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.
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:
You can also find details of self-care advice at the websites below and through local pharmacy services.
Pharmacies can give treatment advice about a range of common conditions and minor injuries, such as:
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 advice can be found at the East Cheshire site below
https://www.cheshireccg.nhs.uk/choose-well-cheshire/self-care/
We continue to see patients at the Health Centre, but all requests will be via telephone appointment with a GP or nurse. Patients will then be offered a face to face appointment if required.
If you have an urgent medical need please telephone the Health Centre on 01477 533100 and choose option 2. You will be offered a telephone appointment on the day with a clinician who will decide what action needs to be taken. We are not taking any advance bookings.
We have a number of GP sessions throughout the day, running from 08:30 until 11:30 in the morning and 15:30 to 17:30 in the afternoon. There are also early and late pre-bookable appointments available on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Nurse appointments are available throughout the day from 08:30 until 17:00.
The doctors are normally in the practice on the days indicated below, although this may change according to other commitments.
Dr Tate |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
- |
- |
Dr Thorburn |
Monday |
Tuesday |
- |
Thursday |
Friday |
Dr Bailey |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
- |
Friday |
Dr Taylor |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
- |
Friday |
Dr Hulme |
Monday |
- |
Wednesday |
Thurs AM |
Fri AM |
Dr Bailoor |
Monday |
Tuesday |
- |
Thursday |
Friday |
Dr Wakefield |
Monday |
Tuesday |
- |
Thursday |
Friday |
GP Registrar |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Continuity of care is important - if your problem is not urgent and your usual doctor is unavailable or fully booked on the day you request an appointment, please try to wait until they are available.
111 online is a fast and convenient alternative to the 111 phone service and provides an option for people who want to access 111 digitally.
Your needs will be assessed and you will be given advice about whether you need:
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.
It is very important that our team have the opportunity to meet together for training purposes. The practice will therefore be closed for staff training between 13:00 – 17:00 on Tuesday 24th May
During the planned closure any urgent phone calls will be dealt with by NHS 111 and patients requiring emergency care should phone 999 as at any other time.. The surgery will re-open at 17:00
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland | Ireland
Get NHS advice about COVID-19, including symptoms, testing, vaccination and staying at home.
Find out about the symptoms of COVID-19 and what to do if you or your child has them.
Find out if you should get a test for COVID-19, who can get free NHS tests, how to get tested, and what your test result means
Get your COVID-19 vaccination, read about the vaccines and find out what happens when you have your vaccine.
Find out how to get your COVID Pass for travelling abroad and for certain venues and events in England.
What to do if you have or might have COVID-19
Find out what to do if you've tested positive or have symptoms of COVID-19, or have been in close contact with someone with COVID-19.
Advice about how to look after yourself at home if you have COVID-19 or symptoms of COVID-19, and read about treatments for COVID-19.
Advice for people at higher risk from COVID-19, including people with health conditions and pregnant women.
How to avoid catching and spreading COVID-19
Advice about what you can do to reduce your risk of catching and spreading COVID-19.
Long-term effects (long COVID)
Find out about the long-term effects COVID-19 can sometimes have and what help is available.
Using the NHS and other health services
Find out about changes to using health services, such as GPs and hospitals, because of COVID-19.
Find out about health research studies and how you may be able to take part.