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Urgent Wound Care Services

 

We are able to provide routine and urgent basic wound dressings, subject to appointment availability.
Please call the surgery to book your appointment with our Practice Nurse or Nurse Associate.

Important

We only have a limited number of appointments available for dressings and wound care each week. For urgent dressings where immediate attention is required, and we do not have any availability at the surgery, please refer to the alternative services listed below.

NHS Walk-in Centres

Distance in miles from West Hampstead Medical Centre in brackets.

Finchley Memorial Hospital (5 miles)
Granville Road, London, N12 0JE. Learn more about Finchley NHS Walk-in Centre

Edgware Community Hospital (5.4 miles)
Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AD. Learn more about Edgware NHS Walk-in Centre

 

Urgent Care Centres

Distance in miles from West Hampstead Medical Centre in brackets.

Royal Free Hospital (1.6 miles)
Pond Street, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG. Learn more about Royal Free London Hospital Urgent Care Centre

St Charles Hospital (3 miles) 
Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ. Learn more about St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing

Central Middlesex Hospital (4.3 miles)
Acton Lane, NW10 7NS. Learn more about Central Middlesex Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre

Chase Farm Hospital (11 miles)
The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL. Learn more about Chase Farm Urgent treatment centre

Avoid peak hours

Walk-in and urgent care centres can be extremely busy after 4pm. To avoid delays or being asked to return at a later time, try to attend outside these hours.

Check opening times

Please use the provided links to verify each service’s current opening hours and contact them directly to confirm they can provide the wound care you need

In Case of Emergency

If your wound has suddenly worsened (such as showing signs of infection) or you are unable to access any of the local services above, please attend your nearest Emergency Department:

  • Royal Free Hospital
  • University College London Hospital
  • St Mary’s Hospital
  • Barnet General Hospital

For Diabetic Patients Only

Royal Free Hospital Podiatry Hot Clinic

Available for diabetic patients with:

  • Hot, swollen foot
  • Foot infection (sepsis, cellulitis)
  • New foot ulceration
  • Sudden onset of foot pain
  • Burns to the foot
  • Gangrene
  • Puncture wound

Walk-In Clinic

Podiatry Department, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG

Opening Hours

Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday to Sunday, 9:00am to 11:30am.

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