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GPs (family doctors)

• For urgent medical advice call the surgery and follow the recorded instructions
• Local surgeries will have details of their opening hours over the holiday period
• Patients who are not registered with a GP and who need urgent medical advice outside normal surgery hours can call the GP out of hours service (London Central West Unscheduled Care Collaborative) on 020 8969 7777
• GP Led Health Centre: Malling Health at Westminster, Woodchester Square, London W2 5SU. Holiday opening hours 8am-8pm over the entire Christmas period.

Walk-in centres and minor injuries units

A “walk-in” service for patients with minor injuries and ailments is available at:

Soho Walk-in Centre
1 Frith Street, London W1D 3HZ
(off Soho Square)
020 7534 6500
Holiday opening hours
Thursday 24 Dec 8am-6pm
Friday 25 Dec Closed
Saturday 26 Dec 10am-6pm
Sunday 27 Dec 10am-8pm
Monday 28 Dec 10am-8pm
Tuesday 29 Dec 8am-8pm
Wednesday 30 Dec 8am-8pm
Thursday 31 Dec 8am-6pm
Friday 1 Jan 2010 10am-6pm

Victoria NHS Walk-In Centre
63 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AT
020 7340 1190
Holiday opening hours
24 Dec 7am-7pm
25-28 Dec closed
29-31 Dec 7am-7pm
1 Jan closed

Minor Injuries Unit
St Charles’ Hospital
Exmoor Street London, W10 6DZ
020 8962 4262
Holiday opening hours
24 Dec 9am-9pm
25 Dec closed
26 Dec-1 Jan 9am-9pm
X-ray is only available between 10am-8pm on 28 Dec (Boxing Day)

Accident and Emergency (A&E)

Open 24 hours in major hospitals for accidents and medical emergencies

Local A&E departments:
St Mary’s Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare
NHS Trust
Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY
020 7886 6666

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH
020 8746 8000

University College Hospital
Ground Floor, 235 Euston Road London NW1 2BU
0845 155 5000 ext 70001

Pharmacies

Details of the opening hours for some of our local community pharmacies over the Christmas period can be found overleaf. A full list can be found at www.westminster.nhs.uk/christmashours

These pharmacies offer late night services.

Bin-Seena Pharmacy
73 Edgware Road, London W2 2HZ
020 7706 7006
Open 9am-Midnight

Bliss Pharmacy
5-6 Marble Arch, London W1H 7EL
020 7723 6116
Open 9am-midnight

Devonshire Pharmacy
215 Edgware Road, London W2 1ES
020 7402 6134
Open 26 Dec, 29-31 Dec 8:30am-11pm
27 Dec & 1 Jan 11am-11pm

Pharmacentre
149 Edgware Road, London W2 2HU
020 7723 2336
Open 8am-midnight

Emergency contraception

A list of community pharmacies offering these services can be found at
www.westminster.nhs.uk/christmashours

Emergency Contraception will be available from:
GP practices when open, otherwise call the surgery for details of their out of hours service

Walk-in centre
Raymede Clinic
St Charles Hospital,
Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ
020 8962 4450
Holiday opening hours
24 and 31 Dec 9:30am-2pm
25, 26 Dec and 1 Jan closed

Dentists

Patients requiring urgent dental care should contact the out of hours Dental Triage Service on 020 3402 1312.
This service is normally available Monday to Friday 6pm-10pm. Weekends and Bank Holidays 9am-10pm A daytime service will also operate over the holiday period between 9am and 6pm

National Pandemic Flu Service

If you think you have swine flu, stay at home and get advice by contacting the National Pandemic Flu Service at www.direct.gov.uk/pandemicflu
Information: 0800 1 515 513 Treatment: 0800 1 510 100

Mental Health services

24 hour access points for mental health services
St Mary’s Hospital A&E
(part of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust)
Praed Street, Paddington, London W2 1NY
020 7886 6666

Assessment Centre at St Charles’ Mental Health Unit,
Exmoor Street, London W10 6DZ.
020 8206 7000

South Westminster out of hours service
This service will be provided from the Gordon Hospital, Bloomberg Street
020 8237 2040
Open Monday to Friday 5pm-9pm
Bank Holidays including 25 Dec,
28 Dec and 1 Jan and weekends
open 10am-6pm
Gordon Hospital,
Bloomberg Street
020 8746 8721
24 hours including bank holidays

Social services – emergency and out of hours

City of Westminster
020 7641 6000 or visit www.westminster.gov.uk

Westminster Rapid Response and Rehabilitation Services

Rapid Response Nursing Team
24 Hours Duty Desk
020 7641 4001
Open weekdays, weekends and bank holidays

Rehabilitation Service
General Enquiries
020 7641 6627
Duty Desk 020 7641 4001
Closed 25, 28 Dec and 1 Jan

Mortuary

Westminster Mortuary
65 Horseferry Road, London SW1P 2ED
020 7641 2066
24 Dec 8am-4pm
25-28 Dec Closed
29-31 Dec 8am-4pm
1Jan Closed

Out of hours contact Belgravia Police Station
202-206 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SX
020 7730 1212 or 0300 123 1212

Coroner’s Court

65 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2ED 020 7802 4750
Out of hours contact Belgravia Police Station
020 7730 1212 or 0300 123 1212

For detailed information about out of hours services please call NHS Direct or visit www.nhs.uk