In case of a life-threatening emergency – dial 999.

Taurus Healthcare provides the face-to-face and home visiting elements of the GP Out of Hours service.

It provides urgent medical advice and treatment to Herefordshire residents and visitors to the county when GP surgeries are closed and is available:

Monday to Friday

6.30 pm to 8.00 am

Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays

available 24 hours

Access the GP Out of Hours Service by dialling the NHS non-emergency line on 111

The person receiving your call will make sure you get the right help quickly, which may include referring you to the Taurus Out of Hours Service.

Please note that the service should not be used for prescriptions, test results or routine enquiries. 

Patients in the Herefordshire area are being offered greater access to local GPs, Nurses and Health Care Assistants.

Taurus Healthcare are managing three primary care hubs (in Hereford, Leominster and Ross on Wye) that offer services to patients across the county weekday evenings and 8am to 8pm on weekends and Bank Holidays. Routine appointments can be pre-booked to see a Health Care Assistant, our Nurse Practitioner or a GP outside of our normal contracted hours.

Taurus Healthcare’s Enhanced Access Service (operating on behalf of Herefordshire General Practice) offers evening and weekend appointments at a number of hubs across Herefordshire when GP surgeries are closed.

To access the service, you must be registered with a Herefordshire GP Practice. To book an appointment at any of the hubs, simply call our Surgery during their normal opening hours and request a Taurus Enhanced Access appointment.

If we are closed, call NHS 111.

Please note that the Enhanced Access Service is not a walk-in service. You must have a booked appointment to see a GP at one of our hubs.

For further information, visit Taurus Healthcare’s website— Herefordshire General Practice – Taurus Healthcare

To cancel an arranged appointment with Taurus Healthcare, please call 07876 473 629.