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You can contact us by phone, online or in person.

Depending on your needs, calling us may not always be the best option. Patients can access many services digitally, and we may have already answered your query in our questions section.

Thornfield Phone Line Opening Times

Monday: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Wednesday: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Thursday: 8:30 am to 12:00 pm / 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am to 6:00 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

To find out more about staff training dates and bank holidays, please use the link below.

Contact Details

0191 275 5740

Thornfield Medical Group

Molineux Street NHS Centre, Molineux Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1SG

Thornfield Medical Group @ Molineux Street NHS Centre Opening

Monday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Tuesday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Wednesday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Thursday: 7:00 am to 12:00 noon / 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm

Friday: 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed

To find out more about staff training dates and bank holidays, please use the link below.

Contact Details

0191 275 5740

Thornfield Medical Group

Molineux Street NHS Centre, Molineux Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1SG

Shieldfield Health Centre Opening Times

Monday: 8:00 am to 12.30 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.15 pm

Tuesday: 8:00 am to 5.15 pm

Wednesday: 8:00 am to 12.30 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.15 pm

Thursday: 8:00 am to 12.30 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.15 pm

Friday: 8:00 am to 12.30 pm / 1.30 pm to 5.15 pm

Saturday: Closed

Sunday: Closed

To find out more about staff training dates and bank holidays, please use the link below.

Contact Details

0191 275 5740

Shieldfield Health Centre

Shieldfield Health CentreStoddart StreetShieldfieldNewcastle upon TyneNE2 1AL

In an Emergency

You should only call 999 or visit Accident and Emergency if it is a life-threatening emergency.

If someone is having a heart attack or stroke, call 999 immediately. In these situations, every second counts. Other emergencies include loss of consciousness, acute confusion, fits that are not stopping, chest pain, breathing difficulties, severe bleeding that will not stop, severe allergic reactions or severe burns or scalds.

Out of Hours

If you need non-urgent medical help when we are closed, you should use NHS 111.

Visit NHS 111 or Call NHS 111 (free from all landlines and mobiles).

Trained staff will ask you to explain your issue and provide a course of action. They may give advice, direct you to more information, refer you to another service, or offer an out of hours appointment at a central location.

For urgent but not life-threatening situations such as suspected broken limbs, sprains, cuts, grazes, and minor burns, scalds or head injuries, you can visit an urgent treatment centre or minor injuries unit.

Urgent Care:

Molineux Street NHS Centre
Molineux Street
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 1SG


If you are unsure of your best option, please use NHS 111 in the first instance.

Staff Training & Bank Holidays

As well as public holidays, the practice will also periodically close for staff training.

These regularly scheduled training sessions enable staff to stay up to date on any new initiatives or developments, review and revise practice policies and make sure our high standard of patient care is maintained.

Specific Date Opening Times:
1st April 2024: Closed
Public Holiday in England:
Good Friday : 29th March 2024
Early May bank holiday : 6th May 2024
Spring bank holiday : 27th May 2024
Summer bank holiday : 26th August 2024
Christmas Day : 25th December 2024
Boxing Day : 26th December 2024

Staff Training Dates 2023-2024

The surgeries will be closed on the following dates for staff training. Both surgeries and our phone lines will be closed. Both surgeries will reopen the following day as per our usual opening hours. Our phone lines will operate as normal from 8:30AM the following day.

Wednesday 8th March 2023 from 12:00PM.

Thursday 18th May 2023 from 12:00PM.

Thursday 22nd June 2023 from 12:00PM.

Tuesday 18th July 2023 from 12:00PM.

Tuesday 17th October 2023 from 12:00PM.

Tuesday 14th November 2023 from 12:00PM.

Wednesday 6th March 2024 from 12:00PM.