Chase Farm Urgent Care Centre hours extended

An Urgent Care Centre at Chase Farm Hospital will have extended opening times, the NHS has said.

From January 5 the unit will be open from 8am to 10pm every day. NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group have said the move would be reviewed in summer and no services will be cut in order to fund the extended hours.

Dr Mo Abedi, a local GP and Chair of NHS Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group has said the decision was made to ensure "local people continue to receive the right care at the right time and in the right place.”

There is currently a 24 hour out-of-hours GP service at Chase Farm Hospital, which the Clinical Commissioning Group say has low usage. It is estimated that around 1,900 patients will access the service during the extended hours over the first six months.