Appointments

If you have a urgent need for an appointment the same day, you will be added to the Duty Doctor list for an initial telephone appointment – and if deemed necessary, invited in for a Face to Face appointment.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

How to book

1. Telephone: 0117 973 1201

Extended access

We also have extended access available. See our Out of Hours information.

Routine appointments can be booked for the same day and are released daily from 8am.

Book in advanced

Some appointments are released each day for 3 working days time as well as some can be booked up to 6 weeks in advance – a new week of these appointments are released weekly.

Ways to book

1. Request an appointment online
2. Telephone: 0117 973 1201

If you believe that you need a home visit, please try to call before 10:30am, in the morning so that the request can be passed to your normal doctor.

• Telephone: 0117 973 1201

It is for your doctor to decide, based on what you tell him or her about your condition, if and when a home visit would be appropriate. If possible please see the doctor in surgery rather than requesting a home visit.

A doctor can see several patients in surgery in the same time it takes to visit one patient. Home visits are reserved for those who are unfit to attend the surgery.

In general this means those who are terminally ill, bed bound, the very elderly, or those who are critically ill. Unfortunately we may not be able to take into account social circumstances such as transport difficulties or child-minding problems as reasons for home visits.

You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.

Visit our Sickness Certificates page

You usually don't need to book an appointment to get your test results.

Find out how to get your results

Information and advice for travelling abroad.

Visit our Travel Information page

Working within our current staffing capacity, we are doing our best to ensure that you have access to additional appointments outside of these hours. As a result, you may be offered an early morning or evening appointment. If this is something you would prefer, please ask about availability when booking an appointment.