Outside the hours of 08:00 and 18:30 on working days emergency medical care is provided by an organisation known as Northern Doctors Urgent Care who have been commissioned by Northumberland Clinical Commissioning group for this purpose.
If you ring the surgery when it is closed you will be given a number to ring to obtain more help.
Other sources of help include
A&E Hospital
For SERIOUS EMERGENCIES go straight to the new Northumbria hospital at Cramlington NE23 6NZ, or call 999
For URGENT conditions go to Casualty Departments at:
Hexham General Hospital, or
Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary
(Both being around 10 miles from the surgery) – or call 111
NHS Walk-In Centres
– who can offer medical and nursing assessments, advice and treatment. The nearest walk-in centre is on Shibdon Road at Blaydon.
In working hours (08:00 to 18:30, Monday to Friday) please contact the surgery first for advice.
Please note that the doctors working in the walk-in centre will not know you personally and also that they are not able to arrange referrals or any more complex tests.
