Appointments
Urgent Appointments
- These appointments are booked on the day over the phone, our phone lines open at 8am
- Phone or visit us to speak to a receptionist during our opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm
Routine/ advanced appointments
- Book an appointment online via Patient Access or the NHS app
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These are telephone appointments that are booked for a later date and depend on what we have open.
- Phone or visit us to speak to a receptionist during our opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm
- Use the NHS App to book a screening test or vaccination
Nurse Appointments
- Nurses appointments include: spirometry, diabetes review, asthma review, smear test, baby immunisations, (travel) vaccines, echocardiogram (ECG) and blood tests.
- For any of the above appointments, you can call us on 01706 671560 between 11am and 6:30pm or visit us at the surgery.
Home Visits
If you are housebound and need an appointment, we will do a home visit. We will phone you first to understand what you need. To request a home visit, it’s helpful if you phone the practice on 01706 671560 after 8am as soon as possible.
If you need help with your appointment
Please tell us:
- If there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond
- All appointments will be by phone first
- If you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face-to-face, by video call or by text or email
- If you need an interpreter
- If you have any other access or communication needs
Cancelling or changing an appointment
To cancel an appointment please call us on 01706 671560. You can also text or go on Patient Access to cancel your appointment.
If you need to change your appointment to a different day you can call us to rearrange.
Online consultation
PATCHS is an easy way for patients to contact their GP from their practice website.
How it works
Practice Extended Hours
Evening Surgery (extended hours surgery) Thursday from 6:30pm to 7:45pm
Morning Clinic (extended hours surgery) Monday to Friday from 7:30am to 8:00am
GP Additional Access Services
Would you like an appointment with a GP, Nurse, or Health Care Practitioner in the evening or at the weekend when we are closed?
If so, you can book your appointment now by contacting us.
Access Services are an extension of our usual service, it is not a walk-in service, and you will need to make an appointment through the practice reception. The service gives you more flexibility in where, when and how you use local health services. It helps those who struggle to get to the doctors during the week because of work and family commitments.
Please note that whilst you may not get to see your own doctor during these hours, and it may not be at your own practice location, the GP or Nurse you see will have access to your medical record, subject to your consent.
APPOINTMENTS ARE AVAILABLE:
Monday to Friday - Daytime & Evenings
Saturday and Sunday - Daytime
Bank Holidays – Daytime
APPOINTMENT TYPES:
Face to Face – You will see a clinician in person and be required to go to the service location
Telephone Consultation – You will be called by one of our clinicians during your appointment time. This will be from a withheld number and you will not be required to go to the service location unless offered at the time
When We Are Closed
Patients who need medical help when the surgery is closed but it is not a 999 life threatening emergency should call 111.
NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time. NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones.
Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.
In a genuine emergency you should call 999 or go to A&E. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.
NHS 111 Online
111 online is a fast and convenient alternative to the 111 phone service and provides an option for people who want to access 111 online.
Your needs will be assessed and you will be given advice about whether you need to:
- Treat yourself at home
- Go to a Primary Care Centre
If you need face to face medical attention you may be asked to attend a Primary Care Centre.
Click here to access NHS 111 online or call 111 to speak to a staff member.