Sore throat & tonsillitis · Chichester
Sore throat & tonsillitis: see 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 have a sore throat or suspected tonsillitis, you can book a video appointment or an in-clinic slot here rather than waiting for a routine practice appointment. The booking page shows the appointments that are actually free — check it for today's availability.
FastTrack GP Chichester — Units 1-2 City Business Centre, Basin Road, PO19 8DU
Sore throat & tonsillitis 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 sore throat & tonsillitis
In Chichester, seeing a GP — video or in clinic — means a throat and tonsil check plus a history review, scored using FeverPAIN to see if antibiotics are likely to help. Book if your sore throat has lasted over a week, there's a fever above 38°C, swollen tonsils with white patches, or you're struggling to swallow 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
Soreness, pain or irritation in the throat is usually called a sore throat, and is often down to a viral infection like a cold. Tonsillitis specifically means inflammation of the tonsils, which can cause severe throat pain, swollen red tonsils (sometimes with white patches), trouble swallowing and a fever. The majority of sore throats and tonsillitis cases are viral and clear up within a week without needing antibiotics.
What happens in the appointment
In Chichester, a sore throat or tonsillitis appointment covers your throat, tonsils and history, by video or in person.
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
- 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 Chichester — 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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