Simple Wound Care Service

Most cuts and grazes can be treated at home and will start to heal in a few days. But some wounds may need to be treated by a medical professional if there's a risk of infection, if the injury is serious, or if you have recently had an operation.

Simple wound care services are available across North East London to support you with managing wounds such as skin ulcers, first degree burns, post-surgical sutures, clips removal and routine dressings.

You should make an appointment with the service when you are advised by your doctor or nurse that you need your wound to be cared for with a dressing.

To ensure that we have equal coverage across our boroughs, this service will be provided at community sites, by NELFT NHS Foundation Trust and some GPs, meaning that we can ensure greater choice and access for our residents.

Barking and Dagenham Patients

You can book online here

If you are unable to book online, then you can book by calling: 020 3981 3500 (Option 2)

The phone number is open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2:30pm. This does not include weekends and bank holidays.

Havering Patients

You can book online here

If you are unable to book online, then you can book by calling: 020 4539 2837.

The phone number is open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2:30pm. This does not include weekends and bank holidays.

Redbridge Patients

If your GP surgery is in Redbridge (excluding Newbury Group Practice, Hainault Surgery or Fullwell Cross Medical Centre), you can book online here

If you are unable to book online, then you can book by calling: 020 3981 3500 (Option 2)

The phone number is open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2:30pm. This does not Include weekends and bank holidays

If your GP surgery is in Redbridge and is Newbury Group Practice, Hainault Surgery or Fullwell Cross Medical Centre, you can book online here 

If you are unable to book online, then you can book by calling: 020 3981 3500 (Option 2)

The phone number is open Monday to Friday from 12pm to 2:30pm. This does not Include weekends and bank holidays.

No, you will need to book into a site connected to your GP Practice and the booking system will guide you through this. The full list of sites is available below.

Weekend appointments for residents living in all three boroughs, Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are provided at Barking Hospital and can be booked using the following link

If you need to cancel your appointment, please do so as soon as possible (ideally 24 hours before the appointment time) to ensure another person can be booked

There are seven locations across Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge, the booking system will show you which site is the closest to your GP practice and provide available time slots for appointments.

Weekend appointments for residents living in all three boroughs are provided at Barking Hospital.

If you are registered with a GP in another area: please call your GP Practice for advice on your local Simple Wound Care service.

If you are not registered with a GP Practice you may attend your local Urgent Treatment Centre for simple wound care. If you are located within Barking & Dagenham, Havering or Redbridge then your local Urgent Treatment Centres are located at Barking Community Hospital, Harold Wood Polyclinic, King George Hospital, Queens Hospital.

To register online with a GP Practice in Barking and Dagenham, Barnet, Camden, City and Hackney, Enfield, Havering, Haringey, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets or Waltham Forest you may use Register with a GP online or go to the NHS website for advice on how to register with a GP practice.