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SAUCS - Southern Area Urgent Care Services
What is SAUCS - Southern Area Urgent Care Services?
Following the introduction of the new GP contract in April 2004, GPs became entitled to opt out of providing Out of Hours patient care.
The Southern Area Urgent Care Services (SAUCS) was founded in December 2004 when the responsibility for meeting the out of hours medical needs of the population passed to the Southern Health and Social Services Board.
The operational responsibility of Southern Area Urgent Care Services transferred to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in April 2007.
Using the Service
It is the role of SAUCS to ensure the provision of appropriate care to patients between 6.30pm and 8.00am Monday to Friday and during the weekends and Bank Holidays.
The service is offered to those patients who have an urgent medical condition that cannot wait until their own GP surgery is next open.
To use the service patients are asked to phone 0870 600 6009.
A receptionist takes the patient’s details and a GP will phone them back as soon as possible.
The patient may be given advice over the phone, asked to attend a centre, they may be offered a home visit, or may be redirected to a more appropriate service e.g. Accident and Emergency, Pharmacy, Out of Hours Social Worker.
| Centre | Opening Times |
| South Tyrone Hospital, Dungannon | Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 8am and from 6pm on Friday through to 8am Monday and Bank Holidays. |
| Mullinure, Armagh | Monday to Friday from 7pm to 11pm and from 9amto 11pmSaturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. |
| Craigavon Area Hospital | Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 8am and from 6pm on Friday through to 8am Monday and Bank Holidays. |
| Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry | Monday to Thursday from 6pm to 8am and from 6pm on Friday through to 8am Monday and Bank Holidays. |
| Kilkeel Primary Care Centre | Every evening from 8pm-11pm and from 11am-2pm Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. |
| Castleblayney | Patients living in border areas ofSouth Armagh can avail of GP Out of Hours services at the NEDOC Out of Hours centre in Castleblayney. However patients who turn up at the Castleblayney centre without phoning first will be expected to pay for treatment. |
Contact Details for SAUCS
Southern Area UrgentCare Services
CraigavonArea Hospital
Out of Hours Centre
68 Lurgan Road
Portadown
CRAIGAVON
BT63 5QQ
Tel: 028 3839 9200
| Name | Title | Email Address |
| Dr Robert Carlile | Medical Director | robert.carlile@saucs.n-i.nhs.uk |
| Marie McConville | Head of GP Out of Hours and Minor Injury Units | marie.mcconville@saucs.n-i.nhs.uk |
| Patrick Connolly | Administrative Assistant | patrick.connolly@saucs.n-i.nhs.uk |
| Sharon McGuigan | Administrative Assistant | sharon.mcguigan@saucs.n-i.nhs.uk |
| Sharon Radcliffe | Administrative Assistant | sharon.radcliffe@saucs.n-i.nhs.uk |
Comments and Complaints
We welcome your comments, suggestions, compliments or complaints and will use them to assist us in improving our services. To make your views known contact:
Tel:028 3861 4150 between 9am and 5pm
Email: centralpoint.st@southerntrust.hscni.net
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