Emergencies

For Serious emergencies such as

• Collapse

• Suspected Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Severe Bleeding

• Fractures

• Major Injuries

• You are advised to dial 999 and ask for an ambulance as delay in getting to hospital in these cases can be life threatening.

Out Of Hours Urgent Care.

If you have an urgent problem outside of normal surgery hours you can either call

NHS Direct

• Call  NHS Direct on 0845 46 47 for telephone advice.

Northern Doctors Urgent Care

• Ring your normal surgery number to be advised of the contact details for  the Out of hours service provided by NDUC (Northern Doctors Urgent Care)

• You can also ring NDUC Directly on 0845 60 80 320

NHS Walk In Centres.

You can see an experienced Nurse at any NHS Walk in centre Open 7 days a week from 7am -10pm.

No appointment is necessary

• Hexham Emergency Care Centre Hexham General Hospital

• Walk In Centre Newcastle General Hospital Phone 0191 2563163

• Walk In Centre Central Newcastle Phone 0191 2333760