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Urgent Wound Care Services
We are able to provide routine and urgent basic wound dressings, subject to appointment availability.
Please call the surgery to book your appointment with our Practice Nurse or Nurse Associate.
Important
We only have a limited number of appointments available for dressings and wound care each week. For urgent dressings where immediate attention is required, and we do not have any availability at the surgery, please refer to the alternative services listed below.
NHS Walk-in Centres
Distance in miles from West Hampstead Medical Centre in brackets.
Finchley Memorial Hospital (5 miles)
Granville Road, London, N12 0JE. Learn more about Finchley NHS Walk-in Centre
Edgware Community Hospital (5.4 miles)
Burnt Oak Broadway, Edgware, HA8 0AD. Learn more about Edgware NHS Walk-in Centre
Urgent Care Centres
Distance in miles from West Hampstead Medical Centre in brackets.
Royal Free Hospital (1.6 miles)
Pond Street, Hampstead, London NW3 2QG. Learn more about Royal Free London Hospital Urgent Care Centre
St Charles Hospital (3 miles)
Exmoor Street, London, W10 6DZ. Learn more about St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing
Central Middlesex Hospital (4.3 miles)
Acton Lane, NW10 7NS. Learn more about Central Middlesex Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre
Chase Farm Hospital (11 miles)
The Ridgeway, Enfield, EN2 8JL. Learn more about Chase Farm Urgent treatment centre
Avoid peak hours
Walk-in and urgent care centres can be extremely busy after 4pm. To avoid delays or being asked to return at a later time, try to attend outside these hours.
Check opening times
Please use the provided links to verify each service’s current opening hours and contact them directly to confirm they can provide the wound care you need
In Case of Emergency
If your wound has suddenly worsened (such as showing signs of infection) or you are unable to access any of the local services above, please attend your nearest Emergency Department:
- Royal Free Hospital
- University College London Hospital
- St Mary’s Hospital
- Barnet General Hospital
For Diabetic Patients Only
Royal Free Hospital Podiatry Hot Clinic
Available for diabetic patients with:
- Hot, swollen foot
- Foot infection (sepsis, cellulitis)
- New foot ulceration
- Sudden onset of foot pain
- Burns to the foot
- Gangrene
- Puncture wound
Walk-In Clinic
Podiatry Department, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm and Saturday to Sunday, 9:00am to 11:30am.