Medlock Medical Practice Appointments & Hours
Medlock Medical Practice is based at Failsworth Health Centre in the Keppel Building on Ashton Road West. Patients looking for the practice usually need one of a few things quickly: the correct phone number, opening hours, an appointment route, online consultation access, registration or repeat-medication help.
This page brings those routes together without confusing Medlock Medical Practice with the separately located Medlock Vale Medical Practice in Droylsden.
Medlock Medical Practice Address and Phone Number
The practice is inside Failsworth Health Centre. The NHS listing uses the Keppel Building address, while the CQC record describes the location as Failsworth District Centre on Ashton Road West. Both refer to the same Medlock Medical Practice in Failsworth.
Medlock Medical Practice Opening Hours
Published service listings consistently show the practice’s normal weekday opening pattern as 8:00am to 6:30pm. Temporary closures, training afternoons and bank-holiday arrangements should be checked through the live NHS or practice information before travelling.
| Day | Normal published hours | Practical note |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00am–6:30pm | Contact the surgery during core hours for routine practice services. |
| Tuesday | 8:00am–6:30pm | Online consultation may also be available for suitable requests. |
| Wednesday | 8:00am–6:30pm | Check live notices in case of local training or temporary closure. |
| Thursday | 8:00am–6:30pm | Routine weekday pattern. |
| Friday | 8:00am–6:30pm | Order regular medication early enough to avoid weekend delays. |
| Saturday | Closed | Use the appropriate out-of-hours NHS route if care cannot wait. |
| Sunday | Closed | Use NHS 111 for urgent non-emergency help or 999 in an emergency. |
How to Get an Appointment at Medlock Medical Practice
Medlock patients have more than one contact route. Which one is best depends on whether you have a new medical problem, need routine administrative help, want a prescription request or need urgent care outside practice hours.
Call reception
Phone 0161 357 1610 during practice hours if you need help arranging the appropriate appointment or service.
Use the online consultation service
The practice’s eConsult service includes adult and child health problems as well as routine requests.
Use NHS 111 when urgent
If you need urgent medical help and the practice is closed—or the issue cannot safely wait—use NHS 111 when it is not a 999 emergency.
What to expect when contacting the practice
Describe one main issue clearly
Give enough information for the practice to understand whether you need a GP, nurse, pharmacist or another service.
Mention urgency
Tell reception or the online service if symptoms are worsening or there is a reason the problem cannot wait for a routine appointment.
Keep contact details current
If the practice needs to call you back, make sure the telephone number it holds is correct and that you can answer it.
Follow the route offered
The right next step may not always be a GP appointment. Pharmacy First, nursing care or another service may be more appropriate for some problems.
Medlock Medical Practice Online Consultation
Medlock’s online consultation service is hosted through eConsult. The live service currently offers routes for adult health problems, child health problems and non-urgent practice requests.
Adult or child health problem
Choose the relevant health-problem route and complete the questions presented by the official consultation service.
Routine requests
The online service lists routine requests such as sick notes, medication queries and test-result enquiries.
Reviews
The service also provides routes relating to long-term-condition and contraception reviews.
Which Medlock Contact Route Should You Use?
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The relevant Medlock or NHS route will appear here.
Register with Medlock Medical Practice
The current NHS profile states that Medlock Medical Practice is accepting new patients. Registration eligibility can still depend on the practice boundary and your circumstances, so use the live NHS registration information before changing GP.
Confirm you have the correct Medlock practice
Check for the Failsworth Health Centre address and postcode M35 0AD before submitting registration information.
Open the NHS practice profile
Use the NHS page to check the current registration status and follow its registration route.
Complete the requested patient information
Provide accurate personal and contact details. If you have your NHS number it can help identify your records, but national NHS guidance says not having an NHS number should not automatically prevent GP registration.
Ask the practice if your address is uncertain
If you live near the edge of the practice area, phone reception before relying on the registration being accepted.
Repeat Prescriptions and Medication Queries
Medlock’s online services include medication-query routes, and the practice’s patient online-access documentation includes repeat-prescription access among its available online services.
NHS online access
If repeat-prescription ordering is enabled for your account, use the NHS App or relevant patient online-service route rather than sending confidential information through an unrelated contact form.
Medication question
The official online consultation service has a route for medication queries that do not need immediate emergency care.
Allow enough time
Order routine medication before you run out, particularly around weekends and bank holidays. Use the live practice route for the current processing time.
Test Results, Sick Notes and Other Routine Requests
Medlock’s eConsult service lists several administrative and routine routes that can reduce the need to call reception for every request.
Test-result request
Use the official online route where appropriate, or contact reception if you have been told to discuss a result with the practice.
Sick notes
The online consultation service includes a routine sick-note request option.
Condition reviews
Online review routes are available for some long-term conditions and contraception-related care.
When Pharmacy First May Be Faster
The Medlock online service links patients to NHS Pharmacy First information for several common conditions that participating community pharmacists can assess and, where appropriate, treat.
Sore throat and sinus problems
The service signposts Pharmacy First for suitable sore-throat and sinusitis presentations.
Impetigo, shingles and bites
Participating pharmacies can assess certain skin and infection-related conditions within NHS Pharmacy First criteria.
Some uncomplicated UTIs
Eligible patients with uncomplicated cystitis may be able to use Pharmacy First rather than waiting for a GP appointment.
Medlock Medical Practice CQC Rating
The Care Quality Commission currently rates Medlock Medical Practice Good overall. Its latest published assessment report is dated 2 December 2025.
Overall rating
The current CQC profile shows an overall rating of Good.
Rating categories
The CQC profile shows Good ratings for Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
Latest assessment
The assessment considered the practice under CQC’s newer assessment approach and resulted in the current published report.
When Medlock Medical Practice Is Closed
Call 999 for a life-threatening emergency such as severe breathing difficulty, severe bleeding, loss of consciousness or suspected heart attack or stroke.
Use NHS 111 online or call 111 for urgent medical help when the problem is not life-threatening and your normal GP route is unavailable.
Registration, ordinary fit-note requests, routine test-result queries and repeat-medication requests should normally use practice or NHS online routes rather than urgent-care services.
Map to Medlock Medical Practice
Use the full address when navigating because several healthcare services operate in and around Failsworth Health Centre.
Official Medlock Medical Practice and NHS Resources
These are the most useful live destinations for checking current practice details or completing a patient task.
Medlock Medical Practice FAQs
Where is Medlock Medical Practice?
Medlock Medical Practice is in the Keppel Building at Failsworth Health Centre, Ashton Road West, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 0AD.
What is the Medlock Medical Practice phone number?
The published telephone number is 0161 357 1610.
What are Medlock Medical Practice opening hours?
Published service listings show a normal Monday-to-Friday opening pattern of 8:00am to 6:30pm, with Saturday and Sunday closed. Check the live NHS profile before travelling for bank-holiday or temporary changes.
How do I get an appointment at Medlock Medical Practice?
You can contact the practice by phone during opening hours or use its official online consultation service where suitable. The practice can then direct you to the appropriate clinician or service.
Does Medlock Medical Practice have online consultations?
Yes. Its eConsult service currently includes adult and child health problems, routine requests, sick notes, medication queries, test-result requests, long-term-condition reviews and contraception-related routes.
Is Medlock Medical Practice accepting new patients?
The current NHS profile states that the surgery is accepting new patients. Check the NHS registration page or practice directly if you are unsure whether your address is inside its practice area.
Can I request a sick note online?
The practice’s eConsult service lists sick notes among its routine online request options.
How do I ask about a test result?
The Medlock online consultation service includes a test-result request route. You can also contact reception if you have been told to discuss a result with the practice.
What is Medlock Medical Practice’s CQC rating?
The Care Quality Commission currently rates Medlock Medical Practice Good overall. The latest published assessment report is dated 2 December 2025.
Is Medlock Medical Practice the same as Medlock Vale Medical Practice?
No. Medlock Medical Practice is in Failsworth at M35 0AD and uses phone number 0161 357 1610. Medlock Vale Medical Practice is a separate surgery in Droylsden.