Evening and weekend GP appointments
Local residents can now access more evening and weekend appointments with a GP, nurse or healthcare assistant. The new, improved service will see GP practices working together to offer patients appointments at more convenient times when they call their local practice.
Depending on where you live, appointments are now available from 6:30pm - 8:00pm, Monday to Friday and from 8:00am – 7:30pm on the weekends and public holidays; however, opening hours will vary between the practices.
To make an appointment, you can call your own GP practice during normal business hours.
Local residents will see a GP or healthcare professional who may or may not be from the practice they are registered with. The GP or other professional will have access to your medical record to ensure that you receive the best possible care and support.
Please click on the links below to find out more about your local service and how to access.
Extended Access Hubs – Normal Opening Hours
| Date | Brentwood HUB | Basildon, Billericay and Wickford HUB |
| Monday | 6.30pm to 8pm | 6.30pm to 8pm |
| Tuesday | 6.30pm to 8pm | 6.30pm to 8pm |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm to 8pm | 6.30pm to 8pm |
| Thursday | 6.30pm to 8pm | 6.30pm to 8pm |
| Friday | 6.30pm to 8pm | 6.30pm to 8pm |
| Saturday | 8am to 2pm | 8am to 2pm |
| Sunday | 8am to 2pm | 8am to 2pm |
Please note, these are not walk-in appointments – Bookings are made directly into the service by the registered practice during core hours or 111 outside of core hours.
Health care hubs
The health hubs are open every weekday evening from 7-10pm and on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 9am - 12pm. Each hub offers GP and nurse appointments except for the Fobbing Hub which provides Physiotherapy appointments five days a week.
If you would like to attend a health hub, you must book an appointment with your usual GP surgery, there is no drop-in service.
The hubs are open at the following times:
Corringham
Monday - 7pm to 10pm
Tuesday- 7pm to 10pm
Wednesday- 7pm to 10pm
Thursday- 7pm to 10pm
Friday- 7pm to 10pm
Saturday- 9am to 12 noon
Sunday - 9am to 12 noon
Grays
Monday - 7pm to 10pm
Tuesday- 7pm to 10pm
Wednesday- 7pm to 10pm
Thursday- 7pm to 10pm
Friday- 7pm to 10pm
Saturday- 9am to 12 noon
Sunday - 9am to 12 noon and 1pm to 4pm
Tilbury
Monday - 7pm to 10pm
Tuesday- 7pm to 10pm
Wednesday- 7pm to 10pm
Thursday- 7pm to 10pm
Friday- 7pm to 10pm
Saturday- 9am to 12 noon
Sunday - 9am to 12 noon
Purfleet
Monday - 7pm to 10pm
Tuesday- 7pm to 10pm
Wednesday- 7pm to 10pm
Thursday- 7pm to 10pm
Friday- 7pm to 10pm
Saturday- 9am to 12 noon
Sunday - 9am to 12 noon
South Ockendon
Monday - 7pm to 10pm
Tuesday- 7pm to 10pm
Wednesday- 7pm to 10pm
Thursday- 7pm to 10pm
Friday- 7pm to 10pm
Saturday- 9am to 12 noon
Sunday - 9am to 12 noon
Addresses:
| Corringham: | Neera Medical Centre, Stanford-Le-Hope, SS17 0BY |
| Tilbury: | Sai Medical Centre, 105 Calcutta Road, Tilbury, RM18 7QA |
| Grays: | Thurrock Community Hospital, Long Lane, Grays, RM16 2PX |
| South Ockendon: | Bluebells Surgery, Darenth Lane, South Ockendon, RM15 5LP |
| Purfleet | Purfleet Care Centre, Tank Hill Road, Purfleet, RM19 1SX |
| Fobbing (Head Office) | Thurrock Health Hubs, 33 Fobbing Road, Corringham, Essex SS17 9BG |
How to book an appointment?
If you would like to make an appointment, please speak to the receptionist at your regular GP practice by phone or in person.
You can book an appointment at any of the hubs, just specify which hub you would prefer. Once booked, the appointment will be the same as if you were attending an appointment at your own practice.
How the Hub nurses can help you
Sometimes you don’t need to see a doctor, a practice nurse could be just the right person to help you with your health issue. Nurses at the Thurrock Health Hubs can offer:
- Smear tests
• Child immunisations
• Travel health
• Family planning (contraceptive advice)
• Change of dressings
• Injections (such as Vitamin B12)
• NHS Health Checks
Orsett Minor Injuries Unit
The minor injuries unit provides a comprehensive nurse-led service for people who have a range of minor injuries as defined below:
- Minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness.
- Uncomplicated fractures between shoulder to fingers and knee to toes
- Minor burns and scalds. All airway/inhalation burns must attend A&E
- Eye infections, foreign bodies in eyes, abrasions of cornea.
- Retained foreign body such as fishhook.
- Bites and stings (with no associated anaphylaxis).
- Sprains and strains.
- Animal and human bites.
- Foreign bodies, ear, nose & throat
- Chest injury without difficulty in breathing
- Facial injuries.
- Firework injuries
- Mouth injuries
- Neck injuries
- Minor road collisions
- Closure of laceration wounds by suturing, stapling, gluing or steristrip
- Progesterone Only Emergency Contraception (POEC)
Opening times
Monday - 10am to 7:30pm
Tuesday - 10am to 7:30pm
Wednesday - 10am to 7:30pm
Thursday - 10am to 7:30pm *6.30pm last Thursday of the month.
Friday - 10am to 7:30pm
Saturday - 10am to 7:30pm
Sunday - 10am to 7:30pm
Extended Access Hubs – Normal Opening Hours
| Date | Chelmsford Hub
(NCHC) |
Halstead Hub
(Elizabeth Courtauld) |
Braintree Hub
(Mount Chambers) |
Maldon Hub
(Blackwater) |
| Monday | 6.30pm to 8pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Tuesday | 6.30pm to 8pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Wednesday | 6.30pm to 8pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday | 6.30pm to 8pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Friday | 6.30pm to 8pm | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Saturday | 8am to 8pm | 8am to 2pm | Closed | 8am to 2pm |
| Sunday | 8am to 2pm | Closed | 8am to 2pm | Closed |
Please note, these are not walk-in appointments – Bookings are made directly into the service by the registered practice during core hours or 111 outside of core hours. On weekends and bank holidays, a direct patient line will be available on 01245 398055 to book an appointment.
The GP Extended Access HUB Southend
Has been designed to provide patients with appointments outside core general practice hours for routine care
- ØPatients can book an appointment by calling their own GP surgery
- ØBy calling NHS 111 who can book an appointment at the HUB
- ØBy calling the service directly during operational hours
Southend extended HUB
Queensway Surgery
75 Queensway
Southend
SS1 2AB
telephone: 01702 742102
Opening times:
Monday to friday- 18:30 to 20:00
Weekends and holidays- 09:00 to 15:00
GP Hubs are operational across Canvey, Benfleet, Rochford and Rayleigh throughout the winter and over holiday periods. Capacity has been matched to previous demand. Patients will be seen by registered GP’s and nurses.
To book a GP or nurse appointment?
Patients contact their GP practice in the usual way to request an appointment.
For Appointments on a weekend please contact on the day with the numbers below:
GPHA Clinic, 351 London Road, Hadleigh SS7 2BT - 01268 206408
Audley Mills Surgery, 57 Eastwood Road, Rayleigh SS6 7JF - 01268 740501