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EMERGENCIES


If you need to speak to a doctor urgently:

  • telephone the Health Centre on 020 7584 6301 (24hrs)

  • If we are not open, follow instructions on the answerphone to speak to our out-of-hours service

Please note that the majority of urgent problems are best managed by this out-of-hours service, who will advise you appropriately and arrange an urgent consultation with a doctor if necessary.  The Health Centre is fully informed of all calls to the out-of-hours service the next working day.

A large number of patients attending Accident and Emergency departments out of hours do so inappropriately, which places pressure on resources and increases patients' waiting times in the A+E waiting room.  Many problems seen there do not require emergency hospital treatment and would have been best managed by the patient's GP.  Please consider this and contact the out-of-hours service above if you are not sure of what to do.

Nearest casualty departments

If your problem is a true emergency or obviously requires urgent hospital treatment consider contacting your local Accident and Emergency department.

St Mary's Hospital (Paddington)
Praed Street W2
Tel: 020-7886 6666


Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Fulham Road, SW10
Tel: 020-8746 8000

Emergency dental care / Other contacts

Imperial College Dental Surgery: 020 7589 6623 (24hrs)

NHS Direct (24hr medical advice): 0845 4647  or  www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk