We have one Doctor daily who deals with emergencies.

With our growing population we need your help to provide as effective care as possible for our 10,900 patients.

If you have a minor ailment then please visit a local pharmacy. They can assist and provide medication for free under the ‘Pharmacy First’ scheme in some instances.

If you’re feeling anxious, stressed or low - find out how you can improve your mental wellbeing at NHS Inform Mind-to-Mind. For urgent help and advice about your mental health and wellbeing: Call NHS 24 on 111, 24/7, 365 days a year. Breathing Space: 0800 83 85 87 - Mon – Thur 6pm to 2am; Fri 6pm – Mon 6am. For more information on mental health and wellbeing information in Edinburgh please visit the iThrive website iThrive Edinburgh.

If you have a dental concern then please contact your Dental Surgery. If you are not registered with a dentist then then please ring 0131 537 8801.

If you have an issue with your eyes, then please try to contact a local Optician first. Again they have specialist equipment to examine you. 

If you have an injury like a sprain, wound, burn, bump or bite then please contact Minor Injuries on 111.  They are open between 08:00 - 20:30 every day but you must call first to book an appointment. They have the appropriate equipment to examine you and provide assistance.

By contacting these other services first and foremost, you will receive the right care in the right place and help us to manage the workload of health concerns that should be addressed by the clinicians in our practice.

NHS Inform Right Care Right Place

NHS Pharmacy First Scotland is an NHS service provided by your local community pharmacy. 

If you have a minor illness, a pharmacy is the first place you should go for advice.

You do not usually need an appointment and you can go to any pharmacy.

Your local pharmacist or a trained member of the pharmacy team will give you advice and provide medicine if needed. They may need to refer you to another healthcare professional such as your GP practice, dentist, optometrist or another NHS service if they feel your condition needs further investigation or more specialist care.

Pharmacy First Scotland

If you are a UK resident, you can get a free NHS eye examination in Scotland.

This is not just to test your sight – it’s a thorough examination, using specialist equipment to:

• check the health of your eyes
• find any eye problems before they become more serious
• look for signs of other health problems.

If you have a dental problem, you should call the dental practice that you normally attend in the first instance to discuss any treatment needs. 

Outside normal working hours, if you feel you have an urgent dental need, please contact NHS24 on 111.

Receiving NHS Dental Treatment in Scotland

If you have an injury that needs urgent or immediate attention, you should call 111 to make an appointment with an expert in one of NHS Lothian’s Minor Injury Units.

The MIU team can help adults and children over 12 months who have a recent minor injury less than 7 days old, including:

• strains, sprains and suspected broken bones of arms and legs
• wounds and minor burns
• minor bumps to head and face
• simple eye injuries
• insect bites (ticks etc) and stings

Our minor injury units are open seven days a week every day of the year at the sites listed below. Please note that if you arrive without arranging an appointment via 111 you may be asked to come back later.

Some minor injuries can be treated with help from a local pharmacist or via video consultation with a qualified Nurse Practitioner.

If you require further assessment or treatment you will be given a face-to-face appointment to attend a minor injury unit which could the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, the Western General Hospital or St John’s Hospital if you are aged 16 and over.

Children aged 15 and under will be asked to attend the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People or can also be scheduled an appointment at St John’s Hospital or the Western General Hospital.