Welcome to the Spring/Summer Edition of the Firrhill Medical Centre S Newsletter

SPRING/SUMMER 2016

Welcome to the spring/summer PLEASE REMEMBER WE DO NOT edition of the Firrhill Medical UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES Centre’s newsletter. TAKE ANY PRESCRIPTION Changes at Firrhill MC REQUESTS OVER THE TELEPHONE. Goodbye To IF YOU WISH TO REQUEST ANY ITEMS OF Kirsty Harrower the practice nurse who left MEDICATION PLEASE USE ONE OF THE us in March this year. FOLLOWING WAYS:

Hello To  Via the surgery website- www.firrhillmedicalcentre.org – Repeat Dr Eilidh MacLeod who will be covering prescription maternity leave for Dr Jennifer McAlpine. Vidya D’Souza our new practice nurse.  Please place your re-order slip into the Kirsty Stewart our new receptionist. box at the front door.

 In writing – your name, date of birth, and CONGRATULATIONS TO name(s) of your medication on a piece of Dr Jennifer McAlpine on the birth of paper. her son in April.  Via your local pharmacy

WELL DONE TO  Posting in your request to the surgery Liz Young the Practice Nurse who received her Queens award for long term Service. PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED OF YOUR PREFFERD Elaine Jones receptionist/HCA who qualified WAY IN WHICH YOU WISH TO COLLECT YOUR in SVQ 3 Healthcare Support (Clinical). PRESCRIPTION  In person at the surgery NEW BUILDING  Collect from a local pharmacy We have received confirmation that the construction of our new premises ‘The  SAE – Please send a stamped address Allermuir Health Centre’ has recently started. envelope with each request. The programme is being delivered by NHS Lothian in partnership with the City of Edinburgh ALL PRESCRIPTIONS REQUESTS Council. REQUIRE 2 WORKING DAYS It is expected that the new centre will open in September 2017. NOTICE When ordering your repeat prescription, can we also please encourage you to check what medicines you have at home before ordering only order what you actually need. Adults with Opticians (Optometrists) are the PHYSIOTHERAPY musculoskeletal (MSK) health issues can self refer O experts in the community on all themselves for P eye diseases. They also have the physiotherapy by calling T correct equipment for eye the NHS24 MSK Advice & I Triage Service on 0800 C examinations. You can see an 9179390 between 9am & 6 I Optician for dry, red, sore, pm Mon-Fri. A watery, sticky or itchy eyes, cysts N and styes or conjunctivitis.

See your Mouth ulcers. pharmacist if Cold sores. Dry you skin. TRAVEL IMMUNISATIONS P are worried Nappy rash. H about : Small patches of Please make time to plan your holiday A A cough or a impetigo. R M cold. Abrasions, If you are about to go abroad on holiday and need A Conjunctivitis bruises, insect to be immunised, you will be asked to complete a C for those aged bites and travel form, this should be completed and handed Y over 1 year. sunburn. to reception, we will then pass this to the practice Sore throats, Emergency nurse to look over. We then ask that you phone earache contraception. the surgery 48hrs later to find out if you require Verrucas. Thrush. any immunisations or advice. It is important to Constipation. Head lice. Pain give as much detail regarding destinations and Diarrhoea and relief. Piles. accommodation as possible, as the Practice Nurse vomiting. Smoking needs this information to decide which vaccinations may be necessary. If you are going to Hay-fever. cessation. be stopping off at more than one place, going on a cruise or going on excursions when you arrive, then please include this information. Please complete this form 8 weeks prior to departure. DENTIST Any condition involving Most travel vaccinations take at least a few weeks your mouth or teeth. to be properly in your system, so if you are planning a trip either for business or pleasure You can self refer to the please make an appointment well in advance. PODIATRY Podiatry Service. The practice nurses have a very busy appointment Please ask for a referral form at system so it is not always possible to be able to fit Reception Desk. anyone in at the last minute. For regular travellers it is possible to get yourself up to date with any immunisations at any time so that you don’t have SMOKING NHS STOP SMOKING to worry if it is a short notice trip. telephone helpline is 0800 84 84 84 or contact your local