Call us: 01204 463777
Emergency & Home Visits: 01204 463737
Reception opening times: 8am – 6.30pm

Appointments

Urgent Appointments

To request an urgent appointment on the same day, you can:

  • Complete an Online Consultation form, Monday to Friday, between 7.30 AM and 11.00 AM
  • Phone us on 01204 463777, Monday to Friday, between 8.00 AM and 6.30 PM
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday, between 8.00 AM and 6.30 PM

When you get in touch, we’ll ask you what you need help with.

The Doctors will use the information you give the reception team to choose the most suitable health professional to help you, this may not always be a doctor.

Routine Appointments

To request a routine appointment, you can:

  • Complete an Online Consultation form, Monday to Friday, between 7.30 AM and 11.00 AM
  • Phone us on 01204 463777, Monday to Friday, between 8.00 AM and 6.30 PM
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday, between 8.00 AM and 6.30 PM

When you get in touch, we’ll ask you what you need help with.

The Doctors will use the information you give the reception team to choose the most suitable health professional to help you, this may not always be a doctor.

Your Appointment

However you choose to contact us, we may offer you a consultation:

  • By phone
  • Face to face at our GP surgery or at our Extended Primary Care Centre Hub at Tonge Fold Health Centre
  • Response by text

Appointment by phone or by text can be more flexible and often means the doctor can help you sooner.

Evening and Weekend Appointments

Local GP practices in the Breightmet and Little Lever area have teamed up to improve the way we provide weekend and evening appointments for our patients.

You can now access more GP, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse and Healthcare Assistant appointments in the evening and weekend from our local Extended Primary Care Access Hub at Tonge Fold Health Centre.

An appointment must be booked in advance of visiting this service.

Please be aware this is not a walk-in service.

Appointments are available Monday to Friday, 6.30 PM to 9.30 PM and on Saturdays, 9.00 AM to 5.00 PM.

To book an appointment for this service, please contact the practice on 01204 463777.

Cancelling or Changing an Appointment

To cancel your appointment:

  • Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message
  • Phone us on 01204 463777, before your appointment time
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, before your appointment time

It is important to let us know that you are unable to attend an appointment, so that we can make sure the appointment can be given to another patient.

If you need help when we are closed

If you need urgent medical advice between the hours of 6.30 PM and 8.00 AM on any weekday, during the weekend or on Bank Holidays, you can:

NHS 111 Online is for people aged 5 and over.  Call 111 or our Out of Hours Service provider, BARDOC, on 0161 763 8940 if you need help for a child under 5.

Call 999 in a medical or mental health emergency.  This is when someone is seriously ill or injured and their lift is at risk.

If you need help with your appointment

Please tell us:

  • If there is a specific doctor, nurse or health professional you would prefer to respond
  • If you would prefer to consult with the doctor, nurse or health professional by phone or face to face
  • If you need an interpreter
  • If you have any other access or communication needs

Home Visits

If you are housebound and are unwell, we can do a home visit.  The Duty Doctor may need to call for more information to decide on the best way to help you.

If you, or someone you care for, requires a home visit, please make sure you contact the surgery on 01204 463737 before 10.00 AM, whenever possible, to make this request.

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 24th January, 2024