How soon could you get a GP appointment if you needed one?

[SneakyGremlins]

For me it's three to four weeks and I'm wondering if that's normal or not

Same day for an emergency. Couple of days if I'm happy to see any doctor, could be a week or so if I want to see a specific one.

If emergancy the same day but if not then usually about 7-10 days wait.

But tbh when ive phoned in morning ive never been refused appointment same day if ive asked for one.

Same day, but only after a telephone consult with the duty doctor who decides if you need to be seen that day.

Routine appts are 1-3 weeks if you're not fussy about which doc. Up to 6 weeks if you are.

Also we have a walk in centre open evenings and weekends. There you see either a doctor or a nurse practitioner.

I've been given several same day ones recently after having a phone consultation with the oncall gp. Most within an hour. Also been given same day ones whenever I've called about my dc. If it wasn't deemed emergency over a month.

Honey Is that a London thing though? I can't find it

You can ring first thing for an appointment that day, other wise it’s 3-4 week wait here in south east too

Same day for urgent issues. About 10 days for non-urgent. Am in the middle of a large city.

Often it's the same or next day.

Next day if it’s urgent, two - three days if less so.

Take the nurse appointment. If you need a script they will be able to get the doctor to do it.

My surgery does drop in sessions every day but Monday. If you're prepared to wait, you'll be seen.

An emergency with any Gp would be today.... non urgent with my own Gp was 9 weeks time !!

I’ve never waited longer than 48 hours.

I am lucky if I hit the phone line at 8.30 on the dot when the surgery opens, briefly held in a queue and almost always offered an appointment same day, often with female doctor of my choice. I had to have an x ray recently and my Dr gave me the number of our local cottage hospital advising that they will probably arrange an appointment within the next week or so, rang when I got home and the receptionist in the x ray department told me she could fit me in that afternoon. I live on the edge of West London. I know from speaking to people I know, often in more rural areas, they have far longer waits sometimes up to 4 weeks.

This is strange. I work in a gp surgery.
About 80% of our appointments each day go to patients that call at 8am and book one.
There are maybe 8-15 appointments each day available to prebook which fill up weeks in advance and a few emergency appointments but most go on the day at 8am.
This means that if you need an appointment you could call at 8am and get one, and if you find yourself needing one in the middle of the day you can either wait until 8am the next day, book a medical emergency appointment or attend a walk in centre.

I don't think this differs much throughout the country as everybody has to follow the 5 year plan

Six weeks to see your own doctor, three or four weeks to see the one nobody likes. Same day if it’s a child.
We have no ooh and a&e is fifteen miles away. It’s surprising how a whole family can manage without doctors for years, as ours has.

If I called in and it was urgent they're probably still running the evening open surgery. In about 10 mins I'll have a choice of about 15 appointments for tomorrow when those go online. Or I can book one for a fortnight's time right now if I'm happy with that. Great GP surgery.

Within three hours as long as I ring before 3pm assuming I don’t mind which doctor I see because I am ill and need to see any doctor.

Same experience 300 miles away before I moved so not exclusively my current surgery.

Urgent: same day.
Non-urgent with any Dr: Two weeks.
Non-urgent with a specific Dr: Two weeks plus.

About 3 weeks here since they stopped the walk-in clinic. Lots of new houses being built nearby so it may get even worse.

Same day if you can go at any time. Within a week if not urgent. SE London.

We seem to be in a very small catchment for a very small surgery with one gp and one nurse practitioner.

Friends a couple of roads away aren't so lucky.

Same day.

Same day in an emergency, non-urgent are released in a four week block, so it would depend on when the next release was, they go fast, so up to 3/4 weeks I guess.

On the day, if you can get yourself to the queue outside the surgery at 7.45AM. No choice of GP, though they're all fine at my surgery. No point ringing, as all the appointments have been taken by 7.46. Otherwise, about 6 months after you need one.