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Appointments
For non-urgent issues, please follow the guidelines below and choose the right service. An appointment may not be necessary.
This will help us to be more efficient by making an appointment available to you when you need it the most.
Pharmacy and Self Care
See a Pharmacist
Many conditions can be treated without the need to see your GP.
Who to see?
Advice
Please make a selection to reveal who's best to deal with your condition.
Self-Care
Help and support available from many National and Local Organisations
Book an Appointment
Urgent appointments for today or tomorrow
To help us prioritise appointments, the practice operates a system of telephone triage, and we can usually offer same day or next day appointments.
If you feel that your problem is urgent, you should tell the receptionist and every effort will be made for you to be seen the same day.
If the doctor needs to see you in person or you would prefer a face-to-face appointment, we will invite you to come in.
Ways to book
Extended Access
We also have extended access available. See our Out of Hours information.
Book a Routine Appointment
To help us prioritise appointments, the practice operates a system of telephone triage, the GP can offer you an appointment up to 2 weeks ahead for non urgent Appointments.
Ways to book
Sickness Certificates (Fit Notes)
You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.
Travel Vaccinations
Information and advice for travelling abroad.
Home Visits
Please be aware that our GPs will always call to assess the home visit request first.
If you need a home visit, you can help us by calling reception before 10:30am.
Telephone: 01253 202300
If you are too ill to come to surgery you can request a home visit.
Please provide as much detail as possible to allow the doctors to plan their rounds and decide which cases need to be seen first.
Telephone Consultations
If you wish to simply speak to the doctor over the phone, please contact reception and explain the nature of the call.
- Telephone: 01253 202300
The receptionist will then triage to the on-call GP who will then contact you or triage you to the appropriate clinician.
Change or Cancel an Appointment
To help us offer appointments as soon as possible to as many people as possible, please cancel any appointments you no longer require.
Ways to cancel
- Telephone us on 01253 202300.
- Cancel an appointment online
- Cancel using our online services
We operate a ‘three strikes’ policy regarding missed appointments, which means that if you miss three appointments, without informing us in advance, you will be removed from the practice list. You will then be asked to register with a new practice.
We will send you ‘DNA – Did Not Attend’ letters after each missed appointment as advance warning. If you feel that you have been sent a DNA letter inappropriately or after you cancelled the appointment with adequate advance notice, please contact the reception manager so that the issue can be sorted out immediately.
Out of Hours
Enhanced Access - Evenings and Weekends
Important
An appointment must have been booked in advance of visiting the service.
Evening and weekend appointments are available with GPs, practice nurses and other healthcare professionals for routine pre-booked services.
The Fylde Coast NHS is committed to improving access to primary care services. This includes making appointments available at times that are convenient to patients.
If you:
- find it difficult to attend an appointment during the working day;
- are a busy parent with small children;
- or rely on working carers to take you to appointments;
The Fylde Coast NHS has arranged for additional appointments to be provided outside of normal GP practice hours by the Fylde Coast Integrated Urgent Care Service.
Opening and Locations
Opening hours may be subject to change.
Lytham
- Tuesday's - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- Friday's - 6:30pm to 9pm
- Saturday's - 9am to 5pm
St Annes
- Monday's - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- Wednesday's - 6:30pm to 9:30pm
- Sunday's - 9am to 5pm
Freckleton
- Thursday's - 6:30pm to 9pm
Ways to Book
- Telephone: 01253 952950
- Download the NHS App
- Use our online services
- Telephone the practice: 01253 202300
Should you need to cancel your appointment please contact your GP practice. If your GP practice is closed, please call 01253 952950 to cancel.
Where to Go
Blackpool
Whitegate Health Centre
150 Whitegate Drive
Blackpool
FY3 9ES
Fleetwood
Fleetwood Health and Wellbeing Centre
Dock Street
Fleetwood
FY7 6HP
Freckleton
Freckleton Health Centre
Douglas Drive
Freckleton
PR4 1RY
Garstang
Garstang Medical Practice
Kepple Lane
Garstang
PR3 1PB
Over Wyre
Over Wyre Medical Centre
Wilkinson Way
Preesall
FY6 0FA
Life Threatening
Call 999 or go to A&E now if:
- you or someone you know needs immediate help
- you have seriously harmed yourself – for example, by taking a drug overdose
A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.
Urgent But Not Life Threatening
Visit an urgent care centre if:
- You have an urgent medical issue requiring on the day attention
Non-urgent
Use NHS 111 if:
- You need help now, but it’s not an emergency
There will be someone to provide you with advice and to direct you to a clinician if it is necessary.
Providing NHS Services
Contact
Poplar House Surgery
St Annes Primary Care Centre
Durham Avenue, Lytham St Annes
Lancashire, England
FY8 2EP
Telephone: 01253 202300