Book on evening or weekend appointment
Extra same-day and routine appointments are available locally with GP Care Wakefield.
GP Care Wakefield is an extension of your GP practice and offers appointments with GPs, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
This service is available to patients registered with a Wakefield District GP practice.
How to book
Speak to your practice reception team.
Open:
Monday to Friday 5.00pm to 9.30pm
Saturdays 9.00am to 5.00pm
Sundays 9.00am to 1.00pm
Bank Holidays 9.00am to 3.00pm
How GP Care Wakefield is staffed
By clinical and practice staff who work in the local area. A locally-led service by the practice staff you know and trust for people living in Wakefield District.
GP Care Wakefield locations
Appointments are available at:
- Church View Medical Centre in South Kirkby
- Elizabeth Court Surgery in Castleford
- Northgate Surgery in Pontefract
- Ossett Surgery in Ossett
- Trinity Medical Centre in Wakefield
If you feel unwell when your practice is closed, call your GP surgery. Your call will go straight through to GP Care Wakefield.
For further information on the services offered by GP Care Wakefield, please visit conexus-healthcare.org/patients/evening-weekend-clinics-for-patients for more information or speak to your practice reception team.
Urgent Treatment Centre
The Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC), based at Pontefract Hospital, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to treat people with non-life-threatening conditions, such as:
- Strains, sprains and suspected broken bones
- Minor head injuries
- Cuts and grazes
- Bites and stings
- Minor scalds and burns
- Ear and throat infections
- Skin infections and rashes
- Eye problems
- Coughs and colds
- Feverish illness in adults
- Feverish illness in children
- Abdominal pain
- Vomiting and diarrhoea
Wakefield NHS Walk-in Centre
Wakefield NHS Walk-in Centre is a nurse-led service located at 47 King Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 2SY - just a few minutes' walk from Wakefield Westgate train station. It is open 365 days a year, between the hours of 10am and 10pm and can be contacted on 01924 882350.
The Centre is staffed by a dedicated team of experienced practitioners including Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Nurse Practitioners and Paramedics who are trained to provide assessment, advice and treatment of minor illnesses and a selection of minor injuries, including:
- Minor ear, nose and throat problems
- Sprains and strains
- Wound infections
- Minor burns and scalds
- Minor head injuries (only in over 2 year olds and under 65 year olds)
- Skin conditions
- Minor respiratory conditions such as cough
- Mild abdominal pain or discomfort
- Insect and animal bites and stings
- Minor eye problems
- Minor injuries to the back, shoulder and chest
- Wound dressings
- Emergency contraception
Please note that the Walk-in Centre does not:
- Treat dental problems
- Offer repeat prescriptions
- Provide ongoing care for pre-existing conditions
- Offer fit notes
- Have any x-ray facilities
- Treat babies under 6 months old
- Treat head injuries in under 2's and over 65's
- Treat pregnancy related issues
Emergency Calls
If you have a serious medical problem, for example acute chest pain, severe bleeding, loss of consciousness or difficulty breathing, please call 999 before calling the surgery.
If you require urgent medical attention outside of our normal surgery opening hours, then please dial 111. Calls to the NHS 111 service are free from both landlines and mobiles.
When you call 111 you will be assessed, given advice and directed straight away to the local service that can help you best – that could be an out-of-hours doctor, walk-in centre or urgent care centre, community nurse, emergency dentist or late opening chemist.