When We Are Closed
If your condition is urgent and cannot wait until the surgery is next open telephone Harmoni GP Out of Hours Service on 020 7388 5800.
This service is available from 6.30pm until 8.00am, Monday to Friday and all day weekends and Bank Holidays.
You will be asked to leave your details by a Harmoni receptionist. A GP will then ring you back and assess you over the telephone; they may give advice or arrange for you to attend the out of hours GP surgery or visit you at home if necessary.
Harmoni offers a free translation and interpreting service.
Other services available when the surgery is closed include:
NHS Direct (24-hour medical advice) on 0845 46 47
If you are not sure what to do telephone NHS Direct on 0845 46 47. This is a 24-hour confidential medical advice service run by nurse advisers.
The web site, http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ useful information on illnesses and treatments and can help you locate your nearest dentist, pharmacist, hospital etc.
NHS Direct offers a free translation and interpreting service
Your local pharmacy (chemist)
Pharmacists are able to provide advice and treatment for several conditions.
Our reception staff can refer you to register for the “pharmacy first” scheme for treatment of acute short-term conditions. Medicines are free if you are exempt from prescription charges.
For Hackney residents, pharmacies displaying the “CHYPS” symbol provide the “morning after pill” free of charge to those under 20 years of age.
Medical Emergencies
Please remember that Accident & Emergency (A&E) is for EMERGENCIES ONLY
CALL 999 or go to the Accident & Emergency Department at the nearest hospital for emergencies such as loss of consciousness, severe chest pain, serious accidents, loss of blood or trauma.