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.
01Children's GP
The ticket
- Length
- 20 min
- Price
- £79
- Under-ones seen within 2 hours; 30 minutes £129
- Results
- Plan on the day
- By video
- Over-2s, £55
Fevers, ears, throats, rashes, coughs, tummies, the worry that will not wait until the NHS can see you. The children's room has a low couch, a shelf of books and no hurry. A GP examines, explains and writes a plan you can follow at 3am.
What happens
- 07:30 and after-school slots kept for families; babies under one seen within two hours
- Examination including ears, throat, chest, tummy and skin, with a saturation probe and a urine test where needed
- Prescription to your pharmacy, or delivered
- A written 'what to watch for' sheet and a phone number that reaches a doctor until 21:00
We also do private childhood vaccinations (chickenpox, meningitis B, MMR) and travel vaccines for children.
What the £79 includes
- 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
CountedMedian 1 hour 50 minutes from call to being seen for under-fives in 2025
Appointment
Children's same-day appointment
£7920 min
Under-ones seen within 2 hours; 30 minutes £129
Same day, before school or after; babies seen first
Next with Dr Whitfield: Today 07:30
02Is it the right one?
Suitable, and not
Book this if
Yes- 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
Not this one for
Elsewhere- A child who is floppy, has a non-blanching rash, breathing difficulty or a fit: call 999
03What happens
What happens, and when
At the appointment
Plan and prescription; the sheet of what to watch for.Until 21:00
A doctor answers the number on the sheet.
Everything lands in Harbour Street Online with a GP comment. How results arrive →
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.