The Northumberland
Family Health Team
Family Health Teams are patient-centred primary care organizations that offer patients access to a number of primary healthcare services from a variety of team members, beyond a family doctor.
Northumberland Family Health Team (NFHT) serves over 26,000 patients of 20 local family doctors who work together with other healthcare professionals to coordinate the highest possible quality of care for their enrolled patients. Our affiliated medical clinics include Cobourg Clinic, Cobourg Health Centre, and Cobourg Medical Centre.
NFHT offers primary and preventative health care services to patients of the participating doctors.
Our health care professionals include: Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Dietitians, an Occupational Therapist, a Chiropodist, Social Workers, a Mental Health Clinician, a Pharmacist, and a Physiotherapist. Each healthcare professional has special training, skills, and experience and will work with family doctors to provide primary health care to patients and their families.
NFHT emphasizes health promotion and improved management of chronic disease through treatment and monitoring as well as supporting their patients in improving self-management skills. Programs and services are being developed based on a strategic review of the healthcare needs of the patients and the community needs.
• Call us. If you have a new or ongoing health concern or question, your family doctor and health team want to hear from you.
• Wear a mask. Masking is required at all of our sites.
• Prescriptions. If you need a prescription refill, please request this through your pharmacy.
• For non-urgent concerns, or reasons other than appointment booking, please call in the afternoon.
• Group therapy and educational programs are starting again — both virtual and physically distanced options will be provided. Sign up for our newsletter for the most up-to-date information.
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