Appointments available in the evening and at weekends

You can now make an appointment to be seen:

• Monday to Friday between 16:00 – 20:00
• Saturday between 09:00 – 16:00
• Sunday between 09:00 – 13:00

Please contact the practice to book or click here for more information.

Outside of practice hours between the hours 18:00 – 08:00 the following morning patient, and on Thursday afternoons, urgent care is provided by the out of hours provider, Vocare. To access this, patients should call the practice on 01782 381680 and they will be given further instructions.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999.

For example: Any of the following: chest pains, shortness of breath, suspected stroke, uncontrolled bleeding or loss of consciousness constitute an emergency.  

Your local walk-in centres are:

Haywood Hospital, High Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. Telephone number 01782 673500 (no appointments needed, walk in service only).

Website: www.staffordshireandstokeontrent.nhs.uk/Services/haywood-hospital-walk-in-service.htm

Open 07:00—22:00, (Monday - Friday) 09:00—22:00, (Weekends).

If you become unwell while the doctor’s surgery is closed, ask yourself whether you can safely wait until your doctor’s surgery re-opens to receive medical attention. If you feel it may not be safe to wait, or you simply don’t know, then dial 111 which is the NHS emergency and urgent care service. You may receive advice, be requested to attend the out-of-hours centre at Campbell Road in Stoke, or receive a home visit.

Many doctors report that they are being asked to visit at home people who are well enough to travel to the surgery or the out-of-hours centre to be seen. You may not be well enough to walk or catch a bus to see the doctor, but most people are well enough to travel by car. Where possible, ask friends or relatives for a lift or even get a taxi if you can find no other way of getting to the doctor’s premises.

For certain very serious conditions such as severe bleeding, chest pain suggesting a heart attack or severe shortness of breath, it may be more sensible to dial 999 and request an ambulance. The paramedic on board the ambulance provides emergency care as well as rapid transport to hospital. This is often the quickest lifesaving treatment. Also, in cases of injury where a broken bone is suspected, or stitches may be needed, going directly to hospital often makes more sense than calling on your doctor who may not have the facilities to attend to these sorts of problems.

Minor ailments/simple remedies

Many common problems such as coughs, colds, sore throats, earaches and upset stomachs can be dealt with by simple home remedies or medicines easily obtained from the pharmacist.