Seeing the doctor

Appointments

All surgeries at Cartmel are by appointment only and you can make an appointment by telephone (015395 36366) or by calling in to the surgery.

For urgent conditions, we will always try to fit you into the next possible surgery.

Extended access

The surgery is open for late appointments on the last Tuesday of each month. This is a surgery for patients who can genuinely not attend normal surgery hours.  The surgery runs from 6.30pm – 7.30pm and is by appointment only.

Out of Hours Service

If you need urgent medical attention when the surgery is closed, emergency care is now provided by Cumbria Health on Call (CHoC) (formerly BayCall) based at Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal.

The new patient helpline is 03000 247 247

(Hearing impaired users who need to contact CHoC please call (Typetalk) 18001 03000 247 247)

Download patient information leaflet (PDF format).

Home Visits

Home visits are for people who are house-bound or those people who are too ill to attend the surgery.

Please make requests for home visits before 10.30am if possible.

Please remember that house calls are time consuming and the Doctor can see four patients in the time taken to visit a patient at home.

Telephone consultations

Telephone consultations with the Doctor may be possible if you phone at the end of morning surgery between 12–12.30pm.

Test results

For test results, please phone the surgery after 2pm.

Holiday-makers

We will be happy to see any relatives or friends staying with you who become unwell. We appreciate that it can be very distressing to feel unwell when away from home. Please phone and make an appointment.