 Improving Island Health
The Beacon Health Centre provides a 7 day a week GP Led Walk In service from 8am to 8pm daily. This service is available to all Isle of Wight residents and visitors. This means that between 8am and 8pm, 7 days per week, you can simply walk in and be able to see a GP. You do not need to register with us. This allows you to continue to receive the benefits of remaining with your own registered GP. The Beacon Health Centre strive to see all patients within an hour and endeavour to help you within one visit. The Beacon Health Centre also provides an Out of Hours GP service when your own GP practice is closed. This includes medical advice and assessment should you have an urgent problem that cannot wait until you can arrange a visit to your own registered GP. To access the Out of Hours service, simply ring 111.  How to Contact Us.
Call 111 Your call will be answered by a clinical advisor who will ask for details of the problem and depending on the nature of the illness, you may: - Receive advice on how to treat yourself at home.
- Call back by a GP
- Be asked to attend ST Mary’s Hospital where you will be seen by either a GP or our Emergency Department
- Have a home visit by a GP, Paramedic or Nurse.
The 111 number makes it easier for the public to access local health services when they need help quickly. If people need to contact the NHS for urgent care there will only be three Numbers; 999 for life-threatening emergencies; their GP surgery; or 111.  How to Find Us.
Beacon Health Centre
St Mary's Hospital
Newport
Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG 
Useful Numbers.
Isle of Wight Dental Helpline on 0845 050 8345.  When Should I use the Beacon Walk in Centre?
From 8am until 8pm, every day of the week, a GP will be available for most minor illnesses or health problems. Weekends are usually much busier than weekdays. The kinds of problem we can help with include: - Muscle and joint injuries, sprains and strains
- Burns and scalds
- Coughs, colds and flu
- Sore throats and earache
- Rashes and allergic reactions
- Bites and stings
- Eye injuries and infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Emergency contraception
- Any other health problems that are causing you concern
Please be aware that, if you are already seeing your own GP about an ongoing problem which is causing you concern, we advise you make an appointment with your own GP. Night Time Service (Out of Hours)Call 111 To access our Out of Hours Service From 8pm until 8am, every night of the week you can still call the 111 telephone number.
A Clinical Advisor will assist you towards the safest and most appropriate pathway for your care; for example an Ambulance response or Paramedic attendance, advice from a GP or if you are housebound there is a home visit facility. As a general rule, here are a few useful hints for knowing when to seek urgent help: - Failure of usual medication or simple home treatments to work
- Unpleasant or severe pain not responding to simple pain killers
- Persistent and recent chest pain
- Persistent and recent tummy pain
- An unwell child especially under the age of 2yrs
- A persistent high fever despite simple medications
- Persistent diarrhoea or vomiting
- Recent or worsening symptoms over a few days
- Shortness of breath especially if not able to speak in sentences
- New rashes especially if developing rapidly
- Recent confusion or unusual behaviour
- Acute mental health problems
When should I not use the Beacon Centre? Emergencies: - In the case of emergencies or life threatening illnesses or injuries please call 999
Contact your own GP when you: - Need telephone advice or wish to request a home visit when your own Health Centre is open.
- Need advice on a condition which is being managed by your own GP
- Need routine test results
- Need referral to specialities (eg hospital consultants)
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