Appointments

Book or cancel an appointment at our GP surgery.

Pharmacy and Self Care

See a Pharmacist

Pharmacists can give you advice on a range of conditions and suggest medicines that can help.

They may also be able to offer treatment and some prescription medicine for some conditions, without you needing to see a GP (this is called Pharmacy First).

For more information, please see our Treating Minor Illness page.

Self-Care

Help and support available from many National and Local Organisations

Visit our Self Help Zone

Book an Appointment

Book a Routine Appointment

Call the Practice

If you call us on the main surgery telephone number 020 8665 4757 between 8.00am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday except Bank Holidays we will endeavour to do our best to arrange a telephone call or an appointment on the same day or as soon as possible.

You can also call us anytime between 8.00am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday except Bank Holidays to book a pre-bookable appointment.

Remember: The clinicians cannot deal effectively and safely with more than one major problem or 2 minor problems in a 10 minute appointment. Presenting with a long list, may result with the doctor advising a further appointment. If you feel you need a longer appointment, please let the receptionist know when you are booking your appointment.

NHS App

Schedule or cancel GP appointments directly through the NHS app

More information about the NHS app is available here

AccuRX Patient Triage

North Croydon Medical Centre (NCMC) has teamed up with AccuRX Patient Triage to improve it’s service to our patients. AccuRX Patient Triage enables NHS based GP practices to offer online consultations to their patients. This allows patients to submit their symptoms or requests to their own GP electronically.

Contact us online

Text Messaging

If you have a booked appointment and we have a mobile telephone number for you, we will send you a text reminder 24 hours prior to your appointment. Please ensure that we have your mobile number and let us know if your number changes.

Self Check-In Screen

On arrival at the surgery, if you already have a booked appointment please use the self check-in screen. Once you have checked in, please take a seat in the waiting area until you are called via the jayex board located in the reception area and follow the directions displayed.

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 Vaccinations page

Home Visits

Home visits are a service for the genuinely housebound or seriously ill. If you think that you require a home visit then please telephone before 10:30am.

Please bear in mind that a doctor can see five patients in the surgery in the time it takes to make one home visit.

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 8665 4757
  4. Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message

Out of Hours

CGPC Enhanced Access Service

The new GP contract requires local GP Practices to work together to deliver services collectively. One of the objectives of this contract is to continue to deliver services between 6:30pm and 8:00pm on weekday evenings and between 9:00am and 5:00pm on a Saturday. CGPC is working closely with Croydon Practices to support the delivery of this Enhanced Access service.

This services offers both GP and Nurse Appointments which will are available to patients, either via face-to-face or via a telephone/video consultation.

Further information can be found on the Croydon GP Collaborative website

Croydon GP Hubs

Need to see a GP but can’t get an appointment? Our GP Hubs can help.

Call NHS 111 before you go to pre-book an appointment or wait to be seen without an appointment at one of our GP Hubs in Central Croydon, Purley, or Parkway.

Further information is available on the Croydon GP Hubs website

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