The Community Link Worker Service is available here at Central Avenue Surgery every Monday morning and Wednesday morning by a telephone appointment. Dale is attached to our Practice and he can point you in the right direction/help you to find local services on non-medical topics including: Shielding concerns, The local Community Hub, Care services and…
Access to the Surgery is limited and a buzzer entry system has been installed. Social Distancing measures are in place. Do Not Attend the surgery in person unless advised to do so, please telephone 01294 463838 in the first instance.
We cannot offer routine face to face appointments but you can book a routine telephone appointment instead. These are available to book up to 2 weeks in advance. If clinically necessary during the telephone appointment, the GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner will book you a face to face appointment with them at a mutually convenient time.
If your contact is urgent and cannot wait for a routine appointment, please telephone the surgery between 8:30am and 10:30am, Monday to Friday, where you will be added to the urgent on-the-day triage list. Be prepared to give details and a telephone number. A Clinician will call you back and discuss your urgent request. This could be from a withheld number so please answer. If you are given an appointment, attend alone at the time of your appointment. The Clinician will be wearing full PPE during the consultation and it is advisable that you wear a mask/face covering to attend the health centre.
A Video Consultation might be arranged instead. The Clinician will decide which is more suitable. Click here for the instructions on how to access a pre-arranged video consultation.
We also have a Community Link Work and Mental Health Practitioner working with the practice via telephone appointments. If you need financial advice, have employment concerns or feel stressed or anxious, we can arrange a telephone appointment. Just phone and ask for an appointment.
If you have any of the symptoms of the Coronavirus (Covid 19), you must not attend the surgery. Please access www.nhsinform.scot for advice if you are well enough to manage your symptoms. If you are unwell, please dial NHS24 on 111 at anytime.
The Scottish Government has arranged testing for anyone who has symptoms. You can book online at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/get-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/ or by calling 0800 028 2816.
All prescription requests must be made by telephone (after 11:00am) or online via this website. Your prescription will be sent to the pharmacy of your choice for collection there. Allow up to 3 working days for collection at the pharmacy. We cannot turn around prescriptions in one day. It is impossible due to the numbers of prescription requests we receive and we cannot issue scripts at the reception desk. Footfall at the health centre must continue to be reduced due to social distancing guidelines.
The most up-to-date information we have on hospital appointments can be accessed by clicking here and here.
As yet we do not have information to share with patients. If you are entitled to the flu vaccinations as per government guidelines you will receive a letter later in the year.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We are doing our best to keep services available along with ensuring safety for patients and staff during this challenging time.
