posted by The Strachur Medical Practice at Saturday, June 16, 2007
Dalnacraig
Tel. 01369 860 224
Introduction
Out of Hours / Emergencies
If you are unable to contact the
Our practice area
Our staff
Surgery opening hours
Repeat Prescriptions and Dispensing
Home Visits
How to register
Chest Pain Advice
Strachur
Argyll
PA27 8BX
Fax. 01369 860 225
email robbie.coull@strachurmedical.com
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The Strachur Medical Practice is a single handed GP practice. We are a dispensing practice, which means that patients can receive their medication from the practice dispensary.
NHS24 provides Out of Hours cover for patients of the practice.
In an emergency, call the surgery on (01369) 860 224.
keep a pencil handy in case you need to follow ansaphone instructions
surgery for any reason:
in dire emergency dial 999 and ask for ambulance
or for urgent assistance call NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24
The practice area lies from the Rest and Be Thankful in the north to half way down Loch Eck and nearly to Otter Ferry to the south.
There is a practice area map, mounted on the wall in the practice next to the waiting room, which has the practice boundaries drawn on it.
Robbie Coull, MB ChB, GP
Rosemary Wright, MB ChB, GP
Jurgen Tittmar, MB ChB, GP
Catherine Paton, RGN, Practice Nurse
Susan MacRaild, Practice Manager
Elizabeth Fraser, Dispenser
Sylvia Cameron, Receptionist
Gelda Stewart, Receptionist
The surgery is open from 9am to 1pm and 3pm to 6pm weekdays, except Wednesday half-day when the practice closes at 1pm.
The GP consults by appointment, usually between 9am-11.30am and 3.30pm-6pm weekdays (half-day Wednesday). Patients are seen by appointment, but we have open-ended access so people will always get seen the same day if they need to.
To book an appointment, please phone the main practice number (860224).
We issue most repeat prescriptions monthly with a re-order slip. Please re-order your repeat medications at least 2 working days in advance. This allows us to order your medication from our wholesaler and carry out our safety checks.
You can hand your re-order slip in to reception, post it to us, put it through our letterbox by hand, or fax it to us on 01369 860225.
If you misplace your repeat slip, you can ask at reception for a replacement.
For safety reasons, please avoid ordering repeat medications by telephone.
We are a dispensing practice, so you can collect your medication from the practice dispensary hatch during normal opening hours.
Some patients are too frail or unwell to travel to the surgery even for routine care. In such cases, please call the surgery to let us know that a visit may be required.
Please note that we discourage home visits for anything other than terminal care or medical emergencies.
Home visits are a poor use of GP time, meaning less time for other patients, it is difficult to provide high quality modern health care outside the surgery, and there is a higher risk of medical errors.
Visits are therefore only carried out where the GP decides that a visit is clinically justified.
To join the practice, simply ask at reception for a Registration Form. Complete and return the form, with your NHS Medical Card if you have it (if you don't, the reception staff can get a new one for you). We will then arrange for your notes to be sent from your old GP, and you will be asked to come and see our practice nurse for a registration medical.
An ache in the middle of the chest, like someone sitting on your chest?
Ache that goes into your neck/jaw/left arm?
You may have shortness of breath, sweating, nausea, or you may look pale or grey.
If you get these symptoms, sit down and rest.
If your doctor has prescribed an angina spray, use it.
If you still have symptoms after resting for 5 minutes, then this could be a HEART ATTACK - call for help immediately.
Heart attacks can be treated, but the greatest risk of death is in the first hour, so it is vital you call for help as soon as possible.
1 Comments:
I wish you every success with your book writing and indeed it can be therapeutic at such times as when faced with the Health Board and their heads in the sand mentality.
Good Luck
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