• Opening Hours
• Consulting Hours
• Training Days and Public Holidays
• Treatment Room
• Early Morning Appointments
• Home Visits
• Midwife
• Repeat Prescriptions
• Travel Vaccinations
• Physiotherapy & Podiatry
• Disabled Access
• Practice Garden
• Friends Of Aberfoyle & Buchlyvie Medical Centres
• New Equipment
• ECG Machine

Opening Hours

• • Mondays and Wednesdays
  • 8.00am- 12.30pm and 1.30pm-6.00pm

  • Tuesdays and Fridays
  • 8.00am-12.30pm and 1.30pm – 5.00pm

  • Thursdays
  • 8.00am – 12.30pm

  
  

  In exceptional circumstances, such as severe weather conditions, the above hours may be changed at short notice. If you are unsure, please telephone to check.

  Please also check the Public Holidays and Training Days section for medical centre closures

  During lunch time periods the telephone lines are open for urgent enquiries and a doctor is available for emergencies.

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Consulting Hours

• • Monday:
  • 10.30 am -11.30 am Open Surgery
  • 4.00 pm – 5.30 pm By Appointment

  • Tuesday:
  • 8 15 am -9.30 am Open Surgery
  • 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm By Appointment

  • Wednesday:
  • 10.30 am -11.30 am Open Surgery
  • 4.00 pm - 5.30 pm By Appointment

  • Thursday:
  • 10.30 am -11.30 am Open Surgery

  • Friday:
  • 7.00 am - 8.00 am By Appointment *
  • 8.15 am - 9.30 am Open Surgery
  • 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm By Appointment

  
  

* Alternate Fridays - must be pre-booked. Restricted to patients who cannot attend at other times.

Some questions can be dealt with by telephone and may not require face-to-face consultations with a doctor or nurse. If you would like a telephone consultation please ask the receptionist to arrange this.

Please also check the Public Holidays and Training Days section for medical centre closures

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Public Holidays and Training Days

The medical centre will be closed on the following days:

Good Friday - Friday 22nd April 2011

Easter Monday - Monday 25th April 2011

Royal Wedding - Friday 29th April 2011

May - Monday 30th May 2011

June - Monday 27th June 2011

September - Monday 5th September 2011

October - Monday 17th October 2011

Christmas - Monday 26th December 2011, Tuesday 27th December 2011

New Year - Monday 2nd January 2012, Tuesday 3rd January 2012

Training Days

The medical centre will be closed in the afternoon/evening on the following days in 2011:

Wednesday 23rd March

Thursday 12th May

Tuesday 14th June

Wednesday 14th September

Thursday 27th October

Tuesday 22nd November

During these closures the out of hours service is operational - T: 08454 24 24 24

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Treatment Room

Nursing staff are available, by appointment, for blood tests, suture removals, dressings, ear syringing, etc., at the following times:

• • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday:
  • 9.00 am -10.00 am

  • Tuesday:
  • 11.00 am – 12.00 noon

  • Friday:
  • 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

  
  

Aberfoyle patients are welcome to attend the Treatment Room at Buchlyvie if it is more convenient.

If you are telephoning for the results of blood tests, etc., please phone after 3.00 pm in Aberfoyle.

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  Early Morning Appointments

  Early morning appointments are from 7am-8am once a week either in Aberfoyle or Buchlyvie Surgery. Consultation is by appointment only and should be booked in advance. This service is specifically aimed at patients who have difficulty accessing medical services during normal working hours.

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  Home Visits

  Home visits can be requested if you are too ill to attend surgery. Except in an emergency all home visits should be requested as early as possible in the morning.

  
  

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Midwife

Ante-natal and post natal care is provided by a community midwife from the hospital.

If you think you might be pregnant please see one of the GPs as soon as possible so that you can be prescribed folic acid if you are not already taking it. You can then be referred to the midwife.

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Repeat Prescriptions

All medicines are dispensed on the premises and we require at least two working day to make up your repeat prescription. If we have to order any of your medication it may take longer. You can make your request by using the online repeat prescription form, telephoning or emailing the dispensary or leave your repeat prescription slip in the mail box provided outside the surgery.

Phone: 01877 382 990 (24 hr)

If you call outside office hours, your order can be left on the answering machine.

email: FV-UHB.aberfoyle-repeats@nhs.net

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Travel Vaccinations

Please leave plenty of time for a travel consultation with one of our practice nurses and discuss the need for vaccinations, malaria tablets and general information about the current situation in your choice of destination.

Some vaccination courses take a number of weeks to complete and if many types of vaccination are indicated, the schedule can be quite complicated so time is an added advantage.

Even if you get a last minute deal to an exotic destination, always contact us because some vaccine cover and Malaria cover is better than none.

Travel vaccinations are available by appointment. Once you have an appointment, please complete the travel vaccination form, here, and email as an attachment to FV-UHB.aberfoyle-repeats@nhs.net

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Physiotherapy And Podiatry

NHS podiatry care for those eligible is provided by appointment.

Physiotherapy – patients are now able to self refer by completing a request form available from reception.

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Disabled Access

The Surgery has wheelchair access and specially designed toilet facilities.

There is a hearing loop system at Reception, and staff are always pleased to help in any way possible.

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The Practice Garden

In Aberfoyle we are fortunate to have a community garden which we like to use as an outdoor waiting area. Patients and staff take pride in this garden which they have created together.

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Friends Of Aberfoyle & Buchlyvie Medical Centres

Patient Participation is becoming an increasingly important part of local health care. The “Friends of Aberfoyle and Buchlyvie Medical Centres” was founded and recognized as a Scottish Charity in November 2003.

The Friends have organized a Patient Participation Group. This is a useful channel for patients and medical staff to communicate and to explore realistic ways of improving the service for the benefit of the health of all in the area.

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New Equipment

Wheelchairs – Westmarc (wheelchair provider) has very kindly donated a new wheelchair to Aberfoyle Medical Centre. Then we were very fortunate when a patient offered to sell her wheelchair at a much reduced price and this is now at Buchlyvie Medical Centre.

If you require a wheelchair for a short period of time these are free to borrow.

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ECG Machine

A new ECG machine has also been purchased which will integrate with our computer software. This is a much more lightweight machine and will make it easier for the clinicians to do domiciliary ecgs.

A big thank you to everybody who supports The Friends of Aberfoyle and Buchlyvie Medical Centres. Without the very kind donations we receive these special purchases of equipment which help not only the practice but the whole local community would not be possible.

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