Surgery Opening Hours:

Monday :8.30am to 12.30pm 2.00pm to 6.00pm  

How to register With a Doctor

If possible please bring your NHS medical card, completed, to the reception area. If the card has been lost the receptionist will provide ana alternative card. You may be offered an 'introductory medical' check with one of our practice nurses sometime in the four weeks following registration.

Files and Computer Records

These are secure and confidential. If you move locally please do inform the reception staff of your new address and telephone number.

To Make an Appointment to see your Doctor

An appointment can be made in person at the surgery or by telephoning the surgery number 956 1339 (4 lines). You may be held in a queue but this is unavoidable. To help this situation only calls for appointments required that day will be dealt with between 8.30am and 10am. Although you are officially registered with a particular doctor you can request a consultation with any of the doctors in the practice. Although it may not be possible in an emergency, if a house visit is required or if you need to be seen that day, every effort will be made for you to see a doctor of your choice. If you think the consultation is likely to be lengthy, for example if it involves several problems, please book a 'double appointment' (15 minutes instead of 7.5)

Emergencies

These take priority at all times. Please telephone : 956 4334

House Calls

These are only for people who are too ill to be brought to the surgery. If possible requests should be made before 9.30am that day. Telephone 0141 956 4334.

Out of Hours Calls

Patients who need to see a doctor out of hours will be invited to attend a primary care emergency centre at the Western Infirmary or Drumchapel Hospital. If you need to contact a doctor outside normal surgery hours please telephone 0141 616 6200.

Repeat Prescriptions

If you require regular medicines please use our computerised repeat prescription facility. It is possible to collect your prescription at the chemist already made up. Repeat prescriptions which are on our computer system will be ready for uplift from the surgery after 48 hours either by the pharmacist or the patient. Prescriptions which are not on our computer system may take longer. Prescription requests received on Friday will be availbale for collection after 2pm on Tuesday. Please DO NOT request computer prescriptions by telephone or by using this web site

Test Results

Test Results can be obtained by contacting the surgery between the hours of 11am and 4pm. Blood tests are normally available within a week. You will, in future, be able use this website to obtain test results. See under queries/feedback from Main Menu.

Child Health Surveillance Clinic

Checks on the general physical and developmental progress of your child are carried out by the doctor and health visitors at about six weeks, eight months and three to four years of age.

Diabetic Clinic

The doctors examine diabetic patients at intervals throughout the year.

Well Woman Clinic

Practice nurse/Dr L.Harkins/Dr. M. Fraser

Hypertension Clinic

Dr. W. Livingstone

Heart Disease Prevention Clinic

Dr. W.R.Livingstone. This clinic is particularly relevant to those with raised cholesterol, or a family history of heart disease.

Asthma Clinic

Dr. V.Cuddihy and Dr. J.M.Lovett

Children's and Young Person's Clinic

Dr. J.M.Lovett - This is a weekly clinic for children and young people from birth to 16 years of age.

Doctors are often asked by patients to complete reports and certificates for various reasons, which may or may not require physical examination. If a physical examination is required, this can often take at least thirty minutes, so special time has to be set aside. Most of these private examinations and reports carry a fee recommended by the British Medical Association, details of which can be obtained at reception.

Shared Antenatal and Postnatal Care

All of the doctors are pleased to provide care shared with the hospital. We have regular antenatal clinics at the surgery, or if the times are unsuitable your doctor may suggest a 'double appointment' in their normal surgery. When you inform us of your delivery we will visit you at home and, in addition, carry out a postnatal check about six weeks after delivery at the surgery. Your baby will also be thoroughly examined at six weeks at the Child Health Surveillance clinic at the surgery.

Contaceptive Services

All of the doctors offer contraceptive advice and prescriptions for contraception in a normal surgery and no special appointment is required.

Cervical Smears

These can be booked in three ways:

1. During a normal surgery appointment with the doctor of your choice(please inform the reception staff that you are booking a smear)

2. At the cervical smear clinic where one of our practice nurses or female doctor will take your smear

3 At the Well Woman Clinic.

Vaccinations

These are usually carried out by the practice nurses, who should be consulted about travel vaccinations, anti-tetanus and childhood vacccinations.

Tetanus Boosters are recommended every ten years. Stocks are held in the surgery. If you require a tetanus booster, please make an appointment with the nurse.

Immunisation Info

2 Months - (Practice Nurse) Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Haemophilus, Influenzae (HIB), 1st Meningitis C	12-18 Months - (Practice Nurse) Measles/Mumps/Rubella (MMR)	Girls and Boys at About 13 Years Tuberculosis (Given at school)
3 Months - (Practice Nurse) Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Haemophilus, Influenzae (HIB), 2nd Meningitis C	4-5 Years - (School Entry, Practice Nurse) Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio, MMR Booster	15-19 Years - (Leaving school) Diptheria, Tetanus, Polio (Given at school)
4 Months - (Practice Nurse) Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus, Polio, Haemophilus, Influenzae (HIB), 3rd Meningitis C	Girls Aged 10-14 Rubella (German Measles) (If not previously given as MMR. This will be given at school)	Every 10 Years (Practice Nurse) Tetanus