Practice closure notice – Christmas and New Year

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Marcham Road Health Centre will not be open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Our online services will also not be available over this period.

Over Christmas, our phonelines and doors will close on Tuesday 24th December at 6.30pm and re-open on Friday 27th December at 8.30am.

Over New Year, our phonelines and doors will close on Tuesday 31st December at 6.30pm and re-open on Thursday 2nd January at 8.30am.

If you need medical advice or help when the practice is closed, use the NHS 111 service.

Get to the help you need – Use 111

This winter the NHS is encouraging people to get to the help they need by using NHS 111.

Using the NHS 111 service could save you a trip to A&E. It is estimated that up to two-fifths of A&E attendances are avoidable or could be better treated elsewhere. People should still call 999 or go to A&E in an emergency – when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.

The NHS 111 service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can call, go online or use the NHS App to get:

  • the right healthcare in your area; or
  • a call back from a nurse, doctor or paramedic; or
  • advice on self-care.

People should call 111 to speak to someone if they need to:

  • discuss complex medical problems;
  • discuss worries about a long-term condition; or
  • get medical advice for a child under five.

People who need help in another language can call 111 and ask for an interpreter, British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact 111 using the NHS 111 BSL interpreter service by visiting 111.nhs.uk, and text relay users can call 18001 111.

If you need urgent medical help, use 111 to get assessed and directed to the right place for you. Call, go online or use the NHS App.

Use 111 – Option 2 for mental health

If you, or someone you know, is experiencing a mental health crisis, you can call NHS 111 and select option 2 for 24/7 access to crisis mental health support.