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The Reverend Catherine Pickford's been coming to Elswick Health Centre in Newcastle for nine years.
These days she juggles running St James' Church in Benwell with family life, so she needs a surgery that fits in with her timetable.
She said: "It's a very friendly atmosphere - I like the staff on reception - and particularly this surgery I really like the way that it's set out."
But in 2012 a private company took over the surgery. It's still part of the NHS but run by a firm called Care UK.
Suzanne Lawrence, from Care UK, said: "We do make a profit that we return to the business to invest in more services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21194256
These days she juggles running St James' Church in Benwell with family life, so she needs a surgery that fits in with her timetable.
She said: "It's a very friendly atmosphere - I like the staff on reception - and particularly this surgery I really like the way that it's set out."
But in 2012 a private company took over the surgery. It's still part of the NHS but run by a firm called Care UK.
Suzanne Lawrence, from Care UK, said: "We do make a profit that we return to the business to invest in more services.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-21194256