Appointments

If you feel that your problem is urgent, you should tell the receptionist and every effort will be made for you to be seen the same day.

If the doctor needs to see you in person or you would prefer a face-to-face appointment, we will invite you to come in.

Ways to book

1. Telephone: 01903 222 900

2. If you need to book at the front desk, you will be asked to fill in a form to take the important information we need to get you the help you need. We can help with form filling if you would like assistance.

Extended Access

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

A GP is now a part of our highly trained reception team, ensuring the correct care is provided for each and every patient and that appointments are made efficiently. The care offered may consist of advice from a GP or an appointment with an appropriate health care professional.

Ways to book

1. Request an appointment online

2. Some appointments can also be booked online via the NHS App. Download the NHS App

3. Telephone: 01903 222 900

GP Forms or Administrative Letters

Please do not book these appointments if you require a GP to complete a form or write an administrative letter for you. Forms should be brought to reception and letters can be requested online, or in writing at Reception. We can then advise you on what action is necessary and if any fees apply. Further information regarding forms and fees can be found here.

Appointments such as blood tests and follow-up appointments that one of our clinicians has asked you to make can be booked at the reception desk, by telephone or by contacting us online.

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

Information and advice for travelling abroad.

Visit our Travel Information page

Home visits are available and are arranged at the discretion of the doctor.

Requests for a home visit should be made before 10:30am but please do not request one unless the patient is genuinely too ill to come to the surgery.

Telephone: 01903 222 900

GP Access Hub

These clinics have been successful in helping local people to access the help they need outside of normal GP practice opening times (up to 8pm on weekdays and during the day on weekends).

Opening Hours

Criteria

The service offers GP, Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Paramedic Practitioner appointments to patients who meet the following criteria:

• A new problem of less than four weeks’ duration
• The patient has not seen a healthcare professional for this problem before
• The problem is not related to pregnancy or mental health.

Across Coastal West Sussex, the service also offers a range of nurse appointments:

• Dressings
• Cervical Screening
• Chronic Condition reviews (such as asthma, diabetes, COPD)

The clinician you see at a GP Access Hub will have full access to your medical record (with your consent.)

How to book a GP Access Hub appointment

These appointments will be booked by your GP surgery for you, so you should telephone your surgery in the normal way. If there are appropriate GP Access Hub appointments available in your area, you will be offered one. At the weekend you may also be offered an appointment at one of the hubs if you call NHS 111 for urgent health advice and support.

The hubs may be at your GP surgery or they may be at a surgery nearby.

How to change an appointment

If you need to cancel or change your GP Access Hub appointment please leave a message on this answerphone: 01903 924192. Otherwise, please contact your GP surgery where you made the appointment and they will be able to help you cancel or change it. You will not be able to cancel or change the appointment by calling the location that the hub is operating from.