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 practice is 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 & Emergency (A&E) Department at the following hospitals:
- Manor Hospital., Moat Road, Walsall, WS2 9PS. Telephone 01922 721172
- Queen's Hospital Burton, Belvedere Road, Burton-On-Trent, DE13 0RB. Telephone: 01283 566333
- New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP. Telephone: 01902 307999
Also in the event of poisoning or overdose the attend A&E
Urgent Problems during Surgery Hours
If you have an urgent medical problem you can:
Telephone the Surgery
Telephone 01889 575 560 during our surgery opening times.
We will always see urgent cases the same day. When requesting an urgent appointment you must be prepared to see the first available Doctor and you may have to wait until the end of surgery to be seen. Urgent appointments are for genuine emergencies that cannot wait until the following morning. There will only be sufficient time to discuss the one urgent problem with the Doctor.
Contact NHS 111
Telephone NHS 111 or use 111 online.
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 NHS 111 online (for people aged 5 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