Clinics & Services

All GP Practices are contracted to provide “essential services” that is basic treatment of ill people.

Additional services

We also provide the following “additional services”.

• Child Health Surveillance and routine immunisation of children with the Health Visitor
• Contraceptive services including oral contraception and  IUCD insertion
• Maternity services in the ante-natal and post-natal period, with Community Midwives
• Cervical smears, minor surgical procedures and immunisation in relation to travel with the Practice Nurses.

Enhanced services

We also hold contracts with Lothian Health Board for the following “enhanced services”.

• An annual flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk
• Regular monitoring blood and urine tests for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems
• Annual reviews for patients with heart disease, history of a stroke, diabetes, high blood pressure and respiratory problems.

Test Results

Please call between 10 and 11 am or between 3.30 and 5 pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the Practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you have a test done ask how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.