Antenatal Clinic
Thursday 1pm - 4pm, Friday 10am-12pm with the Community Midwife, Fiona Campbell.
Baby & Child Health
Your Health visitor is determined by your address and not at the practice. They can be contacted on 01463 706700.
Julia Fraser, one of our practice nurses has an immunisation clinic on Wednesday am and Thursday pm.
Dr Robertson runs a postnatal clinic for mum's and babies on Thursday am where you can discuss all aspects of postnatal health and contraception options.
Family Planning / Contraception
Advice and assistance on all types of contraception and sexual health are available from the practice nurses and the doctors. We currently offer long acting contraceptive options in addition to pills, condoms, diaphragms. These are; coil insertions, contraceptive implants and injections and are available at the practice during special appointments.
Emergency contraception "morning-after Pill" or coil can be obtained from the practice by appointment / advice line, NHS 24 or A+E if out of hours, Highland Brook or Highland Sexual health ( 01463 704202)
Health Promotion
We offer help and support for lifestyle changes relating to heart disease, asthma, diabetes, smoking, alcohol and nutrition/diet; please ask receptionist for an appointment.
Health Education
There are leaflets to take home & booklets / videos to borrow, if you wish to know more about keeping yourself healthy, an important aspect of healthcare.
Vaccinations for foreign travel
The practice nurses can advise on and administer vaccination for travel overseas in accordance with current recommended guidelines. The practice is a member of The British Travel Health Association.
Ideally vaccination should be started 8 weeks in advance of travelling, although accelerated courses can be organised. Please make an appointment to see the practice nurse for travel advice Please complete a Patient Travel Questionnaire in advance of your nurse appointment - you can obtain these from receptionist in advance of appointment or fill it in online.
Certain travel advice / provision of vaccinations or prescriptions for these items are chargeable. Please contact reception for details of charges. These must be paid prior to your consultation if applicable.
Practice Nurses
The Practice Nurses offer a wide range of services including contraception advice, sexual health, cervical smears ( screening), diabetes, travel health, lifestyle advice, wound management and chronic disease management. Appointments can be made Monday - Friday to receive care and advice about all aspects of health.
We offer an advice service by telephone for you to speak to one of our nurses. This service is available daily Monday- Friday. Please contact reception to book a telephone consultation
Health Checks
Every new patient has the opportunity to arrange an appointment with the healthcare assisstant for a new patient health check.
If you have not had a consultation within the last 3 years with a clinician who works at the surgery you may wish to consider a health check with one of our healthcare assisstants
If you are over 75 you may wish to consider an annual health check with one of our practice nurses or healthcare assisstants.
If you have any chronic disease eg: diabetes, asthma, epilepsy or high blood pressure you will be automatically invited for regular reviews.
We offer all general medical service and a range of extra service eg: minor surgery procedures, contraceptive implant / coil insertions, joint injections.
We may also be able to provide a range of private medical services eg; medical / insurance reports, letters or form filling and private medical examinations. Please note there may be a cost for these services. Please contact reception for details.