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Appointments

Make, change or cancel an appointment

To request an urgent appointment for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday)

  • Phone us 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)
  • Use Pharmacy First for seven minor conditions which no longer require a GP appointment (earache, impetigo, infected insect bites, shingles, sinusitis, sore throat, urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women). Click here for full details.
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist. We are open Open 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)
  • If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, you can now call NHS 111 and select option 2 for urgent mental health support

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with. We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

Every week many patients fail to attend their appointments. This wastes valuable clinical time and means fewer appointments are available for those who need one. Please remember to cancel an appointment if you can no longer make it.

 

To request a routine appointment in the next 14 days

  • Use an online form 24/7 to request an appointment. We will respond within 3 hours when we are open. We are open 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)
  • Use the NHS App or patient access online to book an appointment or to:
    • contact us for advice and support
    • order repeat prescriptions
    • view your health record, including information about medicines, vaccinations and test results
    • see communications between your GP surgery and other services, such as hospitals
  • Phone us between  8am – 3.30pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week) to request an appointment
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist. We are open 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with. We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

Every week many patients fail to attend their appointments. This wastes valuable clinical time and means fewer appointments are available for those who need one. Please remember to cancel an appointment if you can no longer make it.

 

Your appointment

However you choose to contact us we may offer you a consultation:

  • By phone
  • Face to face at the surgery
  • On a video call
  • By text or email

Appointments by phone, video call or by text or email can be more flexible and often means the doctor or nurse can help you sooner.

 

Cancelling or changing an appointment

Please notify the practice as soon as possible if you cannot attend your appointment, so that it can be offered to another patient. We are unable to cancel appointments with less than 30minutes notice.

  • Use the NHS App or patient access online.
  • Replying to your text message reminder with ‘Cancel’
  • Phone us 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist. We are open 8am – 8pm Monday to Sunday (seven days per week)

Every week many patients fail to attend their appointments. This wastes valuable clinical time and means fewer appointments are available for those who need one. Please remember to cancel an appointment if you can no longer make it.

 

If you need help when we are closed

  • For urgent medical help – visit 111 online or call 111 if you’re unable to get help online.
  • For life-threatening emergencies – call 999 for an ambulance
  • For urgent care visit an urgent treatment centre – find a local urgent treatment centre, including its opening hours
  • Visit or contact a late-night pharmacy – find a local pharmacy, including its opening hours

 

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
  • 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.

Page last reviewed: December 18th, 2024