/ Dr Tony Males
Dr Julian D A Cooper

Dr Stuart Creed

Dr Alistair Brown
Dr Judith Lindeck
Dr Peter Scholten
Dr Lisa Lim (Salaried GP)
Dr Carol Sinnott
Dr Victoria Mercer

For detailed information about York Street Medical Practice and the services we provide, please see our website;

Opening Times

If you need to speak to a doctor in an emergency while we are closed, please call NHS 111

Morning / Afternoon
Monday / 08:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00
Tuesday / 08:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00
Wednesday / 08:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00
Thursday / 08:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00
Friday / 08:00 - 13:00 / 14:00 - 18:00
Weekend / closed / closed

Regular GP surgeries are held between 8.30 - 11.00 and 15.30 – 18.00. We currently offer a limited number of early morning GP appointments between 7.30 and 8.00 on Monday mornings. In addition we run small extended surgeries with evening GP appointments on Monday and Tuesday between 18.30 and 19.15. Please note that during these times, the surgery is closed for all other matters.

Appointment system

GP appointments are for illnesses and injuries that won’t go away.Our receptionists have been instructed by the doctors to ask you the nature ofyour problem (you can be assured that staff observe strict confidentiality at all times). This information will help in decidinghow your appointment request will be dealt with. Depending on your condition you will eitherbe referred to your local pharmacy,offered a telephone call back with a clinician or booked into an appointmentslot with the minor illness nurse or doctor.

Please see the separate leaflet concerning services offered by local pharmacies.

We offer 10minute appointments and though we do not run rigid personal lists, we encourage patients where possible to see one doctor, as we think it is best for both patient and doctor and provides a continuity of care. If your own doctor is not available then we will offer you an appointment with another doctor.

It is our intention to offer appointments with the doctor of your choice on the day of your choice, although given increasing demand for our services this may not be possible.

The doctors daily appointments are split 30/70. Approximately 30% of these are released one week in advance.They are useful if you need to plan an appointment in advance or for managing an ongoing issue, but remember to book these as quickly as possible as once they have all been used up we are unable to offer you another appointment without you contacting us again for a same day appointment. The other 70% are released early in the morning each day.These appointments are for patients who are feeling unwell and need to see one of the clinicians fairly quickly. You will need to phone us as close to 8.30 as possible in order to secure an appointment.Please stay on the line when you ring as you will be held in a queue. Ifyou hang up you will lose your place in the queue.
The Health Care Assistant and Treatment Room Nursing appointments can be booked up to one week ahead, so you will need to plan for these in advance.

Our telephones are very busy at 8:30 and we ask that patients should only ring at this time if they need an appointment that day. If you wish to book an appointment for another day, or have any other queries, it would be most helpful if you could telephone after 9:30. Please phone for test results after 3 pm.

Multiple problems : Please inform reception if you have more than one problem that you would like to discuss as we may be able to allocate you more than ten minutes.On busy days this may not be possible and you will be asked to prioritise your needs.
Patients under the age of 16 are expected to attend with a parent or responsible adult. Our policy is to encourage children to discuss their problem with a parent or guardian but we appreciate this might not always be possible, for example in sensitive areas such as contraception. We respect the confidentiality of minors in the same way as adults.
If you are unable to keep an appointment we would appreciate as much notice as possible to cancel, in order to offer the appointment to somebody else.

Below is a list of conditions that the nurse would be able to give you advice or treatment for:

Abdominal painMastitis

Asthma Missed Contraceptive pill

Back pain Mouth Ulcers

BoilsNeck Pain

Chest InfectionPeriod problems

Chicken poxPiles

Cold Rashes

Cold soreScabies

ConstipationSkin Infection

CoughSore Throat

Cyst on skin or scalpStye

DiarrhoeaSunburn

DizzinessThrush

Ear infectionThreadworm

EczemaToenail infection

Eye infectionUnprotected Sex

HaemorrhoidsUrine Infection

Hay feverVaginal Discharge

HeadacheVertigo

Head liceVerucca

ImpetigoVomiting

Injuries (minor) or joint pain due to injuryWarts

Lumps Worms

Blood Tests

Blood tests are a crucial element in helping to diagnose and manage medical conditions. At York Street we use our Healthcare Assistants to take patient bloods. Many surgeries refer their patients to the local hospital for blood tests. However, the number of patients we can see for blood tests is limited. You may therefore be referred to Addenbrookes Hospital for your bloods to be taken. Addenbrookes offer a very convenient community service at Sainsbury’s Pharmacy on Coldhams Lane. This is a drop-in service (no appointment needed) and the opening hours are as follows;

Monday – Friday7.30 am – 10.30 am, 16.30 pm – 19.30 pm.

How it Works –

  1. Your GP or nurse will give you a blood test request form.
  2. An Addenbrookes trained phlebotomist will take your blood sample.
  3. The results are returned to York Street.

This service is available for patients aged over 16 Years.

York Street Medical Practice 146 – 148 York Street Cambridge CB1 2PY

Tel: 01223 364116 Fax: 01223 366088