Opening times

Our telephones lines are open Monday to Friday between 8am and 6:30pm

Consulting hours

In general surgeries run at the following times but may vary between doctors each day:

• Tuesday 23rd December - Open as Usual
• Wednesday 24th December - Open as Usual
• Thursday 25th December - Closed
• Friday 26th December - Closed
• Saturday 27th December - Closed
• Sunday 28th December - Closed
• Monday 29th December - Open as Usual
• Tuesday 30th December - Open as Usual
• Wednesday 31st December - Open as Usual
• Thursday 1st January - Closed
• Friday 2nd January - Open as Usual

Please remember to put your prescription requests in early this year so everything is ready before Christmas.

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or Call 111.

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.

The Folkestone NHS walk-in centre offers a range of health services for the local population - from a minor illness to a minor injury. The centre can treat the following:

• Nose bleeds
• Minor cuts and bites
• Burns and scalds
• Infections including abscesses
• Foreign bodies in wounds, ears and noses
• Muscular sprains and strains to shoulders, arms and legs
• Fractures to shoulders, arms and legs
• Dislocations of fingers, thumbs and toes
• Minor chest, neck and back injuries
• Minor eye conditions including conjunctivitis and foreign bodies
• Minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness
• Minor allergic reactions
• Minor ailments such as coughs, colds, flu symptoms, sore throat, earache, urinary tract infections and sinusitis.
• Emergency contraception

No appointment necessary.

The centre is based at:
Royal Victoria Hospital
Radnor Park Avenue
Folkestone

Tel: 01303 850202 

Open from 8am until 8pm - Monday to Friday everyday

Emotional Support

Anyone needing confidential emotional support can call the Mental Health Matters helpline on 0800 107 0160, 24 hours a day.

DentaLine

Anyone needing emergency dental treatment during the bank holiday weekend should phone DentaLine on 01634 890300 

Monday to Friday - 6pm to 11pm

Saturday and Sunday (including bank holidays) – 8:30am to 1:30pm & 6pm to 11pm

We offer appointments from 8:15am to 6:30pm.

We are also able to offer appointments based at the Hub at the Royal Victoria Hospital who will see patients from 8am to 8pm for minor illness seven days a week. This is NOT the Minor Injuries Clinic, which is run separately.

If you call 111 during out of hours, they will also be able to book a Hub appointment for you, they also have appointments available to pre-book at the surgery.