Clinics & Services

Babies and Children

Our Health Visitors run a baby clinic for general advice and checks, no appointment is necessary.  This is held at Marchmont St Giles Church, Kilgraston Road. This is Well Baby Drop-in - Monday 10.30am to 11.30am.

Last weights for babies at 11.30am.

In addition, the practice nurses carry out immunisations from 11.30 at the practice.

Women’s Health

The practice provides maternity services and full family planning services including fitting of coils (IUD’s/IUS) and implants.

Women aged 25-49 years should have a cervical smear test every 3 years.  Women aged 50-64 years should have a cervical smear test every 5 years. A reminder will be sent when the next smear is due. The National Breast screening programme is run locally from Springwell House in Ardmillan Terrace for women aged 50 – 64yrs.

Adult Health Checks

All adults are encouraged to have blood pressure and health checks every 5 years.  We also provide advice on healthy eating and how to reduce the risks of heart disease and stroke.

Minor Surgery

Certain procedures such as removal of skin lumps and joint injections can be performed by your doctor, often with the assistance of the practice nurse. Please ask your doctor for details.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below: 

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Clinicians do not provide advice to patients if they are outside the UK. They can obtain medical advice locally, and should arrange travel insurance to cover any costs involved in this.  This would  also  cover supplying more than 3 months of medication.

Specialist Travel Advice – Non NHS – Private Fee applicable

We charge a standard fee for the advice, private prescription and administration of Non-NHS vaccines.  You can also access advice, vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis direct from external travel clinics:

Western General Hospital – Crewe Road, Tel 537 2823

Masta Travel – 5 Quality Street, Davidson Mains, Tel 336 3038

Edinburgh Travel Clinic/City Doc – 46 Clerk Street, Tel 02037 946 697

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

Non-NHS Services

The NHS provides most health care and health services for free to UK residents, but there are some exceptions.  Please see the information sheets attached detailing what you may be charged for and a list of our fees. 

Non NHS Information and Fees

If you would like to have non NHS work carried out, that is included in the lists above,  please complete the attached form and we can arange this for you.

Non NHS patient request form.