If you require urgent primary medical care when your GP surgery is closed telephone your nearest GP Out-of-Hours provider. GP Out-of-Hours services operate from 6pm each weekday evening and 24 hours on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Contact us first by telephone. Note that GP Out-of-Hours do not insert or remove stitches, and cannot do blood tests or xrays.

Please note if the condition is potentially immediately life-threatening (e.g. suspected heart attack or stroke) telephone 999 directly. Details are also available of other Out-of-Hours services that you can contact directly.

Minor Ailments

Did you know that for minor ailments such as athlete’s foot, diarrhoea, ear wax, headlice, dhobie itch, mouth ulcer, threadworms or thrush you can go directly to your local pharmacy for advice and treatment. The pharmacy rota shows the pharmacies on rota on Sundays and public holidays. Self-help information is also available.

Repeat Prescriptions

Please remember to collect any repeat prescriptions from your daytime GP practice before the weekend or a public holiday. GP Out-of-Hours will only provide repeat prescriptions in exceptional circumstances.

Telephone Numbers

GP Out-of-Hours

Belfast HSC Trust
(North & West) 028 9074 4447
(South & East) 028 9079 6220

South Eastern HSC Trust
(North Down & Ards) 028 9182 2344
(Lisburn & Downpatrick) 028 9260 2204

Dalriada Urgent Care (Northern Trust area)
028 2566 3500

Southern HSC Trust
028 3839 9201

Western Urgent Care
028 7186 5195

Text Relay: Dial 18001 followed by the full
GP Out-of-Hours telephone number.

Other Out-of-Hours services
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