Christmas and New Year Bank Holiday days – how to get the help you need

Get the help you need if you or a loved one are feeling unwell

26 Nov 2023
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Over the Christmas period (25-26 December 2024) and New Year’s day (1 January 2025) the Emergency Departments (A&E) in all hospitals across south east London are likely to be much busier than usual.

Please help us to help you. If you need care over this period, please use the right service:

  • Life-threatening emergency or serious injury: call 999 or go to your nearest Emergency Department (A&E)
  • Urgent medical attention and advice: use NHS 111, either online, on the NHS app or by calling 111
  • Advice on minor health concerns and prescriptions: go to your nearest open pharmacy (below)
  • Urgent mental health advice: use NHS 111 by calling 111 and choosing option 2

For information on opening hours of local pharmacies, see below or download the file here.

Borough Pharmacy Name Address Postcode Telephone Christmas Day
25th Dec 2024
Boxing Day 26th Dec 2024 New Year’s Day
1st January 2024
Bexley St Johns Pharmacy 16 High Street, Sidcup DA14 6EH 020 8309 1687 10:00-18:00 12:00-16:00 12:00-16:00
Bromley Petts Wood Pharmacy 83 Queensway, Petts Wood, Orpington BR5 1DQ 01689 898580 10:00-18:00 12:00-16:00 12:00-16:00
Bromley Boots 234 High Street, Bromley BR1 1HD 020 8464 0231 CLOSED 11:00-15:00 11:00-15:00
Greenwich Masters Pharmacy 176 Shooters Hill, London SE3 8RP 020 8856 1104 10:00-18:00 10:00-14:00 10:00-14:00
Greenwich St James Pharmacy 52 Powis Street SE18 6LQ 020 8854 3684 10:00-18:00 12:00-16:00 12:00-16:00
Lambeth Vitelow Pharmacy 26 Clapham Road, Clapham SW9 0JG 020 7735 2730 10:00-18:00 10:00-14:00 10:00-14:00
Lambeth Kingshield Pharmacy 387 Brixton Road, London SW9 7DE 020 7274 2424 10:00-18:00 14:00-18:00 14:00-18:00
Lambeth Queens Pharmacy 12 Queenstown Road, Battersea, London SW8 3RX 020 7720 8606 10:00-18:00 CLOSED CLOSED
Lewisham Rushey Green Pharmacy The Primary Care Centre, Hawstead Road, London SE6 4JH 020 7138 1790 10:00-18:00 10:00-14:00 10:00-14:00
Southwark Harfleur Pharmacy 107 Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 4TW 020 7407 0051 10:00-18:00 CLOSED CLOSED
Southwark Boots Hayes Galleria Unit 8-11 Hays Galleria, Counter Street SE1 9HD 020 7407 4276 CLOSED 11:00-15:00 11:00-15:00

For information from our hospitals, visit:

For information from our mental health services, visit: