We’re here for you..... for longer. 

GP, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Community Pharmacist, Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments are now available in your area during the evenings and at the weekend.

Please ask your GP surgery to book  appointments or ring 01245 398055 between 8AM - 8PM Saturday and 8 AM - 2 PM Sunday. At all other times please call NHS 111. 

Mid Essex Extended GP access provides appointments at evenings and weekends when your GP surgery is closed. Due to Corona virus outbreak extended access is providing services by total telephone triage as per national guidance to protect patients and clinicians. If a patient needs face to face assessment for the condition that will be offered.

Please note that this service is NOT a walk-in service or a replacement of out of hours service. The service does not provide home visits. Please ring  NHS 111 if you require urgent medical assistance.

What you need to know about extended access to GP services at evenings and weekends?

• Appointments are available 6.30pm-8pm Monday-Friday, 8am-2pm Saturday-Sunday and on Bank Holidays.
• Appointments needs to be booked through your surgery at the Mid Essex Centre - there is no walk-in service available.
• When your GP surgery is closed appointments can be booked by calling 01245 398055 when the service is open 8 am-8 pm weekends. At all other times contact NHS 111.
• You will be booked a telephone appointment with the most suitable health professional for your condition such as a GP, Advance Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Pharmacist, Practice Nurse or Health Care Assistant.
• You can book and cancel these appointments in the same way as regular appointments at your GP surgery, but if you need to cancel a booked appointment at weekends between 8 AM and 8 PM please call  01245 398055. At all other times booked appointments can be cancelled by calling 07384 579479 and leave your name, date of birth, first line of your address, your appointment time and the hub location at which you have your appointment.

This service provides booked appointments to see General Practitioners, Practice nurses and other allied clinicians for patients living in Mid Essex Area after 6.30 PM Monday to Friday and during weekends and bank holidays. These appointments at these hubs should be booked through your own GP practice. 

Please note: all appointments booked are for a telephone consultation with a suitable clinician. The clinician will try and assess the problem either by telephone or video link in the first instance and if a face to face assessment is needed will book another appointment after discussing with the patient.

Please do not travel to the Centre unless asked by one of our clinicians to do so.

This service will be provided through GP surgeries located at:

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/nhs-services/gps/gp-appointments-and-bookings/                                                                                                   

Click here to access the Mid Essex CCG Website 

Click here to access the NHS Website