GP Extended Access (GPEA)
GPEA provides routine appointments with GP/ANP/Practice Nurse/HCA providing a range of services including consultations, dressings, injections, reviews, spirometry, smear tests & contraception. These are available in the evenings & weekends helping make it easier to access the care you need when you need it.
Opening hours
6.30pm – 9:30pm weekdays, 9:00am – 5:00pm weekends
Appointment information and/or Referral Criteria
GPEA provides bookable GP/Nurse appointments in Northampton, making it easier for you to get an appointment at a time that suits you including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
The Northampton GP Extended Access Service is an extension of your usual GP practice, it is not a walk-in-service and you will need to make an appointment via your own GP Practice.
GPEA provides routine appointments with GP/ANP/Practice Nurse/HCA providing a range of services including consultations, dressings, injections, reviews & contraception.
Additional information/links
If your practice is closed and you need a GP please contact the Out-of-Hours service through NHS 111. They will also be able to book an appointment for you with the GP Extended Access Service. Please note that your consent will be required in order for an appointment to be booked for you.
If urgent care is required, please call ‘111’ for further advice. If your need is life threatening, please go to A&E or call 999.
For support with the management of minor ailments, please contact your local pharmacist or visit the NHS Choices website or call 111.
WILL THE GP I SEE HAVE ACCESS TO MY MEDICAL RECORD DURING MY APPOINTMENT?
Your medical record will, with your consent, be available to the Health Care Professional that sees you to ensure that they have the information they need to give you the best possible care.
A summary of your appointment will be sent back to your own GP practice electronically to ensure that your record is up-to-date. An appointment with this service will be just like an appointment at your own GP practice. Click the link for further information about how we use your Data, Privacy and the Law.
