Life Threatening Emergencies

In a life threatening emergency such as sudden severe chest pain, severe breathlessness, loss of power in a limb, loss of consciousness or severe bleeding dial 999.
Urgent Problems
If you have an urgent medical problem you can:
Telephone the Surgery
Telephone 0117 957 6470 during our surgery opening times.
We will always see urgent cases the same day. When requesting an urgent appointment you must be prepared to see the first available Doctor and you may have to wait until the end of surgery to be seen. Urgent appointments are for genuine emergencies that cannot wait until the following morning. There will only be sufficient time to discuss the one urgent problem with the Doctor.
Contact NHS 111
Telephone NHS 111 or go online by visiting 111.nhs.uk.
Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. The online service is for people aged 5 years and over only.
Accident and Emergency, Minor Injuries and Walk in Centres
Accident and Emergency (A&E), Minor Injuries Units and Walk in Centres.
NHS 111

NHS 111 can help if you have an urgent medical problem and you’re not sure what to do.
Get help online or on the telephone:
To get help from NHS 111, you can:
- go to 111.nhs.uk (for people aged 5 years and over only)
- call 111
- NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
In life threatening emergencies such as chest pain and severe shortness of breath you should call 999