When We Are Closed
GP CARE WAKEFIELD is an extended out of hours service owned by all Wakefield GP Practices to cover the entire population of the Wakefield district.
Opening hours Monday to Friday: 5pm – 9:30pm
Saturday: 9am – 5pm
Sunday: 9am – 1pm
Bank Holidays: 9am – 3pm |
Outside of these times please telephone 111 or ring back during normal surgery hours if your need is not urgent.
Following triage of your problem, if deemed appropriate the service will offer you a GP appointment at Trinity Medical Centre or Pontefract General Infirmary.
There needs to be shared consent in place for the service to be able to provide safe care therefore please ensure you give explicit record sharing consent when accepting an appointment with the service. Patients who prefer not to give shared consent cannot access this service.
The service is not available for routine matters such as repeat prescriptions.
Routine care by HCA/Nurse
In addition to the above, during 6pm & 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am & 1pm on Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Bank Holiday’s, patients can be seen for routine annual review of Heart Disease, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma & Stroke but only if you are well controlled and your condition is stable. Other routine nurse care includes:
*Blood tests *Routine ECG (not chest pain) *Spirometry
*Review of contraception pill *Repeat depo injection *Smears
*B12 injection *Removal of sutures and clips
For more information, please ask at reception.
When the surgery is closed for staff training, please ring the surgery telephone number and follow the instructions. Please note the dates of our staff training by clicking the tab to the right of this screen (TARGET Training Days)
NHS 111 - simply dial 111 on your telephone
In the case of urgent need when the practice is closed you should call NHS 111. Your needs will be assessed and advice offered or arrangements made for you to see a doctor.
Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency
Minor illnesses can attend the Walk-In-Centre: 47 King Street, Wakefield.
10am till 10pm -7 days a week.
Please ensure all prescriptions are ordered well in advance of any Bank Holiday closure.
PLEASE RING 999 FOR ANY URGENT, LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS