Extended Hours are changing Posted or Updated on 6 Jun 2025

Changes:

We want to provide the right services at a time which is convenient for you.  We’ve listened to feedback from people in our local area, and we are making changes to our out-of-hours appointments to deliver better service for you.

Access to more healthcare professionals.  This new service will be delivered by professional including GP’s Nurses, Pharmacists and Health Care Assistants.

More choice about the type of consultation you want. These include a mixture of in-person face-to-face  and remote consultations like telephone and video.

Make it more convenient for you to Travel to out-of-hours appointments.  These consultations are being planned and delivered locally so it is likely they will be available closer to your home.

From Saturday 1st October 2022, out-of-hours appointments will be available from 7am to 8am Tuesday and Thursday 6:30pm to 8pm on weekdays and from 9am to 5pm on Saturday.

When we asked local people what you wanted from these appointments you told us you would be happy to travel to any of Witham and Maldon practices.

We are working together with other GP Practices in our local area as part of the Witham and Maldon Primary Care Network. 

An out-of-hours consultation might not be at your regular GP surgery.  When you book a consultation, you will be told where it will be.

All the out-of-hours consultations will be routine and not available as walk-in consultations.   You will need to book the consultation in advance.

To book an out-of-hours consultation, you should contact your regular GP practice in the usual way.  They will advise you what is available, and which healthcare professional is the right person to help you.

If you need medical help now but its not an emergency, you can also go to 111 online or call 111