Call, Book or Visit? Use the Right Colindale Route
Most people looking up this surgery need one of four things immediately: the correct phone number, today’s opening arrangement, a GP appointment route or the address before travelling.
Colindale currently offers same-day urgent and pre-bookable appointments, uses a secure Accurx online form, and links patients into Barnet’s evening and weekend GP service when additional access is needed.
Choose the Right Route Before You Contact the Surgery
Colindale has separate routes for clinical appointments, prescriptions, test results, registration and out-of-hours care. Starting with the right one can save a second call.
Use the secure Accurx online form or contact reception.
Use NHS App, the official form or your nominated pharmacy.
Check NHS App or contact the practice after the clinician has reviewed it.
Use the NHS registration form after checking the practice boundary.
| What you need | Start here | Colindale-specific detail |
|---|---|---|
| Routine GP help | Accurx online form / reception | The practice offers pre-bookable telephone and face-to-face appointments. |
| Same-day urgent appointment | Practice appointment route | The surgery states that it offers same-day appointments for urgent problems. |
| Help completing the online form | Reception | Call or visit the surgery; interpreter help can also be requested through reception. |
| Repeat prescription | NHS account / online form / nominated pharmacy | The practice does not accept routine repeat-prescription requests by telephone. |
| Test result | NHS account or practice after review | The practice says patients can phone or visit between 10am and 6pm once results are reviewed. |
| Evening or weekend routine GP | Barnet enhanced-access service | Barnet Federated GPs provides additional weekday evening and weekend appointments. |
How to Contact a GP Online at Colindale
Colindale’s appointment page links to a secure and confidential Accurx patient-initiated form. It can be used to describe symptoms, ask a question or follow up about your own care or the care of someone you look after.
Open the surgery’s official appointment page
Go to Colindale Medical Centre appointments and use the secure online-form link provided there.
Complete the Accurx questions
Explain the problem using the questions in the official form. Give enough information for the medical team to decide what sort of help is appropriate.
Check the immediate confirmation
The practice says an automated text or email is sent straight away confirming receipt and indicating how quickly it expects to respond.
Read the response carefully
The medical team may arrange a face-to-face appointment, telephone call or a short text/email exchange requesting information or giving the next step.
If online access is difficult, call or visit
Colindale explicitly says patients who find the online form difficult can telephone or visit the surgery. If you need an interpreter, ask reception for assistance.
For another North London example of how online triage can work alongside phone and face-to-face access, see our Archway Medical Centre GP-access guide .
Three Appointment Details Worth Knowing Before You Book
One issue per standard appointment
The practice says appointments are 10 minutes long and asks patients to discuss one health issue per appointment.
If two family members need to be seen, request separate appointments.
Urgent same-day appointments
Colindale says same-day appointments are available for urgent problems as part of its appointment mix.
Give notice if you cannot attend
The surgery asks patients to give around 24 hours’ notice where possible when cancelling, so the slot can be offered to another patient.
Opening Hours and the 1pm–2pm Lunch-Cover Detail
Colindale’s current contact page publishes the following normal weekday timetable. However, the same official site separately explains that the surgery is closed between 1:00pm and 2:00pm on weekdays and has an urgent lunch-cover arrangement.
| Day | Published opening time | Useful patient note |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am–6:30pm | Separate 1pm–2pm lunch-cover guidance applies. |
| Tuesday | 9:00am–6:30pm | Separate 1pm–2pm lunch-cover guidance applies. |
| Wednesday | 9:00am–6:30pm | Separate 1pm–2pm lunch-cover guidance applies. |
| Thursday | 9:00am–6:30pm | Current practice site now lists a full weekday timetable. |
| Friday | 9:00am–6:30pm | Check notices before bank-holiday periods. |
| Saturday | Closed | Barnet enhanced-access GP appointments operate separately. |
| Sunday | Closed | Use the appropriate enhanced-access or NHS 111 route. |
Evening and Weekend GP Appointments in Barnet
Colindale participates in Barnet’s enhanced-access system, provided by Barnet Federated GPs. This is separate from the surgery’s normal opening timetable.
The practice lists additional GP access from 6:30pm to 8:00pm Monday to Friday.
The published Barnet service hours are 8:00am to 8:00pm.
Colindale currently tells patients to call 020 3948 6809 to book through the enhanced-access service.
Extended-access arrangements can look similar across neighbouring boroughs but are not interchangeable. Our St Peters Medical Centre evening and weekend GP guide shows how Harrow’s access routes differ from Barnet’s.
Registering as a New Patient
The NHS profile currently says Colindale Medical Centre LP is accepting new patients. The practice also links directly to the NHS online GP registration service.
Check the Colindale practice boundary
The registration page includes a catchment-area map with a postcode search. Check your home address before completing the registration form.
Open the official NHS registration form
The current practice registration link uses NHS organisation code E83637.
Register with Colindale Medical Centre through the NHS service.
Complete the patient information requested
Use the official NHS form for personal information. Having your NHS number can be helpful, but follow the form’s current instructions rather than an unofficial checklist.
Allow the practice time to process registration
Colindale’s current registration page says the process takes at least five days and may take longer during busy periods.
Get help at reception if needed
The surgery specifically invites patients who need registration assistance to visit reception between 2:00pm and 4:00pm.
If your postcode is outside Colindale’s practice boundary, our NHS GP and medical-centre finder guide explains how to search by postcode and verify another practice before submitting a second application.
Helping a Child, Relative or Someone You Care For
Colindale’s registration guidance explains that parents, family members and carers may be able to use proxy access for another patient’s services when both people are registered with the practice and the relevant access requirements are met.
The practice says proxy-access requests can start through its online consultation form, and identification is required before profiles are linked in the NHS account.
Repeat Prescriptions: Allow 2–3 Working Days
Colindale says patients on repeat medication do not need to make a GP appointment every time a routine repeat is due.
NHS account
The NHS App or NHS website can show repeat medicines and dosages available for ordering.
Official online form
The practice lists an online request route for repeat medication.
Nominated pharmacist
Repeat requests can also be arranged through a nominated pharmacist or chemist where appropriate.
Once issued, prescriptions are sent electronically to the patient’s nominated pharmacy through the Electronic Prescription Service, according to the practice’s current guidance.
Checking Test Results Without Booking an Unnecessary Appointment
The practice says the clinician requesting a test should advise how long processing is expected to take. Colindale also states that patients are responsible for checking their results, while the surgery will contact patients if further tests or treatment are required.
Once results have been reviewed and shared, you may be able to view them in your NHS account.
The practice says patients can phone or visit between 10:00am and 6:00pm to ask for reviewed results.
If you are comparing how another nearby practice handles NHS App records and results, see our Enderley Road Medical Centre NHS App and records guide .
Home Visits: Request Them Before 10am Where Possible
Colindale asks patients to attend the surgery when reasonably possible because examination facilities are better there. A home visit may be considered when the patient’s condition warrants it.
- Make the request as early as possible and preferably before 10:00am.
- Give reception a brief description of the problem so the doctor can prioritise the request appropriately.
- The practice says the doctor will call back when considering the home-visit request.
- Do not use a routine home-visit request for a life-threatening emergency.
Accessibility and Getting to the Surgery
Physical access
The practice currently states that disabled access and disabled toilet facilities are available.
Hearing loop
A hearing loop is listed as available at reception.
Public transport
The surgery says Colindale Underground Station is about a 10-minute walk away and lists bus stops outside the practice.
The current contact page lists buses 142, 204, 324, 632, 642 and N5. Transport routes can change, so check live journey information if the exact route matters on the day.
Clinics and Services Listed by Colindale
Colindale publishes a wider set of services than routine GP appointments alone. The current clinic information includes:
- Asthma monitoring.
- Diabetes reviews.
- Cervical screening.
- Child health checks and immunisations.
- Practice nursing clinics.
- Travel vaccination appointments.
- Smoking-cessation support.
- Anti-coagulation drug monitoring.
Colindale’s Primary Care Network Changed in April 2025
Colindale’s own patient notice explains that its former six-practice PCN 1D structure split from April 2025.
The continuing PCN 1D group includes Colindale Medical Centre, Hendon Way Surgery, Jai Medical Centre and Wakemans Hill Surgery. The practice told patients that the structural change would not change how they normally access their own surgery or services.
PCN arrangements help practices coordinate services such as additional clinical staff and extended access, but they do not mean every partner surgery is an interchangeable walk-in location.
CQC Rating: Good, With the Inspection Date Clearly Shown
CQC currently lists Colindale Medical Centre LP as the provider and registered GP location at 61 Colindeep Lane. The overall rating shown is Good.
Overall CQC rating
Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were all rated Good in the published inspection.
Report date
The current CQC page says the report was published on 14 August 2018.
Later monitoring review
CQC reviewed available information on 6 July 2023 and said it had not found evidence requiring the rating to be reassessed at that stage.
CQC currently registers the location for regulated activities including maternity and midwifery services, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, surgical procedures, and diagnostic and screening procedures.
Comparing Nearby GP Access Before You Register
If you live near the Barnet–Harrow boundary, the nearest surgery on a map may not be the surgery whose catchment covers your address. Registration rules and weekend-access systems can also differ.
Our Pinn Medical Centre NHS App and GP-access guide is useful if you are comparing another nearby North-West London surgery and need to distinguish normal registered-patient hours from wider access-centre services.
Common Colindale Patient Problems and the Next Useful Step
| Problem | Why it happens | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| You cannot complete the Accurx form | Digital access, language or accessibility difficulty | Phone or visit reception; ask for interpreter help if needed. |
| You call between 1pm and 2pm | The surgery publishes a separate weekday lunch closure | If the medical issue cannot wait until 2pm, call the normal number and use the lunch-cover arrangement. |
| You need a routine GP after 6:30pm | Core practice hours have ended | Check Barnet enhanced access; published call-centre number is 020 3948 6809. |
| You tried to order a repeat prescription by phone | The practice does not accept routine repeat requests by telephone | Use NHS App/account, the official online route or nominated pharmacy. |
| Registration seems to be taking longer than expected | The practice says registration can take longer during busy periods | Its current page asks patients to contact the surgery if they have heard nothing within 28 days. |
| You need a test result | The result may still be awaiting clinician review | Check NHS App where available, or contact the practice after the expected processing period. |
| You need urgent help while closed | Routine practice access is unavailable | Use NHS 111 for urgent non-life-threatening help; call 999 for a life-threatening emergency. |
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Address and Directions
Colindale Medical Centre
61 Colindeep Lane
Colindale
London
NW9 6DJ
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Official Pages for the Final Step
These are the pages worth using when you are ready to submit an appointment request, register, check a service or verify a detail that may change.
Common Questions About Using Colindale Medical Centre
What is the Colindale Medical Centre phone number?
The current main telephone number is 020 8205 6798.
What is the address of Colindale Medical Centre?
The surgery is at 61 Colindeep Lane, Colindale, London NW9 6DJ.
What are Colindale Medical Centre’s opening hours?
The current practice contact page lists 9:00am–6:30pm Monday to Friday and closed Saturday and Sunday. Its urgent-care guidance separately states that the surgery closes between 1:00pm and 2:00pm on weekdays and uses a lunch-cover arrangement for medical problems that cannot wait until 2pm.
How do I request a GP appointment online?
Use the secure Accurx online form linked from the official Colindale appointments page. Complete the questions and check the automatic text or email confirmation after submitting.
Does Colindale Medical Centre offer same-day urgent appointments?
Yes. The official appointment page says the surgery offers a range of same-day appointments for urgent problems as well as pre-bookable telephone and face-to-face appointments.
Can I see a GP in the evening or at weekends?
Colindale lists Barnet Federated GPs enhanced access from 6:30pm–8:00pm Monday to Friday and 8:00am–8:00pm on weekends and bank holidays. The published booking number is 020 3948 6809.
Is Colindale Medical Centre accepting new patients?
The current NHS profile says Colindale Medical Centre LP is accepting new patients. Check the practice boundary first and use the official NHS registration form for organisation code E83637.
How long do repeat prescriptions take?
The practice says it aims to have repeat prescriptions ready within 2–3 working days. Routine repeat requests are not accepted by telephone; use the NHS account, official online route or a nominated pharmacy.
Is Colindale Medical Centre accessible?
The practice says disabled access and disabled toilet facilities are available, and a hearing loop is available at reception. Confirm any access feature that is essential to your visit before travelling.
What is Colindale Medical Centre’s CQC rating?
CQC currently displays an overall rating of Good. The published report is dated 14 August 2018, and CQC records a later information review on 6 July 2023 when it said it had not found evidence requiring the rating to be reassessed at that stage.