Dr Eeckelaers

Opening Hours

Our telephone lines are answered from 8am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. 

The surgery doors are open at the following times

Extended Hours

We now offer a late evening appointment with either a doctor or a nurse.  

We hope that these will benefit our patients who find it difficult to visit us during the course of the normal working day. 

The late evening session is usually on Wednesday from 6.30 pm - 8.00 pm. 

Please speak to reception if you would like to take advantage of this service.

Primary Care Manchester Hubs

We also to offer our patient evening and weekends appoints at one of our Primary Care Manchester Hub sites.

Primary Care Manchester is a federation of GPs practice of which West Gorton Medical Centre is a member. A Hub is a local practice, chosen to deliver this service.

There are a variety of appointments available at the Hub, including GP, Nurse and Health Care Assistant appointments.

Each clinician, with your consent has access to your medical records. These means they can provide you a similar service to you regular GP, Nurse or Health Care Assistant.

Please ask at Reception for further details.

When We Are Closed

You will still be able to access medical advice even when we are closed.

Here are a list of option and when and how to use them.

• Call the Practice on 0161 223 5226 and listen to the recorded message.

• Call 111. NHS 111 is free to call from either you landline or mobile. NHS 111 will triage your problem and direct your call appropriately

• Visit Choose Well Manchester Website for useful information on how to manage your own health.

• Visit your local pharmacist. Your pharmacist maybe able to offer you free and confidential advice for minor ailments such as coughs, colds, rashes and tummy upsets, to name just a few.

• Visit a Walk-in Centre. We have two local Walk-in Centres. One is situated in Boots on Market Street in the city centre and the other is situated in A&E at Manchester Royal Infirmary. As with a pharmacy Walk-in Centres can help with minor ailments but can also offer Emergency Contraception.

• Visit A&E. Please only use A&E if you have a true emergency or have had a sever accident. 

A true emergency could be black outs, shortness of breath, chest pains, sever mental health issues etc.

A sever accident could a road traffic incident, a cut that will not stop bleeding, broken bones, a blow to the head etc.

Please call NHS 111 if you are unsure if A&E is the right option for you and they will assist you in your choice.

• Call 999 in an emergency if you feel you are unable to attend A&E on your own, or if you feel you need medical assistance at the scene.

Please call NHS 111 if you are unsure to call 999. NHS 111 will be able to dispatch an ambulance if needed.  

Public and Bank Holidays

The surgery is not open on bank holidays.

Below is a list of UK bank holidays which occur each year. 

New Year's Day

Good Friday 
Easter Monday
May Day Monday
Spring Bank Holiday Monday 
August Bank Holiday Monday 

Christmas Day 

Boxing Day

If you need to see a Doctor during the holiday period please ring NHS 111. Calls to NHS 111 are free from both mobiles and land lines. 

Staff Training

Every three months the surgery closes for staff training between the hours of 12:30 and 16:30. This is so the Practice team can meet to review the services we offer you and look for improvements.

We normally close on the 3rd Thursday in January, April, July and October. A notice will be display in reception with the actual date, one week before the closure. 

If you require a doctor urgently during this time please ring 0161-223-5226 and your call will be forwarded to our Out Of Hours Provider, Go To Doc.