Booking an appointment
To request an appointment, click here to submit a health request form
These requests go straight to our triage team and are reviewed within 24 hours, often sooner.
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To request an appointment, click here to submit a health request form
These requests go straight to our triage team and are reviewed within 24 hours, often sooner.
The NHS app helps you to get well, stay well and manage your health care.
Its a simple and secure way to:
It’s free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can download the NHS App below or find the same services on the NHS website: www.nhs.uk/nhs-app/
A GP is not always the best person to help. You may get faster help from another professional such as a pharmacist, nurse, physiotherapist, dietitian, or social prescriber. For some services, you can even self-refer without seeing a GP.
You can often treat common problems like coughs, colds, sore throats, or constipation at home with rest and over-the-counter medicine.
This frees up GPs to focus on young children, older people, and those with long-term conditions.
Find clear advice on many conditions at www.nhs.uk/conditions.
You can book some NHS services directly, without a GP. This includes:
We also have a social prescriber who can connect you to local support. Ask for an appointment through our Health request form or see our self-referral information leaflet.
Your local pharmacist can give expert advice and treatment for many illnesses, such as:
No GP appointment needed.
You can also request a pharmacist consultation by submitting a health request form
Get answers to frequently asked questions about booking, cancelling, or changing your appointment with the practice.
When you send in a Health request form, we check it the same day.
If it’s about your health, a doctor reviews it and makes sure the right person contacts you. This might be:
Please tell us the best way to contact you and any special needs. You can also send photos or documents if they help explain your problem. Do not send photos of private areas.
You can also call us to book an appointment. This may be better if:
Our reception team will ask a few questions to help you see the best person for your care.
This could be a GP, nurse, or pharmacist.
Phone lines can be busy at times, so using eConsult may be quicker and easier.
Depending on what you need and when you’re available, you might be offered:
If it’s something routine or minor, you might also be directed to a local pharmacy or a First Contact Practitioner, like for muscle or joint pain.
If you need urgent help but it’s not life-threatening, you should contact your GP or call NHS 111. They can guide you on what to do next.
If it’s a life-threatening emergency, call 999 or go to A&E immediately.
Yes, you can visit the GP practice to book your appointment. Some people like to talk to the reception face-to-face. This can be helpful if you:
When you visit, you’ll need to tell us about your illness, how long you’ve been unwell, and how it’s affecting your work. The team will check your information and let you know if you need an appointment, a phone call, or another type of care.
If you need to cancel or change your appointment, you can:
Please try to give as much notice as possible so we can offer the appointment to another patient.