Appointments advice

To request an appointment:

  • You can use our online service to send a request through Accurx – online request, it is open Monday to Friday 8am to 6:30pm. Please note your request will be triaged and responded to within one working day during opening hours.
  • Telephone our reception staff on 01942 367 411. Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm. When you get in touch, the reception staff will ask you what the appointment is for in order to book you with the most appropriate clinician.
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm
  • Use your NHS account (on the NHS website or in the NHS app)
  • Use your GP Online Tool account: Systmonline

Your appointment

However you choose to contact us we may offer you a consultation:

  • By phone
  • Face to face at the surgery
  • By text or email.

Cancelling or changing an appointment

To cancel your appointment:

  • Use your NHS account (on the NHS website or in the NHS app)
  • Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message
  • Telephone us on 01942 367 411, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm
  • Visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6:30pm

Extended access services

Registered Wigan Borough patients can book a GP appointment between 6:30pm and 8pm weekdays and between 10am and 4pm on Saturdays & Sundays. The consulting doctor will have access to your medical records. Telephone 01942 482848 to book an appointment.

Telephone opening times are: 8am-8pm weekdays and 8am-4pm Weekends & Bank Holidays

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.

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If you need help with your appointment

Please tell us:

  • If there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional preference. We will try to accommodate this request where possible.
  • 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. The clinician may telephone you first to understand the reason for the request. To request a home visit, it’s helpful if you phone the practice before 10:30am on 01942 367 411.

Date published: 8th October, 2014
Date last updated: 10th July, 2026