| Out of hours services: |
| GP, District Nurses, Mental health (South East Health) |
03000 242424 |
| NHS Direct |
0845 46 47 |
Social Services
Access point for adult social care and mental health
Children’s services out of hours |
01273 295555
01273 335905 |
| Sussex Mental Healthline (5.00pm to 9.00am) |
0300 5000101 |
| Emergency dental practice |
01273 486444 |
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| Out of hours pharmacies |
| Ashtons late night pharmacy |
01273 325020 |
| Boots Chemist (North Street) |
01273 207461 |
| Western’s Chemist (Lewes Road) |
01273 605354 |
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| Hospitals and Clinics |
| Brighton General Hospital |
01273 696011 |
| Hove Polyclinic |
01273 696011 |
| Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital |
01273 696955 |
| Royal Sussex County Hospital |
01273 696955 |
| Sussex Eye Hospital |
01273 606126 |
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| Services |
| Community Nursing Team (District Nurses) |
| Telephone: (8.00am - 4.00pm) |
01273 728281 |
| Telephone: (4.00pm – 8.00pm) |
01273 693600 |
| Telephone: (8.00pm – 8.00am) |
0845 456 5420 |
| The community nurses provide nursing care for patients in their own homes. They are based at Conway Court. |
| Blood tests (Southdowns Phlebotomy) 9.00am to 2.00pm |
01273 265588 |
| Carer’s Centre |
01273 234045 |
| Children’s Health Visitors (Conway Court) |
01273 728281 |
| Health visitors are specialist nurses who give advice to families with young children. Your health visitor is allocated depending on your postcode. To find out where your health visitor is based, please telephone Conway Court on the above number. |
| Social Services – Adult Social Care |
01273 295555 |
| Social Services – Children’s Services |
01273 296527 |
| Mental Health Access Team |
01273 242016 |
Midwives
Urgent |
01273 664794
01273 664793 |
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| At Charter Medical Centre |
| Somerhill Dental Practice |
01273 327270 |
| Boots Pharmacy |
01273 208233 |
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| Independent advice |
| PALS (Patient Advice, Liaison and Complaints Service) |
0800 013 0251 |
| Primary Care Support Service |
01903 756800 |
