Robert Darbishire Practice

In an emergency

After surgery hours
 

When the practice is closed, you can find other sources of help, please see: when we are closed.

Serious accident or medical emergency

If you have an accident or medical emergency, you should call 999 and ask for an ambulance. Ambulance staff provide emergency care on location and, if necessary, take people to the hospital Accident and Emergency (A&E) department (also called the "Casualty" department). 

For further information, please see the NHS Choices website for details on the Ambulance Service and What is an emergency.

Urgent medical problem during opening hours

If you have an urgent medical problem (that is not suitable for A&E) then please ring us. Everyone that calls us to request an appointment will have a telephone consultation with a doctor or nurse practitioner on the same day. If you think your problem is medically urgent, please tell the receptionist and they can arrange a prompt call back if necessary.

If the doctor or nurse practitioner needs to see you they will book an appointment for you, which will be on the same day if necessary. If you are asked to come in on the same day, then sometimes the doctor will only be able to deal with the urgent problem. If you have other problems then you may be asked to book a further appointment. Sometimes there can be a delay if it is busy or if the doctor has to deal with very ill patients, so please be prepared to wait.

If you are unsure whether a problem is urgent or if you just want advice, you can also phone NHS Direct on 0845 46 47.

Emergency contraception

For further details please see: emergency contraception.

Other sources of urgent help

NHS Direct

This is a 24-hour telephone advice service staffed by specially trained nurses every day of the year. Phone 0845 4647 for advice or visit the NHS Direct web site

Pharmacists

For further information on your nearest pharmacies, see the NHS website: Service search

Walk-in centres

For further information on the nearest Walk-in centre, see the NHS website: Service search. There are walk-in centres at:

Please ring to check their opening hours before attending.


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