Appointments

To cancel your appointment:

• reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message
• use your NHS account (on the NHS website or in the NHS app)
• fill in an online form on this website
• phone us on 01204 463777, Monday to Friday, when we are open
• visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday, when we are open

At the surgery we offer some appointments outside of normal surgery hours...

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, 6.30pm to 9.30pm and on Saturdays, 9am to 5pm.

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

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or call 111.

NHS 111 online is for people aged 5 and over. Call 111 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 life is at risk.

Out of hours services

For out of hours urgent medical attention and advice, please telephone 0161 763 8940 or NHS 111.

When you call the service, you will initially speak to a specially trained call handler who will prioritise your symptoms. If the call is an emergency, the call handler can transfer you directly through to the ambulance service. In other cases, you will be advised regarding any necessary further action. This may include attending the GP Out of Hours Service at Waters Meeting Road, Bolton.

The Bolton GP Out of Hours Service is a community based service, which delivers urgent primary care. The service is currently based at Waters Meeting Health Centre and is operational from 6.30 pm to 8.00 am Monday to Friday, all weekend from 6.30 pm on Friday until 8.00 am Monday and bank holidays.

If you are more seriously ill, the GP or nurse at the Out of Hours Service, can send you to the local Accident and Emergency Department.

Please do not ask to see a doctor out of hours unless you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.

Please tell us:

• If there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond.
• If you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face-to-face, by video call or by text or email.
• If you need an interpreter.
• If you have any other access or communication needs.

If you are housebound and need an appointment, we will do a home visit. We will phone you first to understand what you need. To request a home visit, it’s helpful if you phone the practice as soon as possible after 8am but before 10:30am on 01204 463737.