The residents of Lyneham are served by general practitioners based in Wootton Bassett at either the Tinkers Lane Practice or Borough Fields Practice. The National Health Service has reshaped the out of hours services so patients will have a more modern, high quality and consistent local service. GPs have traditionally been responsible for 24-hour care of their patients. Throughout Wiltshire, over recent years, groups of doctors have formed local co-operatives to provide this service outside normal surgery hours. Instead of ringing the surgery for a doctor's consultation, a small telephone call to a central control centre, where you will be given advise and either direct you to an appoinment in your local hospital. The information for the out of hours service can be found in detail click here.

Armed Forces personnel and families from Royal Air Force Lyneham are normally served by the Forces Medical staff on base. Primarily, the station medical service is prioritised towards providing medical cover for the operational flying, however, they also cover for day-to-day routine medical advise during working hours for families and dependants. Out of hours cover is now being directed towards the NHS Direct Services.

The NHS Direct Self-help service online, covers the most common symptoms which people call NHS Direct about for advice. It is intended to be used by residents of England. The Self-help guide doesn't cover all symptoms. If the guide does not cover your symptoms, call NHS Direct on 0845 4647 for advice.

Local Doctors Surgeries:

Out of Hour Doctors:

[Details] The Out of Hours Service telephone number is 01249 456530

NHS Direct:

[Online] or Telephone 0845 4647

If you have a medical emergency please do not hesitate to call 999

Tinkers Lane Surgery
High Street
Wootton Bassett
SN4 7AT
Tel: +44(0)1793 852131
www.tinkerslanesurgery.co.uk

Opening Times: 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday
For very urgent problems Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm

Appointments: Routine appointments may be booked up to four weeks in advance with the doctor of your choice. Although you are registered with one doctor, you may see any of the doctors. However, it is obviously advantageous to see the same individual for on-going problems.

Tinkers Lane Surgery's aim is to offer you a routine appointment within three to five working days. Holiday periods can, of course, affect this. If you have a more urgent need to discuss your symptoms with a medical professional, you will be asked to speak first to one of our trained nurses for assessment. By mutual agreement, your requirements will be managed according to their urgency.

If you cannot keep an appointment PLEASE ring as soon as possible to cancel it so that another patient can make use of that time. While every effort is made to keep to appointment times, there are sometimes unavoidable delays.

New Court Surgery
Borough Fields
Wootton Bassett
Wiltshire
SN4 7AX
Tel: +44(0)1793 852302 
www.sgpe.org/new_court_surgery.htm