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Castleford Medical Practice
The Health Centre,
Welbeck Street,
Castleford,
West Yorkshire,
WF10 1HB
Opening Hours
Monday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Thursday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am to 6:30 pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Non-urgent advice: Out of Hours

If it’s not a 999 emergency but you need medical help that can’t wait  until your GP surgery is open please  call  111
This is a free call 
For more information visit www.nhs.uk/111
The nearest walk-in centre is at Kings Street Health Centre, 47 King Street, Wakefield  WF1 2SY. Telephone 0845 121 1023.
These services are available overnight, at weekends and bank holidays.
No appointment is necessary.
Please do not ask to see a doctor out of hours unless you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.
Call 999 in an emergency. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.

Morning Afternoon

Monday 08:30 – 10:50 15:30 – 17:30 18:30 – 20:00
Tuesday 08:30 – 10:50 15:30 – 17:00
Wednesday 08:30 – 10:50 15:30 – 17:30
Thursday 08:30 – 10:50 15:30 – 17:30
Friday 08:30 – 10:50 15:30 – 17:30

We provide an open surgery on Mondays. If you ring the practice between 08:00 to 10:00 on a Monday morning we guarantee an appointment on the same day.
Thursday afternoon appointments are for emergencies only
We offer routine appointments starting at 08:30 4 days a week and some later appointments at 17:30.  

On Monday evenings we provide a late night surgery to allow access for people who work.
These surgeries run between 18:30 – 20:00.

GP Care Wakefield is an extended out of hours service owned by all Wakefield GP Practices to cover the entire population of the Wakefield district. 
It operates from 6 – 10 pm Monday to Friday, and 9 – 3pm Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.   Telephones will be automatically diverted during operating hours.  Outside of these times please telephone 111 or ring back during normal surgery hours if your need is not urgent.
Following triage of your problem, if deemed appropriate the service will offer you a GP appointment at Trinity Medical Centre or Pontefract General Infirmary.

There needs to be shared consent in place for the service to be able to provide safe care therefore please ensure you give explicit record sharing consent when accepting an appointment with the service.  Patients who prefer not to give shared consent cannot access this service.
The service is not available for routine matters such as repeat prescriptions. 
In addition to the above, during 6pm & 8pm Monday to Friday, and 9am & 1pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays, patients can be seen for routine annual review of Heart Disease, Diabetes, COPD, Asthma & Stroke but only if you are well controlled and your condition is stable.  Other routine nurse care includes:

Blood tests 
Routine ECG (not chest pain)
Spirometry
Review of contraception pill
Repeat depo injection
Smears
B12 injection
Removal of sutures and clips
For more information, please ask at reception.  

Below you will find the days and times of our practice nurse clinics. Please contact reception for more details about any of them or to book an appointment.

Clinic Morning Afternoon  Evening

Monday Ear stringing 11:30 – 12:30
COPD 14:00 – 17:00

Tuesday Routine 08:30 – 12:00
COPD/Asthma 14:00 – 17:00

Wednesday Baby clinic/Routine 09:00 – 11:00
  Ear stringing 11:30 – 12:30
Postnatal & 1st baby immunizations 14:00 – 15:00
Routine 14:00 – 17:00
Smears 18:30 – 20:00

Thursday Routine 09:00 – 11:00

 Friday Routine 09:00 – 11:00
Ear stringing 11:30 – 12:30
Diabetes 14:00 – 17:30

111 online is a fast and convenient alternative to the 111 phone service and provides an option for people who want to access 111 digitally. 
Your needs will be assessed and you will be given advice about whether you need:
Treat yourself at home
Go to a Primary Care Centre
If you need face to face medical attention you may be asked to attend a Primary Care Centre.
Click here to access NHS 111 online or call 111 to speak to a staff member.

The surgery will be closed on the following Wednesdays for training purposes;
21st April 2021
12th May 2021
16th June 2021
14th July 2021
15th September 2021
13th October 2021
10th November 2021
12th January 2022
23rd February 2022
16th March 2022

The surgery will be closed for the bank holiday on the followings dates;

Friday 2nd April 2021
Monday 5th April 2021
Monday 3rd May 2021
Monday 31st May 2021
Monday 30th August 2021
Monday 27th December 2021
Tuesday 28th December 2021
Monday 3rd January 2022

Online Consultation

Our practice is now using a new online consultation tool called PATCHS.