Who should I see? – Chillington Health Centre

GP Appointments – Please click on the link for further details on GP appointments and for information relating to GP Home visits.

Appointments with a Practice Nurse or Healthcare Assistant

Our team of healthcare staff including Leanne (Advanced nurse Practitioner), Laura (practice nurse) and healthcare assistants (HCA) Linda, Sophie and Nicola hold morning and afternoon clinics Monday to Friday

Between them they provide a wide range of services including; immunisation and travel advice, blood testing, ECG’s, wound dressing, health checks, oral contraception, smears, ear syringing and smoking and dietary (healthy eating) advice and support.

PCN First Contact Physio Service

We have a remote telephone muscular skeletal triage service which will be the first option for all muscular skeletal problems. We also have Mark Turner, our PCN physio runs a face to face clinic each week providing help for any muscular skeletal problems. The physio team are able to make referrals onwards for scans / x-rays etc if required and is best placed for these conditions.

PCN Paramedic Service

Our PCN paramedic Lorna runs a clinic most weeks providing assistance to our GPs working as a multi- disciplinary team to provide care for many conditions we see as on the day urgents.

Self care

If you have a cough, cold, headache or other minor ailment try treating yourself at home first. Find out more about treatments for common minor ailments.

Please remember that self-care for common conditions can help free up our GPs’ time, making it easier to get an appointment when you have a more serious condition.

Pharmacy First Scheme

Jan 2024- Patients can now get treatment for seven common conditions directly from their local pharmacy, without the need for a GP appointment or prescription.

Pharmacy First enables community pharmacists to supply prescription-only medicines, including antibiotics and antivirals where clinically appropriate, to treat seven common health conditions without the need to visit a GP.

Pharmacy First Information

Dentist

If you do not have an NHS dentist or are on holiday please call:

01803 217777 – Torquay & Newton Abbot
01636 331820 – Domiciliary Dental Service
01752 314151 – Emergency for Temporary Residents

For out of normal working hours the number is 01392 823682

NHS 111

111 is the free NHS non-emergency number.

You should use the NHS 111 service if you urgently need medical help or advice but it’s not a life-threatening situation.

Call 111 if:

you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency
you think you need to go to A&E or need another NHS urgent care service
you don’t know who to call or you don’t have a GP to call
you need health information or reassurance about what to do next

Click here for more information about how NHS 111 can help you.

Minor injuries

The nearest minor injuries unit to Chillington Health Centre is at South Hams Hospital, Kingsbridge

In the event of a life threatening medical emergency call 999 or attend your nearest Accident and Emergency unit.

GP surgeries do not provide a minor injuries service.

Alternatively, attend the Accident and Emergency department at Torbay Hospital, Derriford or the Minor Injuries Unit at South Hams, Newton Abbot, Totnes or The Cumberland centre in Plymouth.

Minor injuries include things like: