Medical care outside of the Health Centre's opening hours (during the evening and overnight, or at the weekend or on a bank holiday is available from the NHS Eastern Cheshire GP Out of Hours Service. The GP Out of Hours Service can be accessed via NHS 111.
Please telephone NHS 111 (dial 111) where you will be given advice about your problem or you will be directed to an appropriate service that can help you. If you need to see a GP outside of the Health Centre's opening hours you may be asked to attend a Primary Care Centre at Macclesfield, Knutsford, Crewe, Northwich, Congleton or Handforth. Out of hours home visits by a GP will be arranged by this GP out of hours service where appropriate.
Please do not ask to see a GP out of hours unless you genuinely cannot wait until the Health Centre re-opens.
Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.
NHS 111
Use the NHS 111website get information about the management of minor ailments such as colds, urinary infections, conjunctivitis and other ailments. NHS111 can tell you:
- where to get help for your symptoms, if you’re not sure what to do.
- how to find general health information and advice.
- where to get an emergency supply of your prescribed medicine.
- how to get a repeat prescription.
You can also find details of self-care advice at the websites below and through local pharmacy services.
Pharmacies
Pharmacies can give treatment advice about a range of common conditions and minor injuries, such as:
- aches and pains
- sore throat
- coughs
- colds
- flu
- earache
- cystitis
- skin rashes
- teething
- red eye
If you want to buy an over-the-counter medicine, the pharmacist and their team can help you choose. A number of pharmacies in East Cheshire also provide a Minor Ailments Treatment Service.
To find a pharmacy near you click the link find a pharmacy.
Self Care
Self care advice can be found at the East Cheshire site below
https://www.cheshireccg.nhs.uk/choose-well-cheshire/self-care/
NHS website A to Z conditions
NHS 111