Extended Opening Hours

In keeping with the Government’s intentions to promote extended access to patients, the Long House Surgery offers additional evening surgeries between 18-00 and 19-45 hrs twice weekly. These are on each Tuesday and every alternate Wednesday/Thursday evenings. The pattern may vary slightly over the summer period.

The purpose of offering the above service is to enable those patients who find it difficult to attend the surgery during existing surgery hours to be able to make a routine appointment with a doctor later in the evening.

Please note, the surgery will close, and telephones will be switched to Out of Hours Service at 18-00hrs as at present.

In the event of an emergency or acute problem please phone NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24

During the new evening surgeries there will be no access to a Practice Nurse, and we will be unable to perform some routine blood tests and investigations. Patients may still have to return during normal routine surgery times if such tests are necessary.

When you present for your evening appointment the Surgery door may be locked for security purposes. Please ring the bell and someone will let you in.

Holidays The Surgery will be closed on the following dates for PUBLIC HOLIDAYS. 2nd & 5th April, 3rd May, 20th Sept. We are also closed on the following dates for staff training, 17th Feb, 31st March, 26th May 1st Sept and 24th Nov. Please call NHS 24 on 08454 24 24 24 and in the event of an emergency please dial 999. Please ensure you have enough medication to last over the holiday period

Physiotherapy Self Referral
If you are suffering from a problem that you feel may benefit from attending an NHS physiotherapist, you can now self refer to a local centre. This is a new initiative, and means you no longer have to see your GP for such problems. Please ask at reception for a self referral form, which you should complete and send to Leith CTC. You will be provided with inforrmation how to do this. If you wish to discuss your problem with your GP, please make an appointment in the usual way. Referral forms can now be downloaded from the following website; 
WWW.ECPS.SCOT.NHS.UK 

Travel AdviceThe Practice Nurse provides an excellent advice and vaccination service for those going on holiday abroad.  There will be a charge for prescribing SOME  travel vaccination & Malaria tablets.

Please note that the pharmacy will charge for dispensing your prescription

Certain vaccinations will remain free of charge, These are -

• DIPHTHERIA
• TETANUS
• POLIO
• HEPATITIS A
• TYPHOID

The following vaccinations incur a variable charge, please ask reception.

• HEPATITIS B
• RABIES
• JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS
• MENINGITIS AC WY
• TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS
• CHOLERA
• YELLOW FEVER

The following Malaria tablets will also incur a charge of £10-00 per item

• MALARONE
• DOXYCYCLINE
• MEFLOQUINE

Open Surgery

Do you need to be seen soon? We have improved the way we run open surgery and now have more same day and next day appointment. We aim to reduce your waiting time and offer a more streamlined service. We have changed our service by

1. Having timed slots at the open surgery
2. Having more appointments

For Open surgery you can now book book:

• By phone
• Coming to the surgery

If you come to the surgery without phoning prior, there is the possibility of several patients being booked in before you.

You must book by 10.30am - you will them be allocated an open surgery slot.

If you feel you do not want to use the open surgery - we are creating more same day and next day appoinments for you to choose from. Please ask at reception.