At an already very busy time of year, and due to GP sickness, we have limited appointment availability over the next two weeks, and these are reserved for urgent medical needs.
There may be an alternative healthcare professional or clinical service available and appropriate for your symptoms / condition.
Please see a list of clinical services below available before contacting the Practice.
We appreciate your cooperation and support during this time.
Please find a list of local services available below for specific symptoms or conditions. Alternatively, click here to open Primary Care Services Booklet
First Contact Physiotherapist
First Contact Physiotherapists (FCP) will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and management of soft tissue, muscle and joint conditions for adults aged 18 and over. A patient can book an appointment directly with the FCP without having to see their GP first.
You can book an appointment with an FCP by contacting your GP Practice Reception.
Following an assessment the FCP will provide self-management and exercise advice, refer on or request further investigations if needed and offer joint injections in line with evidenced based practice.
How to access the FCP service:
- Contact the Practice to arrange an appointment on 0161 426 0011 / 0161 983 5242.
Urgent Dental Service in Greater Manchester
If you need urgent dental care and your dentist is closed or you don’t have a regular dentist, you can access the Greater Manchester Urgent Dental Care Service.
How to access the Urgent Dental Service:
- Contact 0333 332 3800 between 8am – 10pm, 7 days a week.
Alternatively, you can contact 111 service by phone or online at: www.111.NHS.uk
Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) – Stockport
Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES) is available to use for the assessment and management of urgent recent onset eyecare conditions.
If you have any of the following symptoms below, you should contact a local CUES Optician:
- Red eye with pain/ photophobia
- Painful eye
- Recent (< 3 months) visual floaters and/or flashes
- Diplopia, distorted vision
- Sudden loss / partial loss of vision
- Mild trauma and foreign bodies (superficial, blunt, non-penetrating injuries)
How to access Community Urgent Eyecare Service (CUES):
- Contact your Local Optician in the Stockport area*.
*Most Local Opticians provide the service. For a list of providers, go to: bit.ly/GM-CUES
Pharmacy First Service
The new Pharmacy First service, launched 31 January 2024, adds to the existing consultation service (below) and enables community pharmacies to complete episodes of care for 7 common conditions following defined clinical pathways:
| Clinical pathway | Age range |
| Acute otitis media* (Ear Infection) | 1 to 17 years |
| Impetigo | 1 year and over |
| Infected insect bites | 1 year and over |
| Shingles | 18 years and over |
| Sinusitis | 12 years and over |
| Sore throat | 5 years and over |
| Uncomplicated urinary tract infections | Women 16-64 years |
How to access the Pharmacy First Service:
- Contact your Local Pharmacy and ask for any of the clinical pathways above.
To find a Pharmacy nearby – go to: www.NHS.uk/find-a-pharmacy
NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service
The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service has run since October 2019. The consultation service enables patients to be referred into community pharmacy for a minor illness or an urgent repeat medicine supply, for any symptoms groups listed below:
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How to access the Pharmacy NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service:
- Contact your Local Pharmacy, or Practice for a direct referral to NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service for any symptom groups above.
To find a Pharmacy nearby – go to: www.NHS.uk/find-a-pharmacy
