In an emergency situation- if a patient

bulletHas lost consciousness
bulletHas chest pain
bulletIs bleeding heavily

Then you should dial 999 to summon an ambulance to bring the patient to hospital.

If you need to speak to a doctor urgently, you can ring our hotline number on 01903 264101, choose option 1

Our phone lines are open from 8.30 am to 6pm. If you ring outside of these hours, you will hear a recorded message, asking you to dial 01903 690111 which is West Sussex Doctors On Call, based at Swandean hospital

At lunch time (12.30-1.30), our phones are open only to urgent calls.