Bucks Protected Learning Time
Please be aware, we close for one afternoon per month for 10 months out of the year for staff/clinician training.
From 13:00 on the dates listed below we will be closed for a Buckinghamshire-wide general practice training afternoon.
For urgent queries that cannot wait until tomorrow please call 111. We do not have any afternoon closures for Protected Learning Time in the months of August and December.
2024
| May | Tuesday | 14th May 2024 |
| June | Wednesday | 5th June 2024 |
| July | Wednesday | 10th July 2024 |
| September | Thursday | 19th September 2024 |
| October | Thursday | 17th October 2024 |
| November | Wednesday | 13th November 2024 |
Bank Holidays
The Practice will also be closed on the following days:
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Early May Bank Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday – last Monday in May
- Summer bank holiday – last Monday in August
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
- New Year’s Day
Need to see a doctor? NHS 111 can help
If you need to see a doctor but can’t get to your local practice you may be able to be seen outside of normal practice hours.
Call 111 and if appropriate, the advisor will be able to schedule you an appointment with a GP – it may not be your usual one – at a local venue. If you could be better treated elsewhere, they will be able to direct you to the best place to suit your needs. 111 is free to call at all times.
Experiencing a mental health problem?
If you are affected by a mental health issues over the bank holidays and are not already known to local mental health services, or call 111. If you are a service user already, you can access services via your Community Mental Health Team or the out of hours GP service.
Call the Samaritans
Whatever you’re going through, a Samaritan will face it with you. We’re here 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Call us for free on 116 123
Emergency care
If you or someone you are with finds themselves in a life-threatening situation call 999 and ask for an ambulance. You will be taken to most appropriate place for your needs which in some case may not be your nearest hospital.