Accessing Care During the Christmas Bank Holidays

Posted by: Daniella Sykes - Posted on:

🚨 In an Emergency

If you have a life-threatening emergency, please call 999 or attend A&E.

For urgent but non-emergency medical advice, call NHS 111 or visit:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/urgent-and-emergency-care-services

💊 Community Pharmacy Services

Pharmacies can help with many common conditions and are often the quickest way to get advice and treatment while GP practices are closed.

Find a Pharmacy

https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/Pharmacy/LocationSearch/10

Pharmacies Open During Bank Holidays

Some pharmacies remain open over Christmas Bank Holidays.

You can find pharmacies that are open, including opening times and services available, by using the NHS Service Finder:


👉 https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-service-finder

Additional Pharmacy Services

Some pharmacies also offer:

How Pharmacies Can Help

Pharmacists can advise on treatments for a wide range of common conditions without a prescription:
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/pharmacies/how-pharmacies-can-help/

🩺 Pharmacy First – Treatment Without Seeing a GP

Most pharmacies can now provide prescription medicines for certain conditions through the Pharmacy First service.

They can treat:

  • Earache (ages 1–17)
  • Impetigo (aged 1 year and over)
  • Infected insect bites (aged 1 year and over)
  • Shingles (aged 18 and over)
  • Sinusitis (aged 12 and over)
  • Sore throat (aged 5 and over)
  • Urinary tract infections (women aged 16–64)

No GP appointment is needed.

🏥 Sunday & Bank Holiday GP Appointments

GP appointments are available every Sunday and Bank Holiday for Calderdale patients:
https://www.penninegpa.co.uk/our-services/sunday-and-bank-holiday-gp-appointments/

How to Access

  • Call NHS 111
  • Answer the questions from the operator
  • If appropriate, you may be booked into a GP appointment
    (Some appointments may be by telephone)

Appointments take place at:
Spring Hall Group Practice – Queens Road Surgery

Please plan ahead where possible, and use the most appropriate service to ensure you receive the right care at the right time.

🎄 We wish all our patients a safe and healthy Christmas 🎄