS.UK.

Is it an Emergency?

Always call 999 for an emergency situation

Do not delay

If you have an emergency situation, call 999 without delay

If you are in any doubt, suffering chest pains or serious risk to life, then call 999 immediately.  Do not wait to ask the surgery or send emails or contacts through this portal.  Call 999 straight away.

I need to order my repeat prescription

The quickest way is to order repeat prescriptions by registering for online access. Click below to order online.
Click Here

There is a 48 hour turnaround for repeat prescription requests

If you have not yet registered for online access, please consider doing so.  Find out more about our ‘Prescription Alignment’ ⇓ 

Prescription Alignment

I need a referral

Information on self-referrals and specialist referrals including how get a referral process started.
Referrals

You do not always need to see a Doctor for a referral. Please select this option for the fastest way of getting a referral.

I need a sick/fit note

Please raise a request by clicking on 'I need administrative help' tab of the econsult with your details. You will be contacted if there are any queries
eConsult

We can offer you a sick note in most instances if you have already been seen by another health service eg- A&E, out patient clinics, walk-in clinics or GP out of hours.

I want to speak to a Doctor to discuss my medication

Information

General information and links to organisations providing specialist areas
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Please contact us through eConsult or follow the link above to book an appoinment

I'm worried about cancer

Spot cancer early
It’s important to know your body and to tell your doctor if you notice a change which isn’t normal for you.
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Cancer Screening

Cancer screening is meant for healthy people with no symptoms at all. If you have symptoms, you should tell your doctor.
Screening looks for early signs that could mean cancer is developing. It can help spot cancers at an early stage, when treatment is more likely to be successful and the chances of survival are much better.
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I want to change my lifestyle

A healthy lifestyle is important to prevent a number of diseases
It is important to ensure a healthy lifestyle to prevent a number of diseases and also to ensure tight control of any ongoing long term conditions. Please click on the link below which gives you a number of helpful tips on various aspects like diet, alcohol, smoking, sleep, sexual health, mental health etc.
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Long Term Conditions

High blood pressure

Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it
High blood pressure, or hypertension, rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases your risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes.

Diabetes

If you are worried about diabetes or have been newly diagnosed with it...
...there is plenty of information on understanding your condition better along with personal tips to stay on top of diabetes.

Asthma

Asthma is a long-term condition that affects your airways – the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs.
If you come into contact with one of your asthma triggers, it can make your symptoms worse and even bring on an asthma attack.

COPD

COPD describes a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to empty air out of the lungs...
In this section you will find information about what COPD is, the symptoms you might get, and how it’s diagnosed and treated.

Chronic Pain

Most of us have experience of everyday pain including headaches and minor injuries...
...these pains don’t last long and often don’t need treatment. All pain we feel is affected by how we are feeling generally, our past experience of pain and any concerns we have about the cause of the pain.

Reception and Administration

I have an administration request

Select this option for New Patient Registration, Temporary Patients, Change of Address, and other queries of non-clinical nature

Click here to find out further information for your general admin queries eg- home visits, private medicals etc

I have an admin request

I would like to register for online access

Please complete our form to request online access

Click here

Contact Us

We are asking our patients to engage online using the portal options above, as we believe this will result in the most expediant answer to your queries. However, we appreciate there are times you just need to pick up the phone and speak to someone, please see our details below.

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday 08:00 - 18:00

We are open until 19:30 on Mondays

Byron Medical Practice
The Avenue
Deneside
Seaham, SR7 8LF

Tel: 0191 300 9631 / 0191 513 0884
Fax: 0191 581 1855

Out of Hours

Tel: 0191 513 0884

Urgent Care Centres

Seaham:
Open Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00
by appointment
Tel: 0191 581 8408

Peterlee:
Open every day 24 hours

The Urgent Care Centres deal with people whoj are suffering from minor illness:

  • A cough
  • A cold
  • A sore throat
  • An ear infection
  • Diarrhoea or vomiting

Seaham Urgent Care Centre is by appointment, but appointments are usually available the same day.

The Urgent Care Centres do not deal with ongoing problems or chronic diseases, for example, diabetes or asthma.

They are not able to provide sick notes.

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Registered with the Quality Care Commission (CQC)
03 March 2022

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Byron Medical Practice. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.  This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data for this service.

EMERGENCIES

Whatever the time of day, if you or someone else experiences any of the following:

Severe Chest Pain
Loss of Blood
Suspected Broken Bones

go to your nearest accident and emergency department of call 999

Watch a quick video on how to register for the NHS App

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