At Dukinfield Medical Practice we offer appointment with a range of clinicians, including Doctors, Advance Nurse Practitioners (ANP), Paramedics, Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP), pharmacists, Practice Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Healthcare Assistants and Phlebotomists.

All routine appointment requests are through patient triaged.

To request an appointment please click on contact us online at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can contact one of our reception team by phone or in person where they can help you to complete the form.

Practice Nurse Appointments

If we have invited you to book in for review, please contact the surgery on 0161 343 6382

Our practice nurses support patient with:

• Long term Disease Management
• Smears
• Immunisations
• Vaccinations
• Anticoag
• Spirometry
• Contraception

Appointments are also available with one of our wider nursing team:

Assistant Practitioner/ Health Care Assistant/Phlebotomist Appointments

• Blood Tests
• ECG
• Blood Pressure
• B12
• New Patient Health Checks
• Lipid Monitoring

Appointments for Patients with Mobility Issues

 If you have difficulty moving around and need an appointment, we will make sure you get care in the best way for your health needs.

• We will contact you first to understand what support you need.
• Home visits are only for patients who are completely housebound and cannot leave their home.

Requesting a Home Visit

• Please call before 10:30 AM if you need a home visit.
• In some cases, we may offer a phone or video call first to assess your needs.
• A doctor can see several patients in the time it takes for one home visit, so we may ask you to come to the practice if possible.

If you have any concerns about accessing care, please speak to our team—we’re here to help.

Need an Urgent Appointment?

If you need to see a doctor or nurse urgently, please contact us as soon as possible. You can reach us in the following ways:

• Online – Click here to book or request an urgent appointment.
• By Phone – Call us on 0161 3436382
• In Person – Visit our reception, and we will do our best to assist you

We will assess your needs and may offer you an appointment or direct you to the most appropriate service for your care.

If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please call us as soon as possible at 0161 343 6382.
If you got a reminder text, you can reply with CANCEL to cancel your appointment. Please don’t use other words, as the system won’t understand them.
Letting us know quickly helps us give the appointment to someone else who needs it.

At Dukinfield Medical Practice, your comfort and well-being are our top priorities. We understand that some consultations may feel sensitive, and you may prefer to have a chaperone present during your appointment. Our trained chaperones are available to provide reassurance and support throughout your consultation.

If you would like a chaperone present, please let the receptionist know when booking your appointment or when checking in. While we will do our best to accommodate your request, if a chaperone is not available at your scheduled time, we may need to offer you a different appointment.

For more information about our chaperone policy, please don’t hesitate to ask a member of our team.

To improve access to general practice, evening and weekend appointments are now available.

Patients who are registered at this practice can now book an appointment to see a GP, paramedic or HCA on weekday evenings , 6.30 to 8pm, or at the weekends. These appointments will take place at the Body and Mind Centre, Clarendon Shopping Centre, Hyde.

Across Greater Manchester the demand for healthcare services remains very high. This pressure is being felt across General Practice and community services, as well as in our Acute trusts, with our Emergency Departments and ambulance services highly pressured.

Although health services remain at high demand it is important people continue to access care when they need it. In addition to accessing services where and when invited, such as vaccines, health checks, and screening appointments, there is also information on the range of routes to access care and advice at gmintegratedcare.org.uk

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.

Across Greater Manchester the demand for healthcare services remains very high. This pressure is being felt across General Practice and community services, as well as in our Acute trusts, with our Emergency Departments and ambulance services highly pressured.

Although health services remain at high demand it is important people continue to access care when they need it. In addition to accessing services where and when invited, such as vaccines, health checks, and screening appointments, there is also information on the range of routes to access care and advice at gmintegratedcare.org.uk

Those who require advice or treatment for urgent, but not life-threatening, medical issues should continue to seek NHS support via the NHS 111 online or telephone service as the first port of call. NHS 111 has full knowledge of and access to local services and can arrange the right care in the right place depending on an individual’s needs, including booking appointments in the Emergency Department, other urgent care services and community pharmacies, or arranging an ambulance if this is needed.

People requiring urgent mental health support can find their local 24/7 NHS urgent mental health helpline https://www.tameside.gov.uk/mentalhealth/urgenthelp  and other support options at nhs.uk/urgentmentalhealth.

Community pharmacies are playing a key role in improving healthcare by offering services like advice and treatment for minor illnesses and helping patients manage new medications after hospital discharge, reducing the need for readmissions. Through the Pharmacy First scheme, patients can visit their local pharmacy for quick, expert help with common health issues like coughs, colds, and sore throats, without needing a prescription from a doctor. This service makes it easier to get the care you need and helps ease pressure on GP practices and hospitals, ensuring better access to healthcare for everyone in the community. For more information on the Pharmacy First scheme click here  (can you add this link behind here and make it open a new tab https://gmintegratedcare.org.uk/pharmacy-first/)

Evening and Saturday appointments are available through General Practice across Tameside via your Primary Care Network, you can find out more about these appointments via your General Practice reception.

Ambulance and A&E services remain available for those who require emergency care.

In order for you to get the most from your appointment and to ensure you’re getting the best care, please:

Tell us what the problem is so we can book you with the most suitable clinician.

Complete a Patient Triage request with as much detail as possible.

Tell us if there is more than ONE problem, as you may need more time for your appointment.

If you are offered a face-to-face appointment, please be on time for your appointment.

If you can’t make it to your appointment, please tell us as soon as you can. You can cancel by calling reception at 0161 343 6382. This helps us give the appointment to someone else who needs it.