Contact Us/Closure Dates

WHAT TO DO WHEN WE ARE CLOSED

 

IF YOU NEED URGENT MEDICAL ATTENTION WHEN THE SURGERY IS CLOSED, VISIT NHS 111 ONLINE OR CALL 111.

 

You will be assessed and directed to the most appropriate point of care for your particular needs.

To access NHS 111 Online click here

You can also access NHS 111 Online via the NHS App

 

IN A GENUINE EMERGENCY CALL 999, THIS INCLUDES CHEST PAIN AND OR / SHORTNESS OF BREATH.

 

Other Useful Information

Click the links below:

When to call 999

When to use NHS 111 Online or call 111

When to go to A&E - Find your nearest A&E here

When to visit urgent treatment centres or other urgent care services - Find your nearest urgent treatment centre here

Bank Holiday Closures

Our practices will be closed on the following dates for bank holidays for 2026, unless stated otherwise.

Any prebooked routine appointments scheduled to happen during these times as part of our Enhanced Access will go ahead as planned.

  • January 1st 2026 - New Years Day
  • April 3rd - Good Friday
  • April 6th - Easter Monday
  • May 4th - Early May Bank Holiday
  • May 25th - Spring Bank Holiday
  • August 31st - Summer Bank Holiday
  • December 25th - Christmas Day
  • December 26th - Boxing Day
  • December 28th - Substitute Bank Holiday 
  • January 1st 2027 - New Years Day

Training Closures

Once a month the Practice is closed for an afternoon of training, this is called a QUEST session.

These are important opportunities for staff training and are fully supported by the ICB.

Training is for all staff members and covers clinical and non-clinical topics.

On a QUEST day all the practice buildings will close at 12:30 and the telephones will be switched over to the out-of-hours providers, Derbyshire Health United (111).

The QUEST dates for 2026 are as follows:

  • January 7th
  • February 11th
  • March 11th
  • April TBC
  • May TBC
  • June TBC
  • July TBC
  • September TBC
  • October TBC
  • November TBC

There will be no Quest Training afternoons in August or December this year (2026).

Welbeck Road Health Centre

1B Welbeck Road
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 6DF
Day Opening hours
Friday 9 January
8am to 6:30pm

The Surgery Glapwell

The Green
Glapwell
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S44 5LW
Day Opening hours
Friday 9 January
8:30am to 1:30pm
Page last reviewed: 08 January 2026
Page created: 10 August 2021