Opening times

Each night at 6:30pm the surgery closes the front door and the phones are switched over to our answer phone service. It is not possible to leave a message on our answer phone however you will hear recorded information regarding being seen outside of surgery hours, which is after 6:30pm and before 8am each day.

Christmas Opening Hours

Please see the below link for our opening times over the Christmas holiday:

• Opening hours over the Christmas period

Enhanced access

Evening and weekend appointments

The enhanced access service is available Monday to Friday from 6.30pm to 9pm and Saturdays 9am to 5pm. We also offer availability on a Tuesday morning for GP clinics, 7am to 11am.

We are pleased to offer a range of different appointment types ranging from GP clinics, ANP clinics, podiatry, physio, mental health, social prescribing and practice nurse clinics.

• Monday 6:30pm to 9pm – GP & ANP appointments
• Tuesday 7am to 11am – GP appointments
• Tuesday 6:30pm to 9pm – GP, ANP & social prescribing appointments
• Wednesday 6:30pm to 9pm – GP, ANP, social prescribing and pharmacy appointments)
• Thursday 6:30pm to 9pm – GP appointments
• Friday 6:30pm to 9pm – GP appointments
• Saturday 9am to 5pm – a variety of face to face appointments offered at a choice of Rainhill Village Surgery and Spinney Medical Centre

The face to face appointments on Saturdays will be held at the following venues:

• Rainhill Village Surgery 529 Warrington Road, Rainhill L35 4LP
• The Spinney Medical Centre, Whittle Street, St Helens Merseyside, WA10 3EB

St Helens GP rota

For urgent medical attention out of hours please phone the St Helens GP rota service on 01744 673800.

If you need help when we are closed

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.