Christmas opening 2024 and support when the surgery is closed.

We are swiftly approaching the end of the year, and the festive season is upon us. As usual, we want to ensure you’re well-informed about some important details during the Christmas period. So please see below for our opening times as well as how to access medical advice when we are closed.

Please find below the opening times for School Lane Surgery over Christmas and New Year period. If you need medical help outside when the surgery is closed:

  • Telephone 999 in an emergency.
  • For Mental Health Crisis, dial 111 and press Option 2 for urgent help and support.
  • Please contact NHS 111 or visit http://www.111.nhs.uk
  • Local pharmacies will be open who can offer clinical advice and over-the-counter medicines for a range of minor illnesses, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, tummy trouble and aches and pains.

For our usual opening times at School Lane and the Healthy Living Centre, please click HERE

  • Monday 23rd: Open as usual
  • Tuesday 24th: Open as usual
  • Wednesday 25th: CHRISTMAS DAY – CLOSED – MERRY CHRISTMAS!
  • Thursday 26th: BOXING DAY – CLOSED
  • Friday 27th: Open as usual
  • Saturday 28th: Closed
  • Sunday 29th: Closed
  • Monday 30th: Open as usual
  • Tuesday 31st: Open as usual
  • Wednesday 1st : NEW YEARS DAY – CLOSED
  • Thursday 2nd: Open as usual
  • Friday 3rd: Open as usual

(please note, at the healthy living centre, the surgery is closed daily from 13:00 to 14:00 for home visits and lunch. On Tuesday at School Lane, we are closed from 13:00 to 14:30 for staff training)

Pharmacies Over the Christmas Period

NHS Norfolk and Waveney ICB has commissioned several community pharmacies to be open during the festive bank holidays across Norfolk and Waveney.

However, there may well be other pharmacies that are also voluntarily choosing to be open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day.

To find which pharmacy is open visit www.nhs.uk/find-a-pharmacy webpage for the most up to date information. Please note that this will be updated in December.

Be Christmas Ready

Now is the perfect time to review the contents of your medicine cabinet and to get your repeat prescriptions ordered. A properly stocked medicine cabinet can help you treat many common illnesses and ailments over the cold winter months and not just Christmas. As a suggestion it may be worth considering that you have these items in your medicine cabinet or are in date and can be purchased over the counter.

  • A first-aid kit, including bandages, plasters, a thermometer, antiseptic, eyewash solution, sterile dressings, medical tape for dressings and tweezers.
  • Pain relief such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen for aches, pains and high temperatures.
  • Cold remedies to help with the symptoms of colds and flu like illnesses.
  • Anti-diarrhoea tablets to relieve symptoms of diarrhoea, although these will not help with the underlying cause.
  • Constipation relief.
  • Throat sweets for sore throats.
  • Antihistamines which can help with allergies.
  • Indigestion relief remedies.

From all the Partners and Staff at School Lane Surgery, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.