Appointments

If you feel you need an urgent appointment please ring the surgery at 8am on 0161 271 3140.

You will then be triaged to ensure you receive the most appropriate care this could be any of the  following;

• Triage appointment with ANP (Tuesdays only)
• Telephone Consultation with Dr Perkins
• Appointment with the Enhanced Access Clinic
• Local Services Referral to pharmacy

To request a routine appointment in the next 7 days with:

• use our online system via the link at the top of this page
• phone us 0161 271 3140 Monday to Friday from 8am to 6:30pm
• visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6:30pm
• use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App) to book a screening test or vaccination

Routine appointments include:

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner – routine appointments can be booked 8 weeks in advance. 
• HCA – routine appointments can be booked 8 weeks in advance. 
• Practice Nurse - routine appointments can be booked 8 weeks in advance. 
• Telephone appointments with Dr Perkins are currently booked on the day.  Please contact the surgery after 8am, Monday to Friday.

Please note – Occasionally Dr Perkins and the Practice Nurse have medical, nursing or healthcare students observing in the surgery or in the clinics. This is an important part of their training programme. You will be given the opportunity to decline the student’s presence during your consultation should you prefer to be seen alone.

Telephone Consultations / Triage

Although we do not have specific times for telephone consultations if your query can be dealt with over the phone it may be possible for you to speak to either the practice nurse or Dr Perkins.

Please contact reception and give brief details of your query and your contact number.

Dr Perkins, the practice nurse or a member of the practice will ring you back with the reply to your query.

However you choose to contact us, we may offer you a consultation:

• by phone
• face to face at the surgery
• on a video call
• by text or email

Appointments by phone, video call or by text or email can be more flexible and often means you get help sooner.

If you cannot attend an appointment for any reason please inform us as soon as possible in order for us to give the slot to someone else.

To cancel your appointment:

• use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
• using the GP online system via the link at the top of this page
• phone us on 0161 271 3140 Monday to Friday from 8am
• email p85608.perkinspractice@nhs.net 
• reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message

Patients who are more than 10 minutes late for their appointment with any member of the Practice Team may NOT BE SEEN. They may be requested to make another appointment.

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.

Please tell us:

• if there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond
• if you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face-to-face, by video call or by text or email
• if you need an interpreter
• if you have any other access or communication needs

Whilst we encourage our patients to come to the surgery, where we have the proper equipment and facilities available, we do appreciate this is not always possible. In this respect, if you do need a home visit, you can help us by calling reception before 10am.

All home visit requests are triaged by Dr Perkins.  The visiting GP will have access to your medical records and will be able to prescribe any medication required. Full details of the visit consultation will be entered into your medical records on completion of the visit.  

You should only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. The GP will only visit you at home if they think that your medical condition requires it and will also decide how urgently a visit is needed. Please bear this in mind and be prepared to provide suitable details to enable the doctor to schedule house calls

You can also be visited at home by a community nurse if you are referred by your GP. You should also be visited at home by a health visitor if you have recently had a baby or if you are newly registered with a GP and have a child under five years.

The Integrated Care Centre houses many services. A few of these and their locations are:

If the service you require is not listed here please ask about the location at Meet & Greet on the Ground Floor.