GP services including evening and weekends
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
Enhanced Access is an extension of your general practice. It offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of you GP practice’s normal opening hours.
Local GP practices work together to offer evening and weekend appointments.
Filter by borough
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced access
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network. This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs.
GP practices in Tameside borough are usually open from8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments may be face-to-face or by video or telephone. A range of clinical staff, including GPs, offer different appointments.
Healthy Hyde PCN
Appointments are available:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday – book through your GP
- 9am to 5pm, Saturdays – call 0161 368 5426 between 9am and 4pm on Saturdays or book though your GP
Ashton PCN
Appointments are available:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm, Saturdays
- 9am to 10.30am bank holidays
Call your GP to book
Denton PCN
Millgate Healthcare Partnership:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm alternative Saturdays
Medlock Vale Medical Practice:
- 9am to 5pm alternative Saturdays
Call you GP to book.
Stalybridge PCN
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm Saturdays
Call 0161 342 5300 to book or email gmicb-tameside.stalybridge.pcn@nhs.net
Updated
This service was created on 27/11/2024 and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced Access
GP practices in Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care:
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure
How do I book an appointment?
To book an appointment s contact your GP practice.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced Access
GP practices in Bolton are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Appointments are also available out of hours from:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm on Saturdays
The enables you to not only be seen by a GP, but also a wide range of other clinical staff. These include a practice nurse, an advanced nurse practitioner who can prescribe medication, and a phlebotomist for taking bloods.
You can access a number of different appointments including:
Routine care:
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure
How do I book an appointment?
To book an appointment out of hours contact your GP practice.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network. This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs.
Enhanced Access
GP practices in Manchester borough are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours. You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments may be face-to-face or by video or telephone. A range of clinical staff, including GPs, offer different appointments.
Appointments are available:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm on Saturdays
Some PCNs also offer additional hours beyond those listed above.
To book an appointment, contact your GP.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced Access
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network. This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs.
GP practices in Trafford borough are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours
Appointments are available:
- 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday
- Saturday and Sunday appointments are also available at various times across the borough.
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
- Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments may be face-to-face or by video or telephone. A range of clinical staff, including GPs, offer different appointments.
To book an appointment please contact your registered GP practice.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced access
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network. This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs.
GP practices in Bury are open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday.
Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments may be face-to-face or by video or telephone. A range of clinical staff, including GPs, offer different appointments.
Horizon PCN, Prestwich PCN and Whitefield & Unsworth PCNs
If you GP practice is part of these PCNs, Enhanced Access appointments are available:
- 4pm to8 pm Monday to Friday
- 8am to 6pm on Saturdays
- 9am to 1pm on Sundays
To book an appointment please contact your GP practice and ask the receptionist for an appointment in the Enhanced Access service.
Bury PCN
If your GP practice is part of Bury PCN, Enhanced access appointments are available
- 6.30pm to 8 pm Monday to Friday
- 9am to 6pm on Saturdays
To book an appointment please contact your GP practice and ask the receptionist for an appointment in the Enhanced Access service.
Which PCN is my GP practice part of?
Bury PCN:
- Huntley Mount Medical Centre
- Knowsley Street Medical Centre
- Monarch Medical Centre
- Radcliffe Medical Practice
- Ramsbottom Medical Practice
- Rock Healthcare
- Townside Surgery
- Walmersley Road
Horizon PCN:
- Mile Lane Health Centre
- Garden City Medical Centre
- Peel GPs
- Redbank Group Practice
- Ribblesdale Medical Practice
- Tower Family Practice
- Woodbank Medical Centre
Prestwich PCN
- Fairfax Group Practice
- Greyland Medical Centre
- Longfield Medical Practice
- St Gabriels Medical Centre
- The Birches
- Whittaker Lane Medical Centre
Whitefield & Unsworth Neighbourhood PCN
- Blackford House Medical Centre
- The Elms Medical Centre
- The Uplands Medical Practice
- Unsworth Medical Centre
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced access
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network (PCN). This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs.
GP practices in Salford are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours.
Appointments are available:
- 6.30pm to 8pm, Monday to Friday
- 9am to 5pm on Saturdays
Some PCNs also offer additional hours beyond those listed above (check with your GP practices for further information)
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments may be face-to-face or by video or telephone. A range of clinical staff, including GPs, offer different appointments.
To book an appointment please contact your GP practice.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Your GP practice is usually the first place you go for medical help after you’ve tried self-care or seen a pharmacist.
Your general practice can help with check-ups, treat common illnesses, give advice on staying healthy and refer you to specialists if needed.
Your GP practice can provide care and advice for a wide range of things including:
- Persistent cough (3 weeks or more)
- Ongoing sore throat (1 week or more)
- Continuing earache (3 days or more)
- Headaches that keep coming back
- Cystitis (water infection) that won’t go away (3 days or more)
- A breast lump
- Blood in your wee or poo
- Worries about the menopause
- Feeling low or anxious
- Ongoing or long-term conditions
Appointments may be online, on the phone or face-to-face and can be made at evenings and weekends.
Some practices will ask you to fill in a form online. This helps them to see people who are very unwell first and ensure you see the best person for your needs.
Everyone in Greater Manchester can and should register with a GP practice, regardless of their housing or immigration status.
Who will see me?
The people who work at your GP practice team have different roles. Some are there to help things run smoothly, whilst others are health professionals with their own specialist skills. You won’t always need to see a GP.
GP out-of-hours service
The GP out-of-hours service is for health problems that can’t wait until the next day. For details on how to contact the service, call your practice and listen to the recorded message.
When you call the service you may be given advice over the phone or a face-to-face appointment.
Enhanced access
Your GP practice is part of a Primary Care Network. This is a group of practices which work together to make sure you can access a range of healthcare services at a time and a place that meets your needs. In Wigan these services are being delivered on behalf of your GP Practice by the Wigan GP Alliance.
GP practices in Wigan borough are usually open from 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Enhanced Access offers pre-bookable urgent and routine appointments outside of these hours
Appointments are available:
- 6pm-10pm, Monday to Friday
- 10am-4pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays
You can access a number of different appointments for routine care and the management of more complex, long terms conditions.
Routine care:
- Screening such as well man/woman and cervical
- Vaccinations and immunisations such as COVID, flu, shingles and pneumovax (please note, the service does not offer travel vaccinations and baby/childhood immunisations)
- Phlebotomy (taking bloods)
Management of long-term conditions such as diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.
Appointments are face-to-face with a range of clinical staff, including GPs, we offer different appointments across the board.
To book an appointment contact Wigan GP Alliance on 01942 482848.
Updated
This service was created on and last updated on 27/11/2024
Find out more about :
- How to register with a GP practice on the NHS website
- The different professionals who may work in your GP practice