GP appointment with a child

Appointments

Book or cancel an appointment at Newham Transitional Practice.

Before you book an appointment

See a pharmacist

Many conditions can be treated without the need to see your GP.

Self-care

Help and support available from many National and Local Organisations

Visit our Self Help Zone

Book an appointment

Requesting an appointment

You can request an appointment with a doctor or other healthcare professional online (Monday to Friday).

Get help for any health problem

We will respond to requests within 2 hours during opening times.

You can also:

  • phone us on 020 7909 4990
  • visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use your answers to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or healthcare professional to help you.

Your appointment

However you choose to contact us, we may offer you a consultation:

  • by phone
  • face to face at the surgery
  • on a video call
  • by text or email

Appointments by phone, video call or by text or email can be more flexible and often means you get help sooner.

If you need help with your appointment

Please tell us:

if there’s a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond
if you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face-to-face, by video call or by text
if you need an interpreter
if you have any other access or communication needs

Nurse or healthcare assistant appointments

You can request a routine appointment with a nurse or healthcare assistant up to 2 weeks in advance.

Request an appointment with a nurse or healthcare assistant

We will respond to requests within 4 hours during opening times.

You can also:

  • use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App) to book an appointment, screening test or vaccination
  • phone us on 020 7909 4990
  • visit the surgery and speak with a receptionist

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use your answers to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or healthcare professional to help you.

Get medical advice from a nurse

To ask a non-urgent medical question:

We will respond within 2 working days during opening times.

Sickness certificates (fit notes)

You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.

Visit our Sickness Certificates page

Travel vaccinations

Information and advice for travelling abroad.

Visit our Travel Information page

Home visits

If you are housebound and need an appointment, we will do a home visit. We will phone you first to understand what you need.

To request a home visit, it’s helpful if you phone the surgery as soon after 8am as possible.

Change or cancel an appointment

Please give us as much notice as possible so we can offer your appointment to someone else.

To cancel your appointment:

  1. Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS App)
  2. Cancel using the GP online system
  3. Phone us on 020 7909 4990
  4. Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message

Out of hours

Enhanced access

Ask at reception for enhanced access information

Life threatening

Call 999 or go to A&E now if:

  • you or someone you know needs immediate help
  • you have seriously harmed yourself – for example, by taking a drug overdose

A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.

Find your nearest A&E

If you are deaf, call 999 BSL

Urgent but not life threatening

Visit an urgent care centre if:

  • You have an urgent medical issue requiring on the day attention

Find Urgent Care Services

Non-urgent

Use NHS 111 if:

  • You need help now, but it’s not an emergency

There will be someone to provide you with advice and to direct you to a clinician if it is necessary.

Visit NHS 111 Online