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Northenden Group Practice
489 Palatine Road, Northenden,Manchester, M22 4DH
Tel: 0161 998 3206
Opening Times
Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 6.30pm
Monday - late appointments to 7.30 pm
Gatley Green Surgery
94/96 Church Road, Gatley, Cheshire, SK8 4NQ
Tel: 0161 428 2514
Opening Times From Monday 10th January 2022
Mondays & Thursdays: 8.00am - 14.00pm
(For prebooked Nurse/HCA appointments only)
Our surgery phones are covered by the out of hours service daily between 1pm and 2pm.
Calls during this time will not be answered by the surgery.
UPDATE: Our phones are now working, We apologise for the inconvenience
In order for our phone provider to investigate our ongoing complaints about the phone system, they have requested that we provide examples of the issues our patients are experiencing.
We need as many examples from patients as possible - please use the following link to complete
a short survey so we can send this back to be investigated.
https://forms.office.com/r/XLnKAwrR7q
Always call 999 in a Medical Emergency
If you need advice about a problem, please contact your local pharmacy or 111. They may be able to offer you treatment, or they will signpost you to the most appropriate services. This may mean you are asked to attend a walk-in centre.
For minor injuries, including animal bites/wounds, please contact our local Minor Injuries Unit at Trafford General Hospital 0161 748 4022, or attend your local Accident and Emergency Department.
For more information please visit our CHOOSE WELL page.
Upcoming Surgery Closures
Monday 2nd May 2022 - All day (Bank Holiday Closure)
Wednesday 11th May 2022 1pm-6.30pm
(phones will go over to Go To Doc)
Our Gatley branch phones are currently closed. Please check our wesbite/Facebook for updates. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Dental Services
If you have toothache or need to see a dentist and you live in Manchester, you can contact the Manchester dental helpline.This is a service that manages urgent appointments at lots of dental practices across the city. Just tell them what the problem is and where you are and they can arrange an emergency appointment with a dentist near you.

Manchester Dental Helpline
The helpline provides the following services to the residents of Manchester:
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Arranging emergency appointments for patients in need of urgent care, usually on the same day, close to home at more than 30 dental practices across the city
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Support to NHS Manchester residents looking to access local NHS dental services
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Advice and support with dental related queries
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Signposting and referral to other services
In-hours Helpline number (0161 476 9649)
8am-6pm Monday to Friday.
Out-of-hours number (0161 337 2246)
6pm-10pm Monday to Friday. 10am-10pm Weekends and Bank Holidays.
Outside these times please call NHS 111 If you live outside Manchester, you can find your nearest dentist by visiting NHS choices or by texting 'dentist' to 64746 - you'll receive three free text messages with the contact details for the three NHS dentists closest to where you are
People no longer have to register with an NHS dentist - dentists provide a 'course of treatment' to NHS patients. At the end of your course of treatment, your dentist will recommend when you next need a dental check up.
Charges
Depending on what you need to have done, you should only ever be asked to pay one charge for each complete course of treatment, even if you need to visit your dentist more than once to finish it. You will not be charged for individual items within the course of treatment.
There are three 'bands' of charges for all NHS dental treatments:
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Band 1 course of treatment - £17.50
Band 1 treatments can include examination, diagnosis (including X-rays), advice on how to prevent future problems, scale and polish (if clinically necessary), and application of fluoride varnish or fissure sealant. -
Band 2 course of treatment - £48.00
Band 2 treatments include everything in Band 1 above, as well as any further dental work, like fillings, root canal treatment or removal of teeth. -
Band 3 course of treatment - £209.00
Band 3 treatments include everything in Bands 1 and 2 above, as well as any work that needs to be sent away to a dental lab, like crowns, dentures and bridges.
You do not have to pay for NHS dental treatment if, when the treatment starts, you are:
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Aged under 18
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Under 19 and receiving full-time education
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Pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months
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Staying in an NHS hospital and your treatment is carried out by the hospital dentist
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An NHS hospital dental service outpatient (however, you may have to pay for your dentures or bridges)
You also do not have to pay if, when the treatment starts, you are receiving:
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Income Support
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Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
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Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
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Pension Credit guarantee credit
or
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You are named on a valid NHS tax credit exemption certificate or you are entitled to an NHS tax credit exemption certificate
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You are named on a valid HC2 certificate
Being named on or in receipt of Universal Credit can entitle you to free NHS dental treatment in certain circumstances, however will depend on where and when the costs are being incurred.
More information regarding all benefits is available on the GOV.UK website