If you are a patient in Brighton and Hove, you can now request an appointment between 6:30-8pm on weekdays, 9am-5pm on Saturdays and 9am-4pm on Sundays, by contacting your Surgery in the usual way. These include remote (telephone) and face-to-face appointments with GPs, Nurses, Pharmacists and Healthcare Assistants. Please note that face-to-face appointments may be held at a different location to your usual Surgery.
This service is for new, recent medical conditions such as:
- Minor illness symptoms
- A new minor injury (not requiring urgent medical attention)
- A problem that can easily be resolved by prescribing a short course of medication (e.g. an infection); or
- Flare up of an existing condition that doesn’t require a patient’s usual GP
This service is not for:
- Any problem that would better be seen by a Practice GP with knowledge of the patient and the condition.
- Issuing a repeat prescription.
- Complex or urgent mental health needs.
- Travel medication.
- Requests for controlled drugs (such as opiates/benzodiazepines).
These include remote and face to face GP appointments as well as appointments with a nurse, pharmacist or health care assistant.
Specialist clinics are also being available (e.g. menopause and womens health).
Please refer to the Federations website https://www.brightonandhovefed.co.uk/enhanced-access for updates. Access to these clinics is by contacting the surgery in the normal way. These appointments might be held at a different location to the surgery and are subject to availability.