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*Mask wearing* If you are showing any symptoms of a cold, flu, fever, please ensure you are wearing a mask prior to entering the surgery. 

Important information for patients currently on hospital waiting lists

The NHS has been working hard to address the backlogs built up during the COVID pandemic. As part of these plans, the NHS will be proactively contacting patients who have been waiting a long time for NHS funded treatment to remind them of their right to request to move to an alternative hospital where they may be seen quicker. 

From Tuesday 31st October new digital portal called the Patient Initiated Digital Mutual Aid System (PIDMAS) will be introduced. Patients who have been waiting 40 weeks or more can use this portal to request an alternative choice of hospital.   

Any patient who is eligible will receive either a SMS text message or a letter from their current hospital explaining how to request to choose a different hospital.

Please do not contact the practice regarding this process as we have no information regarding individual patients. 

The hospital will contact you if you are eligible. Please do not contact them either.   

Further information about alternative choice is available on hospital websites. 

* We know that our children and young people are at risk from suffering with viral and bacterial illnesses and this may be worrying for you as parents and carers. https://what0-18.nhs.uk/ is a good website and app to download and use. It gives general health advice for all common conditions and helps direct you to the most appropriate services if your child needs further care and support. There is a specific link if worried about Strep A/Scarlet Fever https://what0-18.nhs.uk/parentscarers/worried-your-child-unwell/scarlet-fever

                                      

Appointments

Please wear a mask if you are entering the practice.

Face-to-face appointments are available to all patients when necessary, and you may be asked to discuss your conditions over the phone or online first to assess what would be most appropriate for you. We also have an easy to use video consultation system which you may be offered. This has been very successful, the aim of all of this being to provide personal healthcare whilst keeping everyone safe. 

Tockwith Opening times

Whilst we are doing our very best to keep both sites open as normal, due to these difficult times, there have been and will be occasions we regretfully have to close Tockwith.

Please check "Opening Times" at the top of the page to see current opening times.

  We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thank you

 

When We Are Closedtelephone_brown

If you need to contact a doctor outside of normal surgery hours you should dial 111. Calls to this number are free from landlines and mobiles. You will then be directed to the most appropriate service.

If you need to contact a doctor between 18:00 – 18:30 you should dial 01423 224321.

Local Walk in Centre

The nearest NHS walk in centre is located in the centre of York. The address is:

York NHS Walk-in Centre, 31 Monkgate, York, YO31 7WA. Telephone 01904 674557.

The centre is open from 07:00 to 22:00 daily.

How to Obtain Medications in an Emergency

In normal surgery hours, please contact the surgery. Out of hours, please contact the OOH doctor’s service, the on-call pharmacist, or local NHS walk-in centre. When away from home, a local GP practice will be able to help. Pharmacists are able to dispense some medications without a prescription, but will need your GP practice details.

 

Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.  

 
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