Appointments

Booking an appointment

Urgent appointments

To request an urgent appointment for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday):

  • use our appointment request form, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm. We usually respond within 4 hours during opening times
  • phone us on 01977 642251 , Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm
  • visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm.

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

Routine appointments

To request a routine appointment

  • use our appointment request form, Monday to Friday 8am to 6.30pm. We usually respond within 4 hours during opening times
  • phone us on 01977 642251, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm
  • visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm
  • use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App) to book a screening test or vaccination

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

Please see our Patient Access policy v1.4 12.21 for more information.

Cancelling or changing an appointment

To cancel your appointment:

Did Not Attend 

Every missed appointment, is an appointment that could have been given to another patient who needed it. A DNA ( did not attend) is recorded when a patient fails to attend their appointment without a valid reason or does not contact us before to cancel or change their appointment.

The appointment system is monitored to help us track the amount of “wasted” time due to patient DNAs. We do appreciate your help in reducing the amount of DNAs.

If you need help when we are closed

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or call 111.

NHS 111 online is for people aged 5 and over. Call 111 if you need help for a child under 5.

Call 999 in a medical or mental health emergency. This is when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.

If you need help with your appointment

Please tell us:

  • if there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond
  • if you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face-to-face, by video call or by text or email
  • if you need an interpreter
  • if you have any other access or communication needs

Home visits

If you are housebound and need an appointment, we will do a home visit. We will phone you first to understand what you need.

To request a home visit, it’s helpful if you phone the practice as soon after 8am as possible.

GP Care Wakefield appointments

Same-day appointments are available locally on evenings & weekends if you need one. Appointments are available weekdays: 5pm – 9:30pm, Saturday: 9am – 5pm, Sunday: 9am – 1pm and on Bank Holidays: 9am – 3pm.

If you feel unwell during these times, just call our practice. Your call goes through to the local clinical advice team who will book you an appointment or give further advice.

Did you know you can also book routine nurse appointments on evenings and weekends?

If you struggle to make daytime appointments to see the nurse, ask our receptionist about an evening or weekend slot instead.

PATCHS Online Consultations

You don’t always need to come into the practice to get our medical expertise. Why not save time and try our new online service. You can input your symptoms online and will receive a response from the practice- usually that day, if a request is received within the Online Consultation daily request times, and are either given advice, directed to other sources of support such as the pharmacy, receive a telephone consultation or if necessary booked in for an appointment.

You will also have access to reliable and trustworthy self-help generic information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that may help you to avoid an appointment altogether. You can also use the system to request test results, sick notes, referral letters and medical reports.

It’s easy to get started, just try it and you might save yourself time and a journey. Click on this link to try the service PATCHS

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 18th March, 2026