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The Winter 2011/12 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online, a little later than planned because of the computer downtime last week, but here eventually. In this issue you can read a little more about the trip Dr Uytman took in November down the Amazon, and why it’s important [...]

Due to essential work being carried out on our computer systems on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th December, the Doctors and Nurses within the Practice will not have access to any of the information we have stored electronically. This means they will have no access to your medical records, test results, and it will limit [...]

PRACTICE CLOSURE The Practice will be closed for staff training from 12.30pm onwards on Wednesday 30th November. We will be open again from 8am on Thursday 1st December. In an emergency, you can still phone us on 0131 228 6081. Follow the instructions given to get through to the Duty Doctor, who will advise you [...]

If severe weather strikes us again this year, as it did last year, are you prepared at home, on the road, and in your community? It just takes a few simple steps to get ready for winter, with a good first step being to visit www.readyscotland.org. They have lots of advice on how to prepare [...]

This week is Alcohol Awareness Week, and the Practice is urging all of our patients to be a little more aware of their alcohol consumption to encourage a healthy and safe lifestyle. If you have an appointment with a GP or Practice Nurse this week, you may be given a questionnaire by our Reception team [...]

Are you in one of the at risk groups for flu? Have you been putting off coming in to get your vaccination? We still have flu vaccination appointments available to be booked, including some on Thursday after 6pm if you are unable to come in to the practice during normal working hours. The sooner you’re [...]

Our attention has been brought to the following two alerts. Please be aware and act with caution if you are approached in the same way. Bogus callers offering flu vaccination An elderly patient in the Muirhouse area was approached in her home regarding her flu injection. When she said that she was going to get [...]

Starting on Thursday 13th October, and available to book from next week, the practice will have a few flu vaccination appointments available during our Thursday late opening between 6pm-7:20pm. We hope that these appointments will be useful for those who aren’t able to come in during the day because of work, or other responsibilities, and [...]

The Autumn 2011 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online. In this issue you can find out a little more about our new Specialist GP Trainee, Dr Emma Rankin, discover the range of responsiblities assigned to our Reception team, and get a quick reminder to book your flu vaccination [...]

It’s Freshers Week, and for students just starting out at Napier who need to register with a new GP surgery, Bruntsfield Medical Practice will be on hand at the Merchiston campus from Monday 5th September to Friday 9th September, except for Thursday 8th when we will be at the Fresher’s Fair at Craiglockhart. Come find [...]