New Appointment Service for Out of Hours:
General practice is here for you for longer as routine appointments become available on evenings and weekends
Local GP practices are working together to offer patients evening and weekend appointments in Oldham East.
From 1 October 2024 Primary Care Networks, groups of General Practices working together to deliver key health and care services, will be increasing access to pre-bookable, routine appointments at evenings and weekends.
“General practice continues to be extremely pressured, with more people needing our care than ever before. Offering pre-bookable, routine care outside of usual working hours should free up more clinicians to see those patients needing urgent help.”
Enhanced access appointments may include services like cervical screening, childhood vaccination clinics and health checks. People will be able to see a member of the general practice team, a GP, nurse or other health professional.
Dr Paula Cowan, NHS England North West Medical Director for Primary Care and GP on the Wirral said:
“We know that people are living busier lives than ever before and as general practices we want to be as accessible as possible for our communities.
“Working together with other practices allows us to share vital resources and see people as safely as we can.”
The appointments offered via enhanced access may be at a different location and with a different clinician than usual.
You can book an appointment with the out of hours service by ringing 0161 271 3180.
Anyone who needs an urgent appointment outside of office hours or at weekends, should continue to get in touch using the NHS 111 service.
When The Surgery Is Closed
Please call 111
If you need advice about a health problem or in an emergency, please contact NHS111 where trained nurses or doctors will help and advise you.
The following arrangements have been made for your care, when needed, out of surgery hours. If you have a genuine emergency which cannot wait until the surgery is open, please ring 111.
Clinicians are available to speak to you via 111 and decide whether you need to be advised over the telephone or seen either at the attendance centre or in your own home.
Emergencies:
Some problems need a 999 call. If in doubt ring 111, please ask the receptionist if the doctor is immediately to hand for advice.
For emergencies such as sudden collapse, severe breathlessness, chest or stomach pains, ring 999.
For accidents and injuries, please go to the local A & E department at the hospital.
In less serious cases (ie not life-threatening), please call NHS 111 for advice and guidance.