Appointments & Self Referrals
The Best Way to Book an Appointment
The best way to book an appointment is to use our online form.
You will be asked a few questions to ensure you get the help that you need. The form might ask you the sort of questions that a doctor would and it is sent immediately to the practice.
The doctors find it helpful as it gives them a lot of information about your problem so that they can get back to you with a phone call, email or text - or a face-to-face appointment - as quickly as possible.
Starting your consultation online leaves the phone lines free for those of our elderly and vulnerable patients who cannot use the online system.
Start an online consultation by clicking on the link below:
Phoning the practice
If you are unable to start your consultation online you can phone reception.
When you phone the practice, the reception team will ask you for some details of your problem. Where possible please try to help them by giving them as much information as possible, as this will help them speed up your clinical care by directing you to the right healthcare professional.
Care Navigation Services
CARE NAVIGATION—WHAT THIS MEANS FOR PATIENTS
Patients may have noticed when contacting the Practice to book appointments our Patient Service Administrators ask you for a brief outline of your problem. Frontline staff receive Care Navigation training. They can then give patients more information about local services. This includes services within and outside of primary care. The information is provided in a safe and effective way.
Care navigation will offer the patient ‘choice not triage’ to access the most appropriate service first which isn’t always the GP. Care navigators do not make medical decisions. However, if a patient has symptoms that meet the criteria for other services, like a physiotherapist or optician, the navigator can help the patient choose the best option for their health and wellbeing.
Click this link to read a local article about care navigation by the Telegraph & Argus. It's called: Care Navigation – help direct patients to the most appropriate care
What is the best time to phone the surgery? I can never get through when I try
Our busiest times of day are 8am to 10.30am. We recognize that it can be difficult to get through on the phone in the mornings and we have changed staff rotas to increase the number of receptionists answering phones at this peak time. You can beat the queues by booking an appointment is to using our online form.
Alternatively our new telephone system has a call-back function. Choosing the call-back option will keep your place in the queue and automatically call you back when you reach the front of the queue. Please make sure you are by your phone and able to accept the call.
Opening Times
What to do when we are closed
When we are closed, if you are in need of treatment, please dial 111.
NHS 111 is a service that's designed to make it easier for you to access local NHS healthcare services. You can call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency. NHS 111 is a fast and easy way to get the right help, whatever the time.
NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones
For more information on the 111 service from the NHS please click here
Home Visits
Home visits are only available for people who are completely house bound.
If possible, please try to telephone reception before 10:30am if you require a home visit. Your request will be passed onto a clinician, in most cases they will ring you so it is really important we have your correct telephone number and that you stay by your phone.
The clinician will ring and discuss your concerns and it will be their decision whether or not a visit is appropriate.
There is an on-call team of doctors at the surgery each day for emergency problems. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the practice. Please contact the surgery before 10:30am if you have significant concerns about your health so we can arrange the most appropriate support for you.
Enhanced access clinics
We are able to offer clinics during what we call "enhanced hours". The clinics comprise of GP appointments, blood tests, blood pressure checks (not hyertension), asthma reviews and smear tests.
We also offer grief and loss counselling appointments for patients over the age of 16 years, young peoples counselling clinics for the ages of 16 - 25 years and mental health triage and support appointments for children over 11 years
These appointments are available to you during the hours of 6:30pm and 9:30pm either at our Bowling Hall Site on a Tuesday and Thursday evening or an external practice within the Bradford area.
If you would like one of these appointments, please contact the surgery.