Sore throat & tonsillitis · Altrincham
Sore throat & tonsillitis: see a GP in Altrincham
FastTrack GP Altrincham is on Market Street in the town centre, at WA14 1PF, close to Altrincham Interchange and the town centre car parks. You can book a video consultation or an in-clinic appointment for a sore throat or tonsillitis without waiting for a routine NHS slot. Booking is online, and you choose the next appointment the system is showing rather than joining a queue.
FastTrack GP Altrincham — 31-33 Market Street, WA14 1PF
Sore throat & tonsillitis appointments in Altrincham
- Who we see here
- We see patients from Altrincham, Broadheath, Bowdon, Hale, Timperley, Dunham Massey, Sale, Wythenshawe, Stretford, and the wider Trafford and south Cheshire area, including Knutsford and Wilmslow.
- Getting here
- Altrincham Interchange (train, tram and bus) is a short walk away. Metrolink and Northern trains both stop here, with regular buses into the town centre. By car, leave the M56 at junction 7 onto the A56.
- Parking
- Goose Green multi-storey car park is a short walk away, with pay-and-display from under £1/hour. Blue Badge holders get up to 3 hours free.
- When you can be seen
- We don't publish set opening hours for Market Street — the booking system shows live availability for video and in-clinic appointments in Altrincham, so check there rather than assuming.
- NHS options nearby
- NHS Pharmacy First covers sore throat in ages 5 and over at Cohens Chemist, Boots or Broadheath Pharmacy. The Urgent Care Centre at Trafford General (open 8am–8pm daily, walk-in or via NHS 111) and Wythenshawe Urgent Treatment Centre handle urgent but non-emergency problems. Your own NHS GP practice is also an option.
If you need urgent care, the NHS routes above are the ones to use instead of waiting for a booking here.
Who you’ll see in Altrincham
About sore throat & tonsillitis
A GP in Altrincham checks your throat and tonsils and reviews your history, by video or in clinic, using the FeverPAIN score to judge if antibiotics would help. Worth seeing a GP if a sore throat lasts more than a week, you have a fever above 38°C, swollen tonsils with white patches, or trouble swallowing liquids. Where bacterial tonsillitis is likely, treatment is arranged with your pharmacy the same day. Full detail is on /conditions/sore-throat-tonsillitis/.
About sore throats and tonsillitis
A sore throat is soreness, pain or irritation in the throat, often caused by a viral infection such as a cold. Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils specifically, and can cause a very sore throat, swollen and red tonsils (sometimes with white patches), difficulty swallowing, and a high temperature. Most sore throats and cases of tonsillitis are viral and improve within a week without antibiotics.
What happens in the appointment
A GP in Altrincham checks your throat and tonsils and reviews your history, by video or in clinic, using the FeverPAIN score to judge whether antibiotics would help.
Cost and booking
Appointments in Altrincham are £125, with no subscription and free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit.
Seek urgent care if you have
- Trouble breathing or swallowing your own saliva
- High fever that won't come down
- A sore throat lasting more than 2 weeks
- A severe, one-sided sore throat with neck swelling
If you can't swallow your own saliva or are struggling to breathe, go to A&E or call 999.
Sore throat & tonsillitis in Altrincham — common questions
Appointments are £125, with no subscription and free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit.
A GP can often assess a sore throat by video, but tonsillitis sometimes needs a closer look. If that's the case, you'll be offered an in-clinic appointment instead.
Yes — see the NHS options listed further up this page for what's realistic locally and whether it covers this condition.
We’re not a substitute for emergency care
If any of these apply, please go straight to the service listed. FastTrack is for non-emergency private GP care only.
- Severe chest pain or difficulty breathing
- Signs of stroke (face droop, arm weakness, slurred speech)
- Heavy or uncontrolled bleeding
- Loss of consciousness or severe injury
- Severe abdominal pain
- Suspected broken bone
- Sudden vision changes
- Symptoms that feel rapidly worse
- Thoughts of harming yourself or others
- Severe distress or panic needing immediate support
- For non-crisis mental health, we can help — see anxiety & low mood
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