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Evening and weekend appointments now available both here at the practice AND at The University Medical Centre 

Patients can now see a local GP, Physio Dietician and Health & Wealth-being Coaches for routine appointments on weekday evenings and at weekends.

Pre-bookable and on-the-day appointments are available between 8.00am and 8.00pm each weekday, with additional slots available on Saturdays between 9.00am and 5.00pm

Routine GP, Nurse, Physio and Phlebotomy appointments are available for any Greater Huddersfield patient.

How to book an evening or weekend appointment at the HUB

You can also book an evening or weekend appointment by ringing the practice on: 01484 500759. If you need to book an appointment when the practice is closed then you can ring the free NHS 111 phone line out of normal working hours and they will book an appointment for you if appropriate.

Appointments

We really need to reduce our 'DID NOT ATTEND rate.

Please consider how you feel when you are unable to obtain an appointment with a GP because there are none available.

Patients can help increase the available appointments by cancelling their appointment as soon as they become aware of being unable to attend.

Consultations are by appointment and can be booked in person, online or over the telephone during opening hours.

Urgent cases will always be seen on the day.

Please remember that an appointment is for one person. If other members of your family need to be seen please make separate appointments.

Practice Nurses

In a number of cases it might be worth considering an appointment with a practice nurse rather than a doctor.

Practice nurses are qualified to deal with many conditions and you may be seen more quickly.

Chaperones

It is practice policy to offer chaperones during certain examinations and procedures.

Should you wish a chaperone to be present during an examination please speak to the doctor or nurse to facilitate this.

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.

Home Visits

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 10:00am

You may only request a home visit if you are housebound or are too ill to visit the practice. Your 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.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available here Self certificate sick form  also available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work’ (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)

Enhanced access - What is it?

• a mixture of in-person face-to-face and remote (telephone, video or online) appointments, provided that the PCN ensures a reasonable number of appointments are available for in-person face-to-face consultations to meet the needs of their patient population, ensuring that the mixture of appointments seeks to minimises inequalities in access across the patient and
• delivered by a multi-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals employed or engaged by the PCN’s Core Network Practices, including GPs, nurses and Additional Roles and other persons employed or engaged by the PCN to assist the healthcare professional in the provision of health services and
• may be for emergency, same day or pre-booked appointments.

Tolson Care Partnership offers a range of appointments Monday to Friday 8am to 8pm and Saturday 9am to 5pm.

Additional phlebotomy and cervical screening appointments are available on Saturdays at The University Medical Centre