Appointments

To request an urgent appointment for today or tomorrow (Monday to Friday):

Telephone us on 0161 928 9621, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm.

Visit the surgery and speak with the receptionist, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.

When you get in touch, we’ll ask what you need help with.

We will use the information you give us to choose the most suitable doctor, nurse or health professional to help you.

If you are housebound and need an appointment, we will do a home visit. We will phone you first to understand what you need.

To request a home visit, telephone 0161 928 9621 it’s helpful if you phone the practice as soon after 8am as possible and before 10.30.

Extended evening and weekend appointments are available each weekday evening from 18:30 - 20:00 and on Saturday and Sunday.

These appointments are generally used for acute minor ailments. 

Book via our reception, telephone 0161 928 9621 for an appointment.

Your appointment will be at Shay Lane Medical Centre (Dr Patel), Hale Barns, Altrincham WA15 8NZ.

Appointments will be with a GP. For further information, please click here.

To cancel your appointment:

• Use your NHS account (through the NHS website or NHS app)
• Using the GP on line Cancel your appointment form
• Telephone us on 0161 928 9621, Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm
• Reply CANCEL to your appointment reminder text message

If you need medical help now, use NHS 111 online or call 111

NHS 111 on line is for people aged 5 and over.  Telephone 111 if you need help for a child under 5.

Call 999 in a medical or mental health emergency.  This is when someone is seriously ill and their life is at risk.

 Please tell us:

• If there's a specific doctor, nurse or other health professional you would prefer to respond to you
• If you would prefer to consult with the doctor or nurse by phone, face to face, by text or email.
• If you have any other access or communication needs

We have a texting service which will send you a reminder of your appointments.

To have this service you will need to register by completing a consent form.

Please remember to update your contact details with us when you change:

• Address
• Telephone number
• Email address.

Barrington is proud to be a training practice for GP Trainees and medical students.

The GP trainee's are qualified doctors who are specialising in general practice.  The GP trainee's are with the practice for 6 months.

The medical student's are in their 5th year of medical study and are with the practice for 5 weeks.

Both the trainee's and students are supervised by the regular GPs at the surgery.

If you would prefer to be seen by a regular GP please highlight this when you book your appointment.

Parking is available in the underground car park at the Greenwood Street entrance the post code for the car park entrance is WA14 1RZ.

There is limited capacity and is strictly for the duration of your appointment only.

Immediately after your appointment has ended you will need to obtain a ticket from reception to exit the car park and this will give you 10 minutes to do so.

Unfortunately it is not possible to leave your car in the car park to visit the town centre or carry out general errands and the building owners enforce this by levying a fine for any breaches.