First Choice Medical Care

Phone lines open 8.00am

Appointments

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

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  health professional to help you.

Home visits

Are intended for the housebound, bed-bound, terminally ill patients or those whose condition will deteriorate with travel. If you still think you need a home visit telephone the surgery  before 10:00am.

To request a routine appointment in the next 7 days

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.

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

Cancellations notified less than 30 minutes before the appointment time will be recorded as failure to attend (DNA).

If you need help when we are closed

If the situation is an emergency or life threatening, dial 999 and ask for an ambulance.

For urgent medical advice between 6.30pm and 8.30am weekdays, or during weekends and Bank Holidays, use NHS 111.

For children under 5 phone 111.

For people aged 5 and over go to the 111.nhs.uk website.

Go to our ‘Who Should I See?’ page for information about 111, urgent treatment centres, extended access and late-night pharmacies near you.

Extended Hours Hub

We offer evening and weekend appointments through our Extended Hours Hub service.

Patients who are registered with our GP surgeries have access to evening and weekend GP appointments.

Our Extended Hours Clinic is Every Thursday (6.30pm – 8pm), and Saturday (9am – 5Pm). If you would like to have an appointment during these hours, please contact your GP surgery for the first available appointment.’

Depending on your need you might see a doctor, nurse, health care assistant, clinical pharmacist, physician associate, counsellor or a physio.

For more information about our team https://firstchoice.nhs.uk/team/

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 25th November, 2024