Local GP practices have teamed up to provide extra weekend and evening appointments for their patients.
Remote and face-to-face appointments can be made with a variety of GP practice staff including Doctors, Advance Care Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Associates, Health Care Assistants,Physiotherapists and, Pharmacists.
Enhanced Access Updates
July 2026
PCS is excited to announce that we are launching FeNO appointments in Extended Access. FeNO is a respiratory test that is used to support the diagnosis of Asthma (not COPD). It is quicker, easier to perform and simpler to interpret than Spirometry. The service is open to adults and children aged 7 and above.
Practices will be able to book patients into FeNO appointments via remote booking.
First sessions are as follows :
Saturday 25th July at Flowers
Friday 31st July at Darnall
Monday 10th August at Matthews
Saturday 5th August at Carterknowle
Following these first dates a weekly session will be available for booking 7 days in advance
Further information
Patients will not be counselled about the results and the duty to interpret results remains with the practice these will be sent to the practice following the appointment for review.
Patients will receive a text from PCS with a patient information leaflet when the appointment is booked.
Patients must not eat, drink (except water) or smoke for 1 hour prior to the test.
Patients must not eat nitrogen rich food (celery, leak, beetroot and leafy greens) 3 hours before the test.
Patients should not be booked if they are unwell with respiratory illness.
Attached is a copy of the patient information leaflet:
NG245 Asthma: Algorithm A 27/11/2024 Algorithm for diagnostic tests for asthma (Adults)
NG245 Asthma: Algorithm B 27/11/2024 Algorithm for diagnostic test for asthma (Children)
How to book
Please book patients into the dedicated slots ONLY, these are clearly named FENO testing EA ,these are bookable 7 days in advance via remote booking, all clusters will have 1 dedicated session per week, we can review this over time.
Other services you might be interested in
NHS Walk-in
NHS 111
Primary and Community Mental Health Service
Check if your practice is participating and then click the corresponding section lower down the page to find out more information and to book an appointment.
City
Carterknowle Road Surgery, Falkland House, Greystones Medical Centre, Nethergreen Surgery, Rustlings Road Medical Centre, The Hollies Medical Centre and University Health Service Health Centre.
Central
Clover City, Darnall Hall, Dovercourt, Duke, East Bank, Handsworth, Harold Street, Highgate, Manor and Park Group, The Medical Centre, Mulberry, Norfolk Park, North Darnall Health Centre.
South
Beauchief Medical Practice, Birley Health Centre, Carrfield Medical Centre, Crystal Peaks, Devonshire Green medical Centre, Gleadless Medical Centre, Hackenthorpe Medical Centre, Heeley Green Surgery, Mosborough Health Centre, Sharrow Lane Medical Centre, The Mathews Practice, The Medical Centre Crystal Peaks, The Thorpe Practice and Veritas Health Centre.
North West
Chapelgreen, Deepcar Medical Centre, Ecclesfield Group Practice, Foxhill Medical Centre, Grenoside Surgery, Mill Road Surgery, Oughtibridge Surgery, Valley Medical Centre.
North East
Barnsley Road, Buchanan Road, Burngreave, Elm Lane, Firth Park, Forge Health Group, Green Cross Group, Norwood, Page Hall, Sheffield Medical Centre, Shiregreen, Southey Green, Upwell Street, Wincobank.
How do I book an appointment?
You can book your appointment via your GP practice receptionist, who will be able to see all the additional evening and weekend appointments available to you and book you an appropriate time and place. You may also be booked in by the out of hours GP team, after contacting them or coming through 111.
Where will the appointments be located?
Click Enhanced Access – Primary Care Sheffield to find out what your Primary Care Network is offering as part of their evening and additional appointments.
Who works in the service?
The service is staffed by local GPs, nurses, receptionists and other healthcare professionals who mainly work in local GP practices. By working together in this way, it means local GP practices can offer extra appointment for local people.
When will these appointments take place?
Appointments will be offered between 6:30pm – 9.30pm, Monday – Friday, and 9am – 6pm on Saturday.
Who has access to my medical records/history?
You will be asked at the time of booking to give consent for the clinician to see previous notes and medical records. This allows the clinician to see for example what treatment, advice or prescription has helped you in the past and means that they are better equipped to provide you with safe and effective care during your appointment. It also means that they can update your medical record there and then, so that your registered GP can see it when you visit the practice in the future.
Tests and referrals
All clinicians working within the service will have the ability to refer onwards to another local service provider, should this be needed.
Remote and face-to-face appointments can be made with a variety of GP practice staff including Doctors, Advance Care Practitioners, Nurses, Nurse Associates, Health Care Assistants, Physiotherapists and, Pharmacists.
Doctor – Will provide assessment, treatment, and advice on a range of health concerns + arrange onward referral if required.
Advanced Care Practitioner – Will provide assessment, treatment, and advice on a range of health concerns + arrange onward referral if required.
Doctor Nurse – Will offer a range of services including long-term condition reviews, health monitoring, wound care, cervical screening, ear irrigation and blood testing.
Nurse Associate – Will offer a range of services including long-term condition reviews, health monitoring, wound care, cervical screening, ear irrigation and blood testing.
Healthcare Assistant – Will offer a range of services including long-term condition reviews, health monitoring, wound care, ear irrigation and blood testing.
Physiotherapist – Can help with muscular-skeletal problems like back pain.
Pharmacist – Can offer advice on medication
Our complaints and compliments process is designed to put the patient at the centre of the process, and to provide patients with a number of ways to register their feedback or lodge a complaint. We pledge to keep patient’s fully informed about progress as we deal with the issue they have raised.
