DOCTORS surgeries will be closed today until Tuesday for the Easter break. The out-of-hours medical service will be available until 8am on for patients with urgent and emergency medical needs.

DOCTORS surgeries will be closed today until Tuesday for the Easter break.

The out-of-hours medical service will be available until 8am on for patients with urgent and emergency medical needs. The service can be contacted by ringing your doctor's surgery.

Pharmacies will be open as usual on Saturday, and the rest of the long weekend will be covered by pharmacies on rota, the details of which are available from NHS Direct 0845 46 47.

A dental service is available out of hours for people with urgent dental problems, details of which are available from NHS Direct.