GP Practices across the Rural Alliance are offering patients enhanced access outside of usual opening hours, to allow you to be seen at a more convenient time, to suit you. You can now book appointments Mon-Fri 6:30pm – 8:00pm *.

Appointment types vary each week to ensure Practices are offering a selection of services from GP’s, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Practice Nurse, HCA, Clinical Pharmacists and First Contact Physiotherapist. All appointments are routine and pre-booked via your Practice reception team. 

In addition to evening appointments, patients registered at any of the 6 Rural Alliance Practices can also be seen Saturday between 9am – 5pm at Bunbury Medical Practice.

* Please contact the Practice during our usual opening hours to check availability. 

The Practice will close for all bank holidays and re-opens the following working day. A list of upcoming bank holidays can be found below. In the event that you need medical attention during a practice closure please see our 'when we are closed' tab for further information. 

The Practice also closes once a month for protected learning time, during these closures patients are asked to contact out of hours services such as NHS 111. A list of 2026 planned closure dates can be found here.

We ask that all requests for general enquiries such as administration requests (sick notes, insurance, referrals etc) , requesting results (blood, Xray, secondary care updates) or booking non urgent appointments be made after 11am where possible. This is to ensure our telephone lines are kept free for urgent requests during the hours of 8am - 11am. 

We would encourage all non-urgent enquiries to be made via our online consultation form on the home page of our website (PACO).

111 online is a fast and convenient alternative to the 111 phone service and provides an option for people who want to access 111 digitally. 

Your needs will be assessed and you will be given advice about whether you need:

• Treat yourself at home
• Go to a Primary Care Centre

If you need face to face medical attention you may be asked to attend a Primary Care Centre.

Click here to access NHS 111 online or call 111 to speak to a staff member.

An urgent health care problem is one that cannot safely wait until the next routine surgery.

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or call 111. The service is free to call from landlines and mobiles.

NHS 111 online is for people aged 5 and over. Call 111 if you need help for a child under 5.

Call 999 in a medical or mental health emergency. This is when someone is seriously ill or injured and their life is at risk.

Accident and  Emergency should only be used in a critical or life threatening situation. There are A&E departments at the Countess of Chester and MCHT Leighton hospitals. Click the links for more information.