Health and care leaders in Sunderland have confirmed the forthcoming closure of a GP branch site after considering feedback from patients and stakeholders.
Despite efforts to recruit a permanent GP over the past five years, Monument Surgeries’ branch site in Pennywell runs solely with locum GPs with no substantive GP in place.
A practice nurse is only available two days a week and for patients, the quality of services and appointment availability is often restricted due to lack of staff.
