Urgent Problems and Out of Hours

Life Threatening Emergencies

In a life threatening emergency such as sudden severe chest pain, severe breathlessness, loss of power in a limb, loss of consciousness or severe bleeding dial 999.


Injuries

The surgeries are equipped to treat minor injuries like small cuts and joint sprains. If the injury is more severe or may involve a broken bone then you should attend the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the following hospital:

St George’s General Hospital (Tooting), telephone: 020 8725 2666

Also in the event of poisoning or overdose the attend A&E

Minor Injuries Unit

If you have a minor injury or simple illness you can also attend the Queen Mary’s Hospital Minor Injuries Unit telephone: 020 8487 6999, to see one of their specialist emergency nurses.


Urgent Problems

If you have an urgent medical problem you can:

Telephone the Surgery

Telephone 0208 542 3105 during our surgery opening times.
The receptionist will need to take some details about the problem and arrangements will be made for you to be seen by the doctor as soon as possible

Contact NHS 111

Telephone NHS 111 or go online by visiting 111.nhs.uk.
Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The online service is for people aged 5 years and over only.


NHS 111

NHS 111 can help if you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do.

Get help online or on the telephone:

To get help from NHS 111, you can:

  • go to 111.nhs.uk (for people aged 5 years and over only)
  • call 111
  • NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In life threatening emergencies such as chest pain and severe shortness of breath you should call 999