Opening times, making appointments and what to do when we are closed

Wilton Health Centre
Market Place
Wilton
Salisbury
SP2 0HT
Tel: 0844 4773483

News:

Extended Hours
We offer extended opening hours, which vary week to week. There is at least one Saturday morning from 0900 – 1030 a month and several late evening appointments, usually on a Wednesday or Thursday from 1830 – 2000. Please see Reception for more details

Out of Hours
If you need urgent advice or treatment between the hours of 1830 - 0800 Monday - Friday or at the weekend, please call the Out of Hours service in Amesbury on 0300 111 5717.

Cancelling your Appointment
If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

By giving us as much notice as you can you are helping us to make sure that someone else is given your slot.

Announcements

01 Sep - 01 Oct
NHS Smokefree

Find out about all of the free NHS services available to support you as you go try to give up smoking.

01 Aug - 01 Oct
NHS Summer Health

Stay safe in the sun, including sunscreens, sunburn relief, heat exhaustion, eczema and moles. Summer holidays are great fun for children, but can bring risks. Find out more

01 Jul - 01 Oct
Change for Life

Would you like loads of tips and help to make changes for a healthier future? As part of Change4Life, you will receive tons of helpful information, recipes, tools, tips, and games for the kids.

BBC Health

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Outbreak probe at industry sites

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More obesity ops 'will save cash'

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Inquiry to hear from HIV victims

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Call for morning sickness action

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'Genetic link' to breast cancer

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Yahoo Health

Group backs mandatory flu shots for health workers (AP)

AP - Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients.

CVS Caremark to give away up to $5M in flu shots (AP)

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AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case (AP)

** ADDS COMPLETION OF THE SECOND SENTENCE - FILE - In this March 12, 2009 file photo, Peanut Corporation of America's president Stewart Parnell, arrives a federal court in Lynchburg, Va. The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were implicated in a salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business, as the federal government's criminal investigation against him has languished for more than 18 months, The Associated Press has learned. (AP Photo/Don Petersen, File)

AP - The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.

J&J giving $200 million for health of women, kids (AP)

AP - Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about $200 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve the health and lives of people in poor countries.

US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults (AP)

AP - U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.

FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages (AP)

AP - Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages.

Report says obesity surgery can save health costs (Reuters)

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Doctors alarmed by HIV risk for European gays (AFP)

Homosexual men in Europe are increasingly failing to adhere to safe sex, according to two new studies. In France, transmission of the AIDS virus

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Health Tip: Stay Safe Around the School Bus (HealthDay)

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MedPage Today

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Opening Hours

Consultations

Home Visits

Out of Hours

Extended Hours Appointments

Opening Hours

	Morning	Afternoon
Monday	08:00 - 13:00	14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday	08:00 - 13:00	14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday	08:00 - 13:00	14:00 - 18:00
Thursday	08:00 - 13:00	14:00 - 18:00
Friday	08:00 - 13:00	14:00 - 18:00
Saturday	closed	closed

Consulting Times

Mornings: 0830 – 1030 and 1100 – 1230

Afternoons: times vary but a 2 hour surgery is held between 1500 - 1800

The doctors are usually available for consultation on the following days, except when on holiday or study leave.

Dr Brown: Monday
Dr Burnet: Tuesday & Thursday
Dr Deeks: Wednesday, Thursday (am) & Friday
Dr Jacobs: Monday & Thursday
Dr Hobbis: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

Extended Hours from 15th September 2008.

We also offer extended opening hours, which vary week to week. There is at least one Saturday morning from 0900 – 1030 a month and several late evening appointments, usually on a Wednesday or Thursday from 1830 – 2000. Please see Reception for more details.

All surgeries are by appointment which can be made by telephoning 0844 4773483.

We recommend that you see the same doctor for on-going problems: however, you may contact any doctor or nurse in an emergency.

If you cannot keep your appointment, please let us know so that it can be offered to someone else. Much valuable appointment time is lost by patients simply not turning up. Even a same day cancellation can usually be filled by another patient.

If you wish to speak to a doctor on the telephone during surgery hours please leave your telephone number so you can be called back at the end of surgery. It is best to telephone as soon as possible after 8.00am.

Home Visits

If you are too ill to come to the surgery you may request a home visit by telephoning 0844 4773483. For home visit requests please telephone if possible before 10.00am.

A doctor or nurse may phone you back as it may be that your problem can be dealt with by telephone advice, or that it would be more appropriate to send a nurse, or indeed arrange a hospital attendance.

House visits are only available for patients who are housebound because of illness or disability.

Please remember that several patients can be seen in the practice in the time that it takes to make one home visit. There are also better facilities for examining and treating patients at the Health Centre.

Out of Hours

If you need urgent advice or treatment please telephone 0844 4773483.

When the Health Centre is closed you will be told how to make contact with the out of hour’s service.

This is based in Amesbury on 0300 111 5717. Patients may also seek advice from NHS DIRECT ON 0845 4647. The website is www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Wilton Health Centre also offer extended hours appointments, which are for routine (non-examination) appointments outside normal working hours. One in four of these suregries is on a Saturday morning.

Please see below for our extended hours surgeries:

Tuesday 23rd March 2010	1830 - 2000
Wednesday 31st March 2010	1830 - 2000
Saturday 10th April 2010	0900 - 1030
Saturday 17th April 2010	0900 - 1030
Wednesday 21st April 2010	1830 - 2000
Monday 26th April 2010	1830 - 2000
Saturday 5th May 2010	0900 - 1030
Tuesday 11th May 2010	1830 - 2000
Wednesday 19th May 2010	1830 - 2000
Monday 24th May 2010	1830 - 2000

To book an extended hours appointment, simply call 0844 4773483 and ask Reception

Practice Information

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS Direct