Opening Times

Bank Holiday Closure  

The Practice will be closed:

25th and 26th December

Thursday 1st January 2026

If you require medical attention when we are closed, please dial the Practice number 01977 554831, and you will receive information for the services available. 

If you need urgent medical advice or care, Telephone: 111

NHS 111 is the 'out of hours' provider for non emergency care (conditions which do not require 999) simply dial 111 on your phone to speak to an advisor

Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.

Please note that the Practice will be closed for staff training on the following days from 12 noon. This is supported by NHS Wakefield CCG.

TARGET Training Days

Please note we will be closed from 12 noon on the following Wednesdays:

2025

• 15th January
• 12th February
• 19th March
• 14th May
• 18th June
• 16th July
• 13th August
• 17th September
• 15th October
• 12th November

2026

• 14th January
• 11th February
• 11th March

Consulting Times

When We Are Closed

 GP CARE WAKEFIELD is an extended out of hours service owned by all Wakefield GP Practices to cover the entire population of the Wakefield district. 

Outside of these times please telephone 111 or ring back during normal surgery hours if your need is not urgent.

Following triage of your problem, if deemed appropriate the service will offer you a GP appointment at Trinity Medical Centre or Pontefract General Infirmary.

There needs to be shared consent in place for the service to be able to provide safe care therefore please ensure you give explicit record sharing consent when accepting an appointment with the service.  Patients who prefer not to give shared consent cannot access this service.

The service is not available for routine matters such as repeat prescriptions. 

Routine care by HCA/Nurse

In addition to the above, during 6pm & 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am & 1pm on Saturday’s, Sunday’s and Bank Holiday’s, patients can be seen for routine annual review of Heart Disease, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma & Stroke but only if you are well controlled and your condition is stable.  Other routine nurse care includes:

*Blood tests                                 *Routine ECG (not chest pain)    *Spirometry

*Review of contraception pill      *Repeat depo injection                *Smears

*B12 injection                              *Removal of sutures and clips

For more information, please ask at reception. 

When the surgery is closed for staff training, please ring the surgery telephone number and follow the instructions. Please note the dates of our staff training by clicking the tab to the right of this screen (TARGET Training Days)

NHS 111 - simply dial 111 on your telephone

In the case of urgent need when the practice is closed you should call NHS 111. Your needs will be assessed and advice offered or arrangements made for you to see a doctor.  

Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency  

Minor illnesses can attend the Walk-In-Centre: 47 King Street, Wakefield.

10am till 10pm -7 days a week.

Please ensure all prescriptions are ordered well in advance of any Bank Holiday closure.

PLEASE RING 999 FOR ANY URGENT, LIFE THREATENING PROBLEMS