Opening Times

Premises

• Offerton Health Centre: Monday to Friday: 07:30 to 19:00
• Hillgate Surgery: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 19:00

Telephones

Telephones are manned between 08:00 and 18:00 Monday to Friday. We have one central number: 0161 426 9166 in use for both sites.

On Call

There is a duty doctor until 18:00 Monday to Friday to deal with urgent medical queries.

Closures

The practice closes at 13:00 on the fourth Thursday each month for clinical meetings. Should you require urgent medical attention during this time, call the usual telephone number and you will be diverted to the local out-of-hours service. The practice re-opens Friday mornings at 07:30.

Extended Opening Hours

The Practice offers early morning and evening routine appointments to see the GP and Nurse, and early morning appointments to see the Health Care Assistant.

Extended Hours ROUTINE GP appointments are available:

Extended Hours ROUTINE Nurse appointments are available:

Extended Hours ROUTINE Health Care Assistant appointments are available:

When We Are Closed

If you are worried about an urgent medical concern that cannot wait until the surgery re-opens, you can telephone the surgery on 0161 426 9166 and you will be connected to NHS 111.

Alternatively, you can dial 111.

Calls are free from all landlines & mobile phones. The service is staffed by trained call handlers, with nurses on site to offer support if needed. NHS111 staff will assess the callers' symptoms and discuss the problem with you and may advise you over the phone, or will advise you to attend the most appropiate service for your symptoms.

In a genuine, life-threatening emergency you should call 999.

Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency. Call 999 when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.