Opening times

  • Handsworth Medical Practice

    Day Opening hours
    Wednesday 17 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Thursday 18 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Friday 19 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Saturday 20 December
    Closed
    Sunday 21 December
    Closed
    Monday 22 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Tuesday 23 December
    8am to 6:30pm
  • Fitzalan Surgery

    Day Opening hours
    Wednesday 17 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Thursday 18 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Friday 19 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Saturday 20 December
    Closed
    Sunday 21 December
    Closed
    Monday 22 December
    8am to 6:30pm
    Tuesday 23 December
    8am to 6:30pm

Christmas period opening times

The Practice will be closed on Wednesday 17th December 2025 between 12.30 pm and 3.00 pm. If you telephone the surgery between these times, you will be transferred to the Out of Hours doctors.

We will be closed over the Christmas period on:

Thursday 25th December 2025
Friday 26th December 2025
Thursday 1st January 2026

On Wednesday 24th and Wednesday 31st December -
our Practice phone lines will be closed in the afternoons, but if you phone the surgery on these 2 afternoons you will be transferred to the Out of Hours doctors. The Fitzalan branch site will be closed on these 2 days, but the main Handsworth site will still be open all day. 

Contacting the surgery

Calls through to reception are from 8am to 12pm and then 1.30pm to 6.30pm. From 12pm to 1.30pm calls will be transferred to the out of hours doctors. 

On Thursday afternoons phone lines close at 1pm. From 1pm to 6.30pm your call will be transferred to the out of hours doctors.

Please note: on some days throughout the year the Practice may be closed for staff training. If your circumstances are urgent please call the usual Practice telephone number and the Out of Hours Doctors will assist you.

If you need help when we are closed

If you need medical help when we are closed, use NHS 111 online or telephone 111.

NHS 111 online is for people aged 5 and over. Telephone 111 if you need help for a child under 5 years old.

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

If the Practice is closed during the day on weekdays:
If you need urgent medical help when the Practice is closed (before 6.30 pm and it's not a public holiday), call the Practice on 0114 2697505 or 0114 2889777. You will reach the out-of-hours doctors.


Minor Injuries Unit
There is a NHS 'walk-in' Minor Injuries Unit at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, open 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, for minor injuries. The address is Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Broomhall, Sheffield, S10 2JF. The service is for people aged 16 and over. 

 

Accident and Emergency
The Accident and Emergency Unit is at the Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield S5 7AU, and is open 24 hours.

 

Sheffield Children's Hospital Accident and Emergency department (for ages 0 to16) is at Western Bank, Broomhall, Sheffield, S10 2TH, and is also open 24 hours.

 

NHS Walk in Centre
The Sheffield NHS Walk in Centre is in the city centre:
Sheffield City GP Health Centre, Rockingham House, 75 Broad Lane, Sheffield, S1 3PB.

Open 8am to 10pm, seven days a week
Telephone: 0114 241 2700
This service is for minor illnesses and ailments.

Dates the Practice is closed

We will be closed on the following dates for staff training and public holidays:


2025

Date Closed  Time closed 
Wednesday 1st January (New Years Day) All day
Tuesday 28th January 12.30 to 6.30 pm
Wednesday 5th March 12.30 to 6.30 pm
Friday 18th April (Easter) All day
Monday 21st April (Easter) All day
Monday 5th May (bank holiday) All day
Thursday 15th May 12.30 to 6.30 pm
Monday 26th May (bank holiday) All day
Tuesday 24th June 12.30 to 6.30 pm
Monday 25th August (bank holiday) All day
Wednesday 17th September 12.30 to 6.30 pm
Tuesday 18th November  12.30 to 6.30 pm
Wednesday 17th December 12.30 - 3.00 pm
Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day) All day
Friday 26th December (Boxing Day) All day
   
2026  
Thursday 1st January (New Years Day) All day

 

 

Surgery times

Handsworth (main site)

 

Morning

Afternoon

Monday

7am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Tuesday

7am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Wednesday

7am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Thursday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Friday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Fitzalan (branch site)

 

Morning

Afternoon

Monday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Tuesday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Wednesday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Thursday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Friday

8am to 11:30am

3:30pm to 6pm

Page last reviewed: 17 December 2025
Page created: 18 October 2024