NHS services over the August bank holiday

GP practices and many community pharmacies will be closed on Monday 26 August.

The NHS in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland (LLR) is asking people to familiarise themselves about which NHS services to use over the summer bank holiday weekend.

GP practices and many community pharmacies will be closed on Monday 26 August.

For all urgent health needs over the bank holiday, people are advised to use NHS111 online www.111.nhs.uk or they can phone 111 or use the NHS App.

View a new map of all the local urgent care services here https://bit.ly/LLRUrgentCare.

For urgent mental health support, people can call the Central Access Point (CAP) on 0116 295 3060 and 0808 800 3302 open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The 999 service and the Emergency Department should only be used for an urgent, life threatening, medical situation, where emergency assistance is required.

You can find a list of the pharmacies that will be open on bank holiday Monday and their opening times at: https://leicesterleicestershireandrutland.icb.nhs.uk/your-health/get-in-the-know/right-now/bank-holiday-pharmacy-opening-times/.