• Have an urgent care need
  • Have an illness that does not improve with self-treatment
  • Are worried about your health
  • Have an ongoing health issue
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Your local GP practice is the main point of contact for general healthcare needs

Practices employ people in a range of roles and you may not always need to see at doctor:

  • General Practitioners (GPs)
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioners
  • General Practice Nurses
  • Practice Manager
  • Receptionists
  • Physiotherapists
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Primary Care

Did you know?

Over 400,000 GP appointments took place in January 2023.

329,559 appointments were face to face, 76,451 phone or virtual appointments took place and 78% of people were seen within 14 days.

39% of these appointments were made on the same day.

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