Appointments
Non-urgent advice: Request an Appointment
Doctors Appointments
- All routine GP appointments are now requested through our online PATCHS App. These requests go directly to our onsite GP who will be able to respond and suggest a relevant appointment.
- If you do not have internet access or are unable to use PATCHS please ring 0161 983 9797 to book an appointment.
Patients are able to book routine appointments 3 weeks in advance - We also offer pre-booked Telephone Appointments.
→ Request an Appointment here
Other staff appointments
- To book an appointment with another healthcare professional - Nurse, HCA, First Contact Practitioner (FCP), Social Prescriber or other member of our staff team please use the self-book link sent by text to your phone, or please ring 0161 983 9797.
Non-urgent advice: Home visits
- Please try to telephone reception before 10am if you require a home visit.
- A doctor or nurse may phone you back, as it may be that your problem can be dealt with by telephone advice, or that it would be more appropriate to send a nurse, or indeed arrange a hospital attendance.
- House visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.
Non-urgent advice: Pharmacy First Service
Pharmacy First will enable community pharmacists to supply prescription-only medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals where clinically appropriate, to treat seven common health conditions without the need to visit a GP.
What are the seven common conditions?
- Sinusitis (12 years and over)
- Sore throat (5 years and over)
- Earache (1-17 years)
- Infected insect bite ( 1 year and over)
- Impetigo (1 year and over)
- Shingles (18 years and over)
- Uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women (16-64 years)
Non-urgent advice: Cancelling or changing an appointment
If you are unable to make your appointment please do let us know so that we can offer it to another patient who might really need to see a doctor.
To cancel your appointment:
- Phone us on 0161 983 9797, Monday to Friday from 8am and choose Option 1 to leave a voice message with your name, date of birth and the appointment you wish to cancel.
- Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message
- Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
- Send us a message using your PATCHS account
Urgent advice: If you need 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.