GP practices

Old Golf House, Heath Common

Health centre scheme and traveller site extension to be axed from spending plan

The NHS said plans to build the multi-million pound facility to replace Castleford Health Centre were being "reworked" due to funding pressures.

Castleford health hub project delayed over spiralling costs

The 21 best-rated GP surgeries in Yorkshire as voted for by patients. (Photo: Google Maps)

The 21 best GP surgeries in Yorkshire - as rated by patients

It's important to have access to a GP when you're at university. (Photo: Pexels/RDNE Stock project)

Student health: how to register with a GP at university

With the upcoming bank holiday, it’s important that you are prepared and know how to get help if needed during this time.

Where to get health help and advice in Wakefield this bank holiday weekend

Almost a quarter of people do not know the difference between a physicians associate and a doctor a new poll has discovered. (Photo: Pexel/Etatics Inc)

What is the difference between a physician associate and a doctor?

Passengers could take 'days' to get home after major IT outage. Photo: Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images

Three ways major IT outage is still causing disruption

Long queues at an airport.

Watch: Airport passengers sat on floor after global IT outage

GP practises and pharmacies across the UK have been caught up in the global IT outage (Photo: Pexel, Pixabay)

GPs and pharmacies across UK hit by CrowdStrike outage

(Photo: Ben Bauer/PA Wire)

Global IT outage disrupts airlines, banks and appointments: what to do

King Street Walk in Centre, Wakefield, is open seven days a week, 365 days a year, between the hours of 10am and 10pm.

Where to get the health help you need in Wakefield this May bank holiday

Talk to GP Care Wakefield if you're worried about your little one on evenings and weekends.

Health hub supports more than 1,000 children over winter

Cllr Josie Pritchard and Peer Leader Angela Lennon discussing the community heart hubs, which will help people manage their own heart health by becoming more aware of their risk and potentially avoid more serious issues

New 'Heart Hubs' set to open throughout Wakefield to combat heart disease

WDH has welcomed four new members to its Board of Directors – including a long-standing tenant and a Wakefield councillor.

WDH welcomes four new board members – including a tenant and a local councillor

People across Wakefield who are at higher risk of serious illness from Covid are being invited to get their winter vaccinations. GETTY

Winter Covid vaccine: Wakefield district's winter programme gets underway

Strike action is set to take place by consultants and junior doctors across the country over the next three weeks.

Plea issued as doctors set to strike over next three weeks
The NHS in Wakefield is urging people to plan ahead for their healthcare needs as it prepares for another period of industrial action by doctors next week that will significantly impact NHS services.
Shawna Healey

Junior doctors in Wakefield and Dewsbury are set to walk out for five days over a pay dispute.

Wakefield and Dewsbury junior doctors set to strike for five days

NHS patients in Wakefield have reported mixed satisfaction ratings for local doctor’s surgeries in the area, according to the latest GP Patient Survey.

Every doctor surgery and practice in Wakefield rated – find how yours compares

A national walkout by junior doctors is taking place between 7am on Thursday, July 13 and Friday, July 21 and a consultants’ strike is happening between Thursday, July 20 and 21, during which there’s likely to be a significant impact on services and disruption to appointments.

Junior doctors' strike: Patients warned of long waits and delayed appointments

The local NHS is reminding people in the Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford to choose the right health service for their needs this Easter bank holiday

How to get healthcare help in Wakefield, Pontefract and Castleford over Easter

The government could tell GPs to issue less sick notes in order to boost the economy.

Government could tell GPs to sign fewer sick notes to boost economy

GP practices will be closed over the Christmas and New Year bank holidays, but support for urgent same day health requirements will still be accessible through the GP Care Wakefield service, which will be operating between 9am and 3pm.

Where to access health services across the Wakefield district this Christmas

Order your repeat prescriptions in time for the festive season

NHS reminder to order your repeat prescriptions in time for Christmas

A total of 245,596 appointments took place at GP practices in the former NHS Wakefield CCG area in October.

Revealed: GP practices in Wakefield where most patients face long waits

The new hub, designed by P+HS Architects, aims to help ease pressure on local hospitals and other NHS services by allowing residents to receive a wider range of treatments, closer to home. (Visualisation courtesy of P+HS Architects)

New £12.5m health hub in Castleford given the green light

Wakefield Council looks set to approve the building of a new £12.5m health hub to replace the ageing Castleford Health Centre

Plan for £12.5m Castleford ‘health hub’ to replace ageing medical centre

People registered with a GP in Wakefield District will benefit from extra support and appointments on evenings and weekends, as part of a new ‘enhanced access’ package starting this weekend.

Extra evening and weekend GP appointments for Wakefield patients
People registered with a GP in Wakefield District will benefit from extra support and appointments on evenings and weekends, as part of a new ‘enhanced access’ package starting this weekend.
Leanne Clarke

A range of health services will be available to patients in the Wakefield District during the
upcoming August bank holiday to ensure they get the most appropriate care for their needs.

How to get healthcare help in Wakefield over the August bank holiday

There will be a number of vaccines used in the Covid autumn booster rollout

Covid booster rollout to start in England this September

AMBULANCE SERVICE: Critical incident status declared

Jon Trickett MP: The NHS crisis is seriously putting lives at risk

The NHS recommends that all pregnant women have the flu vaccine, whatever stage of pregnancy they're at, as it will protect both mothers and babies.

Flu vaccine uptake among pregnant women in Wakefield falls to record low

Dozens of victims of female genital mutilation were seen by NHS services in Wakefield in the year to March, new figures show.

Dozens of FGM victims in Wakefield seen by NHS services last year

As Wakefield gets ready to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, the local NHS is reminding residents to prepare by ordering repeat prescriptions in plenty of time and choosing the right service for their health needs.

The NHS services that will be open in Wakefield over the Jubilee bank holiday we...

People across Wakefield are being invited to share their views about proposals to enhance the district’s general practice (GP) services.

Wakefield NHS wants your views on new GP proposals

There are concerns the district's booming population could overwhelm the NHS.

Health bosses urged to speed up expansion of GP practices

Most people over the age of 12 have now had a third Covid jab.

Covid booster take up in Wakefield above 78 per cent

Health services are still available to patients in Wakefield on the forthcoming bank holidays.

Health services in Wakefield are still available over Christmas and the New Year

Boris Johnson delivers his leader's keynote speech during the Conservative Party conference at Manchester Central Convention Complex (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

These are the key moments from the Prime Minister’s Tory conference speech

Safety fears as DVLA backlog leaves 200,000 awaiting medical all-clear

Booster jabs must be given at least six months after the second dose (Photo: Getty Images)

Covid booster jabs rolling out to 1 million people this week - how to book

The practices already share the same building and resources.

Normanton surgery merger provisionally backed by NHS chiefs

The average number of GP patients at practices in Wakefield is rising, figures show.

Rise in number of GP patients per practice in Wakefield

Teenagers in Wakefield are being invited to book their Covid vaccines for the first time, ahead of the return to school and college in September. Photo by JEFF J MITCHELL/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

16 and 17 year olds can now book their Covid vaccinations

The surgery is run by three partner GPs

Pontefract surgery criticised for failings and placed in special measures

Wakefield CCG oversees all local GP practices.

Wakefield district GP surgery placed in special measures by healthcare regulator

Health services will still be available to patients in Wakefield on the early May Bank Holiday on Monday.

Health services will still be available in Wakefield this May Day bank holiday

During the 2019 election campaign, Boris Johnson ruled out the NHS being 'on the table' in deals with the US (Photo: Shutterstock)

37 NHS GP practices have been sold to a private US health company - here's what ...

More than 85,000 people in Wakefield have now received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, including more than 96 per cent of over 70s. Pictured is Diane Slack, from Sandal, who was one of the first to receive her vaccine at the Spectrum site.

One in four adults in Wakefield have now received a Covid vaccine

Linda and Richard Poskitt from Knottingley were among the first to be vaccinated at the vaccination centre which has opened to the public at Navigation Walk in Wakefield. Picture Scott Merrylees

West Yorkshire's vaccine supply will vary 'to ensure fair spread across country'

Graph: Shows total no of Covid-19 vaccination doses administered (counted as a single dose), although may not equal total no of people vaccinated.

Politically Speaking: Imran Ahmad Khan, MP for Wakefield - Welcome glimpse of fu...

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Did you GP surgery make the list?

The Wakefield GP surgeries with the most patients on their books

Local Covid vaccination centres will open in GP practices and community hubs thi...

The NHS has been told to prepare for mass Covid vaccinations from 1 December

Royston Bayfield, Founder and CEO of Bayfields Opticians & Audiologists

Wakefield opticians and audiologist says appointments will continue in lockdown