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Future SELPH: our young people’s website has a new home

Our Future Selph website has had a refresh
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Our first menopause group consultations launch this October

Launching our first Group Consultation clinic to support women in perimenopause and menopause considering their HRT options
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What is a GP Federation?

Learn what a GP Federation is and how being a community interest company helps Conexus provide services that support GP Practices in Wakefield.
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Pharmacy roles in Primary Care

This World Pharmacists Day, read more about the pharmacy roles across primary care.
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Happy 9th Birthday GP Care

GP Care Wakefield celebrates 9 years of providing GP and nursing appointments to the people of Wakefield on 5th September 2026
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Alphabetti Spagetti

Healthcare organisations and the NHS often use acronyms and terms that make things more difficult to understand. Our glossary helps to explain some of the most commonly used acronyms.
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WDT develops new blood pressure monitoring tool

The Wakefield Primary Care Network (PCN) Digital Team has developed a new tool to make home blood pressure monitoring easier for patients and practice staff
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A big thank you to all our staff

Great news - Conexus Healthcare has achieved Investor In People Developed accreditation at our first ever attempt
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Delivering innovative health services for the women of Wakefield

We are pleased to announce that Wakefield has been chosen as a pilot site to set up a Women's Health Centre of Excellence
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Our 2026–2031 strategy

Conexus Healthcare exists to provide tangible support that benefits our member practices and the people of Wakefield. Our new five-year strategy sets out how we aim to do that.
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Carers Week 2026: Why supporting working carers matters

We take a look at the impact of balancing caring and working responsibilities and highlight ways we are supporting carers in the workplace
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Happy Birthday Conexus Healthcare

Conexus Healthcare is 9!! Celebrate what we have achieved and learn about our future plans
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Celebrating International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is our chance to recognise the extraordinary contribution nurses make
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Celebrating the Women of Conexus Healthcare

At Conexus Healthcare we know that primary care in Wakefield is powered by people and, for us as an organisation, most of those people are women.
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National Apprenticeship Week

At Conexus, apprenticeships are a key part of how we develop and strengthen our workforce at every level.
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Making a Measurable Difference

If you’ve ever wondered what type of things health and wellbeing coaches get involved with and the impact they make, then read on.
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Navigating Exam Results

Real stories and practical wisdom for your next steps by Conexus staff.
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Mastering General Practice Management Course Insights

Insights from a Communications & Marketing Officer.
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Transforming Primary Care Podcast

Getting the most out of the NHS app. Primary Care Transformation Team, NHS England – North East And Yorkshire.
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Get Online Week

It’s Get Online Week next week and our Digital and Transformation Team have prepared some top tips to help you better manage your health online.
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Well Done, Brad

Brad Richardson – Certified Level 4 Data Analyst
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Wakefield Technology 4 All Hub Laptop Donation

We have recently made a donation of a batch of our outdated laptops to the Wakefield Technology for All Hub and we are really pleased to support such a great local initiative.
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NHS Confed Expo

The expo is one of the largest health and care conferences in the UK and is delivered in partnership by the NHS Confederation and NHS England.
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Children’s Observation Hub Shortlisted

Children’s Observation Hub shortlisted in two categories for the 2024 HSJ Patient Safety Awards.
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Celebrating 7 Years Together

Russell Houghton, our Clinical Services Operational Manager, has been with us since the very beginning. Read what he has to say about his experiences of working for us.
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5 Signs You Need to Take a Mental Health Day

and 5 ways to mentally refresh after a stressful day.
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Digestive Health Series – Fibre

A way to live a longer, healthier and happier life.
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Digestive Health Series – Gut Microbiome

‘Our Own Little Universe Inside Us’
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A Problem Shared Is a Problem Halved

Keeping our burdens to ourselves is quite normal (if not necessarily helpful). 
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New Structure, Same Purpose at Conexus Healthcare

GP practices across Wakefield District have voted to convert Conexus Healthcare, their GP confederation, into a Community Interest Company (CIC).
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Level 3 Social Prescribing Qualification is PCI Accredited

We are officially accredited.
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5 Benefits of Walking in the Morning

Walking not only helps us live longer and better but it improves mood and productivity to name but a few.
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Lifestyle Medicine

Today’s blog will focus on changes to our modern lifestyles and provide some top tips to optimise our Health and Wellbeing.
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Circadian Rhythm

Sleep-Wake cycle. Light is information!
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10 Benefits to Walking More

May is National Walking Month, so hopefully a lot of us have managed to get outside more and get those steps in!
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5 Tips for Handling Conflict in General Practice

When conflict occurs at whatever level – from subtle to extreme – it’s an indication that something needs to be addressed or acknowledged.
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Stress – It’s Not All Bad

We’ve all finished on a Friday afternoon, come home, got our comfy clothes on and poured a glass of wine to commence the recovery between work that we call the weekend.
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Alabama Study

Three practices in Wakefield, Trinity, Health Care First and Orchard Croft have been supported by Conexus Research Nurse Keith Elliott, to Undertake the ALABAMA Penicillin allergy trial.
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Middlestown Medical Centre

The Team have been awarded the general practice Hero award by Conexus.
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Introducing Our 2021 Annual Report

I imagine it will be rare to find an annual report written about activities covering 2020 to 2021 that does not start with Covid
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Introducing Paula Spooner

Paula has been awarded the General Practice Hero award by Conexus, recognised as a champion for primary care nurses and patients alike.