NEW DOCTOR

Dr Linsey Walker has joined the practice and will be available for appointments on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings or afternoons.

CANCEL APPOINTMENTS

You can now cancel an appointment or send us your change of details  using our secure online form. Click here >>>

BANK HOLIDAY CLOSURE DATES

The practice will be closed on the following Bank Holidays:

2nd April 2010
5th April 2010
31st May 2010
17th September 2010
27th December 2010
28th December 2010
3rd January 2011
4th January 2011

TRAINING CLOSURE DATES

The practice will be closed for training on the following afternoons from 12.30:

15th April 2010
22nd June 2010
25th August 2010
11th November 2010
8th February 2011
9th March 2011

Notice to asthma patients

Asthma Reviews
The practice is working alongside a Pharmacist who is able to offer consultations on a Saturday. The Pharmacist is Cathy Burns who has facilities on her premises to carry out respiratory checks. The pharmacy is situated at Prestwick Toll and should you be interested in taking up the offer of an Asthma check, please contact Cathy directly on:

Freefone 0800 731 7702

She has clinics on Saturdays and the following dates are available to you:

Saturday 9th January 2010

Saturday 23rd January 2010

and every fortnightly thereafter

Appointments will take approximately 30 minutes and will be available from 8.30 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.



The practice was delighted to achieve maximum training practice reaccreditation of 3 years.

As you will no doubt have noticed, parking at the surgery, which has never been generous, has become much more restricted since the arrival of Giles Insurance Services. This is due to the fact that six spaces, previously available to all visitors, have been allocated for the exclusive use of the new tenants.

We have also become increasingly concerned that emergency traffic, including ambulances, has been unable to gain access to the front door and the doctors 'on-call' spaces because of inconsiderate parking in front of the door, on the roadways, and in the entrance.

Please do not expect to be able to park at the surgery, and instead use one of the many nearby public car parks. This will ensure that elderly and infirm people can be dropped off and collected at the door, emergency access can be preserved, and the risk of accidents reduced.

The Princess Royal Trust for Carers

The Practice has recently established a link with the Princess Royal Trust for Carers (PRTC) and representatives from the PRTC will visit the practice on a weekly basis during May to offer advice and assistance to Carers registered with the Practice.

Following our Practice Satisfaction Survey, Dr Hannah and Joanne Gibson met with some patient representatives to discuss the results. We also took the opportunity to look at ways in which we might improve the services we provide. One of the ideas looked at was
on-line prescriptions which we now have in place.

To see an abridged report please click here.  A full report (to include appendices) can be accessed by contacting Joanne Gibson.