Willingham Medical Practice – December 2025
Christmas 2025 – Surgery Opening Hours
Please note that we will be CLOSED at the weekends in addition to the bank holidays on Thursday 25th December, Friday 26th December and Thursday 1st January. Normal opening hours on all other days during the holiday period.
Please plan ahead and make sure you have enough medication. The last date for ordering repeat prescriptions in time for the Christmas holidays is Thursday 18th December. The last date for collection before Christmas is Wednesday 24th December by 4pm at Longstanton Surgery and 6pm at Willingham.
The last date for ordering repeat medication before New Year will be Wednesday 24th December. The last date for collection before the New Year is Wednesday 31st December by 4pm at Longstanton Surgery and 6pm at Willingham.
Important Patient Update
As from 1st October 2025, all GP practices in the UK must follow new requirements set out in the GP contract. We are required to make changes to the way our booking system currently operates. This means there are changes to how you will access appointments at the Willingham Medical Practice and the Longstanton Branch Surgery. Please visit our website for further information:
https://www.willinghammedicalpractice.nhs.uk/
New Surgery Opening Times
Willingham Medical Practice | Longstanton Branch Surgery | ||
Monday | 8am – 6.30pm | Monday | 8am – 6pm |
Tuesday | 8am – 6.30pm | Tuesday | 8am – 1pm |
Wednesday | 8am – 6.30pm | Wednesday | 8am – 1pm |
Thursday | 8am – 6.30pm | Thursday | 8am – 1pm |
Friday | 8am – 6.30pm | Friday | 8am – 1pm |
Zero Tolerance
Sadly, we have noticed an increase in rude and abusive behaviour from our patients and, in some instances, this has been directly targeted towards individual members of our staff. We all aim to be polite, helpful and sensitive to our patients’ individual needs and circumstances and we respectfully remind patients that very often our staff are working under immense pressure.
The Practice takes it very seriously if any member of staff is treated in an abusive or violent way. Aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated and may result in you being removed from the Practice list and, in extreme cases, the police being contacted.
We ask you to treat your GPs and our staff courteously at all times.
Vaccinations
- The Pneumococcal Vaccine is available year-round for everyone who is aged 65 years and over.
- The RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) Vaccine is available year-round for everyone who is aged between 75 and 79 years of age and for all pregnant women who are over 28 weeks.
- The Shingles Vaccine is available year-round for everyone who is aged between 70 and 79 years of age and has never received a shingles vaccine, for individuals who reach the age of 65 or 70 years of age during the period 01/09/23 and 31/08/2028 (these individuals should be vaccinated on or after (but not before) their 65th or 70th birthday), individuals who are aged 50 years and above and meet the definition of severe immunosuppression and for those who are aged between 18 and 49 years and receiving a stem cell transplant. Please note, when booking your second (booster) shingles vaccination, that this cannot be administered any sooner (even by one day) than six calendar months after the first vaccination was given.
All staff at the Willingham and Longstanton Surgeries wish our patients
A Very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy 2026
WILLINGHAM & LONGSTANTON SURGERIES
Willingham 01954 260230 Longstanton 01954 207600 Dispensary 01954 207602
Website: www.willinghammedicalpractice.nhs.net
Community (District) Nurses: 0330 726 0077 Health Visitors: 0300 029 5050
A&E is not an alternative to a GP appointment
When the surgery is closed please call 111 for medical assistance, or 999 for a life threatening emergency
For urgent mental health support, please call 111 and select option 2
