5th July 2020 | Central Avenue Surgery

23 10 '19

Telephone Appointments with Doctors (not bookable online)

These appointments are ideal to discuss medication, results and hospital letters. Please be aware these appointments are for 5 minutes only and the Doctor does not have time to discuss anything else.

14 10 '19

Mental Health Practitioner – In House

We now have a Mental Health Practitioner within the practice who is currently working from home but is able to access our systems . They are available to work with patients, providing assessment of possible mental health issues on a Tuesday and Thursday. If you wish more information please contact reception.

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Main Switchboard:  01294 463838

ACCESS TO THE SURGERY IS LIMITED AND A BUZZER SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED

DO NOT ATTEND THE SURGERY – Please Telephone 01294 463838

Patients with Coronavirus Symptoms

Anyone who has any of the symptoms of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) 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.

The Scottish Government has arranged for testing of people with symptoms. You can book online at www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing-and-tracing/ask-for-a-test-to-check-if-you-have-coronavirus/ or by calling 0800 028 2816.

Appointments at the Surgery - We are not booking routine face to face appointments

This surgery is open during normal hours for all non-Coronavirus contacts by telephone. Patients are asked to telephone between 8:30am and 10:30am, Monday – Friday, and they will be added to the triage list for that day. If it is deemed suitable, and safe, an appointment may be arranged with the Clinician. The Clinician will be wearing full PPE during the consultation. If an appointment is arranged, do not attend early as you will be asked to wait outside until your appointment time and only the patient, unless impossible, will be allowed entry. A video consultation might be arranged instead. The Clinician will decide which is most suitable. Click this link for the instructions on how to access a pre-arranged video consultation.

We have a Mental Health Practitioner and a Community Link Worker working with us with telephone appointments. If you need advice, feel stressed or anxious, or have employment concerns. We can arrange a call back. Just phone and ask for an appointment.

If your query is not urgent please phone and ask the receptionist for a routine telephone slot. We can arrange these over the course of the coming weeks.

Prescriptions

ALL PRESCRIPTION REQUESTS MUST BE MADE BY TELEPHONE OR ONLINE VIA THIS WEBSITE and all prescriptions are being sent to a pharmacy of your choice for collection and allow up to 5 days for collection at the pharmacy (please add the pharmacy of your choice in the additional information box). We are not issuing scripts at the front desk.

North Ayrshire Community Hub – 3 Towns: Telephone 01294 310000

The function of the community hubs is to:

Provide an information service and signposting to statutory services;
Manage Foodbank distribution;
Deliver prescriptions, where no other help is available;
Leave a message on their answering service if they are not available to answer.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We are doing our best to keep our services available during this challenging time.