Life Threatening Emergencies
In a life threatening emergency such as sudden severe chest pain, severe breathlessness, loss of power in a limb, loss of consciousness or severe bleeding dial 999.
Injuries
The surgery is equipped to treat minor injuries like small cuts and joint sprains. If the injury is more severe or may involve a broken bone, poisoning or overdose, then you should attend the Urgent Treatment Centre or Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the following hospitals:
Urgent Treatment Centre department at Redcar Primary Care Hospital.
Tel: 01642 511 000
West Dyke Road , Redcar, Cleveland, TS10 4NW
James Cook University Hospital.
Tel: 01642 850 850
Marton Road, Middlesbrough, Cleveland, TS4 3BW
Please only visit the Accident and Emergency department if it is an emergency.
Urgent Problems
If you have an urgent medical problem you can:
Telephone the Surgery
Please Telephone 01287 632206.
Urgent cases will always be dealt with on the day, by either the GP or Nurse Practitioner, therefore you will be asked to leave details with the receptionist, including telephone number, and the GP or nurse Practitioner will ring you back to assess the urgency within 2 hours.
This system does not affect the routine prebookable appointments. You will still be able to book them in the usual way.
Contact NHS 111
Telephone NHS 111 or go online by visiting 111.nhs.uk.
Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The online service is for people aged 5 years and over only.
NHS 111
NHS 111 can help if you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do.
Get help online or on the telephone:
To get help from NHS 111, you can:
- go to 111.nhs.uk (for people aged 5 and over only)
- call 111
- NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In life threatening emergencies such as chest pain and severe shortness of breath you should call 999