Children's GP: same day, before school or after
Ear infections, rashes, fevers, coughs, the thing that is not quite right. Dr Whitfield and Dr Raman see children of any age, the 07:30 slots are kept for families, and a phone call after 18:00 gets a doctor, not a recording.
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Children's GP on the board
Dr Sam WhitfieldGP, children's leadnext Today 07:30
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02Appointments
One appointment, one price
Children's same-day appointment
Twenty minutes with a GP who sees children every day, today, with the early slots kept for families and babies seen first.
20 min
£79
ResultsPlan on the day
“A worried parent at 7am does not need triage. They need a doctor to look at the child, say what it is, and say what to watch for tonight.”
Dr Sam WhitfieldGP, children's lead03The doctors
Who you see: Children's GP
04Today and after
What we can see today, and when the result comes
Can we see it today?
- TodayBook
A child with a fever, ear or tummy
Children's 20-minute appointment; under-ones within two hours. Floppy, non-blanching rash, breathing difficulty or a fit: 999.
What the children's same-day appointment fee covers
Twenty minutes with a GP who sees children every day, today, with the early slots kept for families and babies seen first.
- 20 minutes with a GP experienced in children's medicine
- Examination with saturation probe, urine dip and throat swab where needed
- Prescription to your pharmacy or delivered
- A written 'what to watch for' sheet
- A doctor on the phone until 21:00 that day
Who it is for
- Fever, ear, throat and chest infections
- Rashes and eczema flares
- Tummy pain, vomiting, diarrhoea
- Feeding and growth worries in babies
- A second opinion on something ongoing
Turnaround board
Medians- PrescriptionSent during the appointment; delivery by 18:00 in WX postcodes
- In-house bloods (FBC, kidney, liver, HbA1c, lipids)Within 4 hours
- Swabs and cultures2 to 3 working days
- Referral letterWithin 48 hours, 71% the same day
If something is abnormal
An abnormal result never sits in an inbox. The analyser and the laboratory both flag it to the duty GP's phone; the GP reads it, phones you, and offers a same-day slot or a referral before the result is filed. Out of hours, the on-call GP does the same. If we cannot reach you, we keep trying and we write.
05Questions patients ask
Before you book: Children's GP
Do you see children?
Yes, of any age, and the 07:30 slots are kept for families. Babies under one are seen within two hours of the call. Dr Whitfield holds the diploma in child health and spent four years in hospital paediatrics. The children's line reaches a GP until 21:00 on the day you were seen.
Family membership
£79/ month- Children's line to 21:00 every day
- Childhood vaccinations at member prices
- Annual Essential screen for both adults
- Member prices for the whole household
Same-day appointments today
Seen today.
Ask for a same-day slot before 11:00 on a weekday and we will see you that day, in person or by video, or the appointment is free. Last year we kept it 94% of the time in person and 100% including video.
Phone and Ellie answers.
01632 960850The board today
Hours- Mon–Fri
- 07:30–20:00
- Sat
- 08:30–16:00
- Sun
- 09:00–13:00
Emergency? Call 999Not us: an ambulance.