We are part of a Primary Care Network of GP Practices in Shrewsbury and surrounds, working together to offer patients “extended access” to pre-bookable appointments in the evenings and at the weekends. This is to ensure that patients can have access to GPs, nurses and other qualified healthcare professionals for routine care at a time which may be more convenient for them.
Locally, the pre-bookable appointments will be available as follows:
Weekday evenings (Monday to Friday) appointments between 6.30pm and 8pm
Saturday appointments between 8.30am and 5pm
Sunday appointments between 12.30am to 12.30pm Arranging a pre-bookable evening or weekend appointment is easy – just contact reception during normal opening hours and speak to a member of the practice team who will be able to help.
Appointments are offered at different surgeries across Shrewsbury and with a range of healthcare professionals so may not necessarily be with your registered GP, or at this surgery.
There is a wide range of appointments available – routine face to face or telephone calls with a GP; routine nurse and healthcare assistant appointments; follow-up wound care, smear tests, NHS health checks, joint injection service, mental health nurse practitioner. We are extending the variety of services offered all the time.
Extended Access adds to the existing range of healthcare services already available in Shropshire to help patients outside of our usual opening hours, including pharmacies, NHS111, the walk-in centre, minor injury units and A&E (which is there 24/7 for life threatening serious emergencies only).
It isn’t always necessary to see a GP for minor and common conditions – find out how about how to self-care for these types of conditions on the self-care section of the
NHS Shropshire Telford & Wrekin Integrated Care System website.
Walk-in Centre
If you need urgent medical attention and cannot get an appointment with your own doctor, or are not registered with a GP practice, then the Walk-in Centre is available locally.
The Walk-in Centre is based next to A&E at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (Mytton Oak Rd, Shrewsbury, SY3 8XQ).It is open every day from 8am to 8pm. No appointment is necessary.The Walk-In Centre can help with a range of symptoms including:
– High temperatures in children
– Children and adults with breathing problems
– Severe headaches
– Abdominal pain
– Painful infections
– Bladder and other painful infections
– Dizzy turns
– Mild and moderate injuries and burns
– Worrying worsening of a long term condition
