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Home > News > Christmas & New Year 2025/26

Christmas & New Year 2025/26 Posted or Updated on 24 Dec 2025

🎄 Christmas & New Year Opening Hours – Carmel Medical Practice

Patients registered at the practice can continue to access a range of NHS services over the Christmas and New Year period. Please see details below.


🩺 Carmel Medical Practice

Telephone lines

📞 08:00–18:00

Practice building open to patients

🏥 08:00–18:30*
(*Please note: routine appointments finish at 6:00pm. Contracted cover is in place from 6:00pm–6:30pm.)

Normal opening days

  • Monday 22 – Wednesday 24 December

  • Monday 29 – Wednesday 31 December

  • Friday 2 January


⏰ Early Morning Opening (7:30am–8:00am)

On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday where listed, the practice opens at 7:30am for PRE-BOOKED Enhanced Access appointments only.

➡️ Telephone lines open from 8:00am
➡️ Patients must have a booked appointment to attend between 7:30am–8:00am


Closed

  • Christmas Day – Thursday 25 December

  • Boxing Day – Friday 26 December

  • New Year’s Day – Thursday 1 January

  • All weekends


🕕 Enhanced Access Appointments – Forsyth House (Darlington)

Enhanced Access appointments are available via your GP practice only (there is no direct booking phone number).

Evenings

  • Mon–Wed (22–24 Dec): 18:30–21:00

  • Mon–Wed (29–31 Dec): 18:30–21:00

  • Friday 2 January: 18:30–21:00

Weekends / Daytime

  • Sunday 21 December: 09:00–13:00

  • Friday 26 December: 09:00–11:30

  • Saturday 27 December: 09:00–17:00

  • Sunday 28 December: 09:00–13:00

  • Thursday 1 January: 09:00–11:30

  • Saturday 3 January: 09:00–17:00

  • Sunday 4 January: 09:00–13:00

ℹ️ Some Enhanced Access hours originally planned for bank holidays are being reprovided on alternative dates.


🤧 Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) Hub – Forsyth House

ARI Hub appointments are booked via your GP practice or NHS 111.

Open

  • Sunday 21 December: 12:00–16:00

  • Mon–Wed (22–24 Dec): 12:00–18:00

  • Saturday 27 December: 12:00–18:00

  • Mon–Wed (29–31 Dec): 12:00–18:00

  • Friday 2 January: 12:00–18:00

  • Saturday 3 January: 12:00–18:00

Closed 

  • Christmas Day

  • Boxing Day

  • Sunday 28 December

  • New Year’s Day

  • Sunday 4 January


🚑 Urgent Care – Darlington Memorial Hospital

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including:

  • Christmas Day

  • Boxing Day

  • New Year’s Day


➕ Additional Urgent Care Capacity

Additional urgent care capacity has been commissioned on:

  • Christmas Day (25 December)

  • Boxing Day (26 December)

  • New Year’s Day (1 January)


💊 Pharmacy Opening (Bank Holidays Only)

  • Cockerton Pharmacy - Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day
    West Auckland Road, Darlington
    ⏰ 10:00–18:00

  • ASDA Pharmacy - Boxing Day & New Year’s Day
    Whinbush Way, Darlington
    ⏰ 10:00–16:00


🦷 Emergency Dental Care

If you need urgent dental care when your dentist is closed, visit:
👉 https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/here-to-help-you/nhs-dentistry/


❗ Need Urgent Help?

  • Use NHS 111 (online or by phone) if your GP practice is closed

  • In a life-threatening emergency, always call 999

Christmas and New Year 25/26 - Tees Valley Primary and Urgent Care Provision (XLSX, 13KB)

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