Information for Emergency Weekend Appointments Dental Access

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Information for Emergency Weekend Appointments Dental Access
Information for
Emergency Weekend Appointments
Dental Access Centre
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: delivering excellence
in dental care across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Suffolk
Welcome to the Dental Healthcare Cambridgeshire
Out of Hours Emergency Service
We are here to help you
• We appreciate that you may currently be in pain or distress
Appointments
• All appointments must be booked in advance by telephone
• We regret that the staff at this location are unable to arrange for you to be
seen if you turn up without an appointment
To get an appointment
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Please telephone 111
This is the free NHS Urgent Care Service
Your needs will be assessed
If appropriate you will be offered an appointment
You may also be offered advice on pain relief where needed
NHS 111
• 111 is the NHS non-emergency number
• It’s fast, easy and free
• Call 111 and speak to a highly trained advisor, supported by healthcare
professionals
• They will ask you a series of questions to assess your symptoms and
immediately direct you to the best medical care for you
• NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Calls are free from landlines and mobile phones
Where your needs have been assessed as less urgent,
you may be advised to:
• Contact your own dentist
• Phone your local Dental Access Centre at the start of the next working day
• Contact your local pharmacist who can advise you on appropriate pain
relief
For information on finding an NHS Dentist
please contact NHS England:
• Telephone: 0300 311 22 33
• Email:
england.contactus@nhs.net
• Web:
www.nhschoices.nhs.uk
For further information about this service contact:
Cambridge City / South Cambs
Dental Access Centre
Brookfields Health Centre
Seymour Street
Cambridge. CB1 3DQ
Telephone: 01223 723093
East Cambs and Fenland
Dental Access Centre
1 - 4 Church Mews
Wisbech
Cambridgeshire. PE13 1HL
Telephone: 0800 952 0870
Huntingdon
Dental Access Centre
Treatment Centre
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Huntingdon. PE29 6NT
Telephone: 01480 363 760
Peterborough Area
Dental Access Centre
5 Midgate
Peterborough
PE1 1TN
Telephone: 0800 952 0870
If you require this information in a different format such as in large print or on audio
tape, or in a different language please contact the service on the details above.
If you have any concerns about this service or suggestions for improvements,
contact our Patient Advice and Liaison Service on Freephone 0800 013 2511 or
email: ccs-tr.pals@nhs.net.
For free, confidential health advice and information 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year please contact NHS 111.
©Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Website: www.cambscommunityservices.nhs.uk
0350 - May 2016 (v1.2)
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Date of Production: July 2015
Date of Review:
July 2018