Urgent appointments for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday)
To request an urgent appointment for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday):
- phone us on 0161 983 0011, during opening hours
- visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, during opening hours
When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with and offer you an urgent telephone call back if you need one.
We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.
We may be able to offer you an evening or Saturday appointment with GP+ Walkden and Little Hulton. This clinic is based at Little Hulton Medical Centre for pre-booked appointments.
Routine appointments for in the next 7 days
To request a routine appointment in the next 7 days:
- Use our appointment request form. We will aim to respond within two working days.
- Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App) for an evening or Saturday routine appointment with GP+ Walkden and Little Hulton.
- Phone us on 0161 983 0011 during opening hours.
- Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist during opening hours.
When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.
We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.
We may be able to offer you an evening or Saturday appointment with GP+ Walkden and Little Hulton. This clinic is based at Little Hulton Medical Centre for pre-booked appointments.
Patient Access
Your appointment
However you choose to contact us, we may offer you a consultation:
- by phone
- face to face at the surgery
- on a video call
- by text or email
Appointments by phone, video call or by text or email can be more flexible and often means you get help sooner.
Cancelling or change an appointment
To cancel your appointment:
- Use our cancel an appointment form
- Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App).
- Phone us on 0161 983 0011 during opening hours.
- Visit the surgery and let the receptionist know in person.
Please tell us as soon as possible if you no longer need your appointment so we can offer your appointment to someone else and help reduce waiting times.
If you regularly miss booked appointments, you may be asked to find an alternative GP practice and removed from our practice list.
Patient Access
Help when we are closed
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.
Help with your appointment
Please tell us:
- If there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond. We’ll do our best to book you in with your preferred health professional but they may not always be available.
- If you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, video, face-to-face, by text or email
- If you need an interpreter
- If you have any other access or communication needs.
Home visits
Home visits are only available for housebound patients and for those too ill to attend the surgery. We will phone you first to understand what you need.
To request a home visit, please phone your surgery as soon after 8am as possible.