When We Are Closed

For urgent help when your GP surgery is closed, please phone 111. Remember, A&E is for critical or life-threatening situations only.

Walk-in Centre

The Folkestone NHS walk-in centre offers a range of health services for the local population - from a minor illness to a minor injury. The centre can treat the following:

  • Nose bleeds
  • Minor cuts and bites
  • Burns and scalds
  • Infections including abscesses
  • Foreign bodies in wounds, ears and noses
  • Muscular sprains and strains to shoulders, arms and legs
  • Fractures to shoulders, arms and legs
  • Dislocations of fingers, thumbs and toes
  • Minor chest, neck and back injuries
  • Minor eye conditions including conjunctivitis and foreign bodies
  • Minor head injuries with no loss of consciousness
  • Minor allergic reactions
  • Minor ailments such as coughs, colds, flu symptoms, sore throat, earache, urinary tract infections and sinusitis.
  • Emergency contraception

No appointment necessary.

The centre is based at:
Royal Victoria Hospital
Radnor Park Avenue
Folkestone

Tel: 01303 850202 

Open from 8.00am until 8.00pm - Monday to Friday everyday

Emotional Support

Anyone needing confidential emotional support can call the Mental Health Matters helpline on 0800 107 0160, 24 hours a day.

DentaLine

Anyone needing emergency dental treatment during the bank holiday weekend should phone DentaLine on 01634 890300 

Monday to Friday - 6.00pm to 11.00pm

Saturday and Sunday (including bank holidays) - 8.30am to 1.30pm & 6.00pm to 11.00pm

Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or shortness of breath constitute an emergency.  

 
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