Monday, 25 August 2025 is a bank holiday in England. While GP surgeries and some pharmacies may be closed, there are plenty of services that will remain open, giving you continued access to the right care for your needs.
NHS111 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can contact NHS111 by calling 111 or visiting www.111.nhs.uk
If needed, NHS 111 can also arrange a call back from an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, a Doctor, or Paramedic or they can book you an appointment at a local pharmacy, urgent treatment centre, or hospital A&E department.
Patients should still call 999 or go to A&E in an emergency situation when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life may be at risk. But if you need any other medical help and you are not sure where to go, please use NHS 111 to get assessed and quickly directed to the right place for you.
For advice and treatment for minor health concerns, people are also reminded to visit an NHS walk-in or urgent treatment centre, or to think about using the new ‘Pharmacy First’ service, which allows pharmacists to assess and treat patients for common conditions – without the need for a GP appointment or prescription first.
Simply drop in to your local pharmacy and ask for advice. You can learn more at What can the Pharmacy First scheme do for me? You can search for your nearest pharmacy and find out their opening times at: www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-pharmacy
The attached document provides the opening hours for pharmacies in north west London which have been asked to over the Monday 25 August 2025 Bank Holiday.
For more information about getting help out of hours, please visit Getting Help Out of Hours