When We Are Closed

Evening and weekend appointments in Turton PCN’s Extended Primary Care Service

As a patient at our practice, if you would like to see a GP or Practice Nurse for a routine appointment in an evening or at the weekend, we are able to offer you weekday evening and weekend appointments at one of the Turton PCN Extended Access Hubs.

Bolton’s GP practices have joined together, through Turton PCN, to offer appointments in the evenings and at weekends. These appointments are with Bolton GPs and Bolton Practice Nurses and are available at a via the Extended Primary Care Service provided by Turton PCN on behalf of 6 surgeries across Bolton.

You can make an appointment to see a Doctor, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner or Practice Nurse in one of the Hubs in the same way as you book appointments with us, through the practice Reception.

Appointments are available across Bolton hosted at the following sites:

Mandalay Medical Centre                       

Egerton & Dunscar Health Centre          

Crompton Way Health Centre            

Monday to Friday          6.30pm to 8.00pm

Saturday.                     9.00am to 5.00pm

If you wish to cancel your appointment please contact your GP practice, if your practice is closed please telephone 01204 462050 to cancel.

When neither surgery is open please telephone Out of Hours on 0161 763 8940, for more details on the Out of Hours service please log into:

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/services/gp-out-of-hours

NHS Direct

In the case of urgent need when the practice is closed you can call NHS Direct (111) to speak to a triage nurse. Your needs will be assessed and advice offered or arrangements made for you to see a doctor.

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.