Contact Yalding Surgery

You can now see a GP or other healthcare professional during:

• Weekday evenings between 6.30pm and 8pm (some practices offer early morning appointments)
• Saturdays
• NEW: Additional Tuesday appointments with a GP from our Primary Care Network (PCN)

These appointments may take place:

• At your registered practice
• At another local GP practice
• At another local NHS service, such as a General Practice Hub

What type of appointments will be available?

New Tuesday PCN GP Service

Extra appointments every Tuesday with a GP from our PCN for new, non‑complex, short‑term issues. These include a mix of telephone and face‑to‑face appointments. F2F appointments will be held at Old Parsonage Surgery, Goudhurst.

Weekday Evening Appointments (Monday–Friday)

Evening appointments between 6.30pm and 8pm are telephone appointments, offered by a practice in your local area. Some practices may also offer early morning appointments.

Saturday Appointments

Saturday appointments are available between 8am and 12pm and may take place at one of the following locations:

• Old Parsonage Surgery, Goudhurst — with a GP from within our PCN
• The Vine Medical Centre
• Rusthall Medical Centre

Who can book these appointments?

Improved Access appointments are available for all patients in West Kent, regardless of which practice they are registered with. This means you can be seen by a clinical professional 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

You may not see your usual GP, and you may need to attend a different surgery.

How can I book an appointment?

To book any of these appointments, please contact your surgery reception team in the usual way.

Please note: reception staff cannot take calls on Saturdays and Sundays, Bank Holidays, or between 6.30pm and 8am Monday to Friday.

Sevenoaks Urgent Treatment Centre, based at Sevenoaks Hospital is open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and has two GPs stationed there throughout the day.

The service is suitable for patients for same day appointments that cannot wait 24 hours to be seen.

Patients can be seen by a GP in the UTC either by obtaining an appointment through NHS 111 by asking for a booked appointment, or alternatively signposted to attend as a walk-in.