Connect has held Primary Care contracts to provide clinical MSK services to the NHS for over 15 years. The service, purchased by the NHS, is available to patients for free and helps to share the burden on other NHS practices and departments.

The use of Connect’s services by the NHS means that capacity is freed up in hospitals to help them achieve waiting time targets. Connect works hard at developing its relationships and partnerships, including those with hospital departments.

Connect provide Primary Care services in the following areas, which can be accessed by patients who are listed at those practices.

South Tyneside

Connect deliver PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy to 17 practices in the South Tyneside area:

• Stanhope Parade Health Centre (inc 3 practices)
• Flagg Court Health Centre (inc 6 practices)
• Marsden Road Health Centre
• Mountbatten Medical Centre
• St Georges Medical Centre
• Trinity Medical Centre
• Wawn Street Surgery
• Whitburn Surgery
• Ravensworth Surgery
• Dr Millers Surgery

Both PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy can be accessed by contacting your Doctor’s practice and asking reception staff for an appointment with the physiotherapist.

Sunderland

Connect deliver PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy to 3 practices in the Sunderland area:

• Kepier Medical Practice
• Millfield Medical Centre
• Houghton Medical Centre

Both PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy can be accessed by contacting your Doctor’s practice and asking reception staff for an appointment with the physiotherapist.

Blyth Valley

Connect deliver PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy to 4 practices in the Blyth Valley area:

• Cramlington Village Surgery
• Marine Medical Centre
• Waterloo Medical Group
• Dr Foster’s and Partners

Both PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy can be accessed by contacting your Doctor’s practice and asking reception staff for an appointment with the physiotherapist.

Gateshead

Connect deliver PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy to 1 practice in the Gateshead area:

• St Albans Medical Centre

Both PhysioLine and Primary Care Based Physiotherapy can be accessed by contacting your Doctor’s practice and asking reception staff for an appointment with the physiotherapist.

North Tyneside

Connect provide an IMATT service to 18 practices in North Tyneside:

• Appleby Surgery
• Bewicke Medical Centre
• Collingwood Surgery
• Forest Hall Health Centre
• Friarsleigh Health Centre
• Garden Park Surgery
• Lane End Surgery
• Park Road Medical Practice
• Portugal Place Health Centre
• Preston and Austin Practice
• Spring Terrace Health Centre, North Shields
• Swarland Avenue Surgery
• Wallsend Road Surgery
• Wellspring Medical Practice
• Westfarm Surgery
• Westgarth Practice, North Shields
• Wideopen Medical Centre
• Woodlands Park Health Centre

The IMATT service is for patients with an MSK problem that requires further assessment, investigation, advice and/or treatment.

The service is located, not at each of the practices mentioned above, but at the sites below:

If you have been referred to our IMATT Service and have a query about your appointment, please contact Connect IMATT on 0191 250 4970.

Newcastle West

Connect provide an IMATT service to 12 practices in the West of Newcastle:

• Betts Avenue Medical Centre
• Broadway Medical Group
• Cruddas Park Surgery
• Denton Turret Medical Centre
• Dilston Medical Centre
• Fenham Hall Surgery
• Holmside Medical Practice
• 4 Newburn Road
• Parkway Medical Centre
• Throckley Surgery
• Westerhope Medical Centre
• West Road Medical Centre

The IMATT service is for patients with an MSK problem that requires further assessment, investigation, advice and/or treatment.

If you have been referred to our IMATT Service and have a query about your appointment, please contact Connect IMATT on 0191 250 4970.