Ear infection · Chichester
Ear Infection Appointments with a GP in Chichester
FastTrack GP Chichester is on Basin Road, in the City Business Centre just south-east of the city centre and a short walk from the railway and bus stations. If you or your child has ear pain, discharge or muffled hearing and you want a fixed appointment time rather than a wait for a call back, you can book a video consultation or an in-clinic examination here. Availability is shown live when you book — including for patients travelling in from Bognor Regis, Selsey, the Witterings, Emsworth, Havant, Arundel and the South Downs towns.
FastTrack GP Chichester — Units 1-2 City Business Centre, Basin Road, PO19 8DU
Ear infection appointments in Chichester
- Who we see here
- We see patients from Chichester, Fishbourne, Lavant, Bosham, Bognor Regis, Selsey, Arundel and the wider coastal plain around Chichester Harbour.
- Getting here
- The clinic is a short walk from Chichester railway station and bus station. Stagecoach routes 51, 60 and the Coastliner 700 serve the surrounding villages. By car, the A27, A286 and A285 all lead into the city.
- Parking
- Basin Road has its own Chichester District Council long-stay car park, with pay-and-display from under £1 for 30 minutes. Blue Badge holders park free.
- When you can be seen
- Opening hours for Basin Road aren't listed here — book online and choose from the video or in-clinic appointments the system is actually showing for Chichester.
- NHS options nearby
- NHS Pharmacy First covers this at Boots, Kamsons Pharmacy or the Tesco Instore Pharmacy. St Richard's Hospital Urgent Treatment Centre (8am–10pm daily, via NHS 111) and the Minor Injuries Unit at Bognor War Memorial Hospital handle urgent but non-emergency problems. Your own NHS GP practice is also an option.
For urgent problems, the NHS options above are the right route rather than a booked appointment with us.
Who you’ll see in Chichester
About ear infection
In Chichester, a GP examines the ear in clinic, or reviews your symptoms by video, to tell a middle-ear problem from an outer-ear one. Worth booking if ear pain has lasted more than three days, there's any discharge, a high temperature, persistent hearing loss, or repeated infections. Where antibiotics or ear drops are needed, they're arranged with your pharmacy the same day. Full detail is on our national page at /conditions/ear-infection/.
About ear infections
There are two main types of ear infection: middle-ear (behind the eardrum) and outer-ear (in the ear canal), each with different causes. Common symptoms are ear pain, a blocked or full feeling, mild hearing loss, and occasionally discharge or a slight fever. Middle-ear infections are especially common in children and often develop after a cold, whereas outer-ear infections tend to follow moisture or irritation in the canal.
What happens in the appointment
A GP in Chichester examines the ear in clinic, or reviews your symptoms by video, to work out what's causing it.
Cost and booking
A booked appointment in Chichester costs £125 — no subscription, and free to cancel up to 24 hours ahead.
Seek urgent care if you have
- Severe pain with swelling behind the ear
- High fever with stiff neck or confusion
- Sudden hearing loss or severe dizziness
- Symptoms lasting more than a week without improvement
If you have severe pain with swelling behind the ear, a stiff neck, or sudden hearing loss, go to A&E or call 999.
Ear infection in Chichester — common questions
Appointments are £125, with no subscription and free cancellation up to 24 hours before your visit.
A GP can give advice by video, but a middle-ear or outer-ear diagnosis usually needs a visual examination in clinic. If video raises more questions than it answers, you'll be offered an in-clinic slot.
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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