Practice News
Public Holidays 2024/25
Lincluden Medical Centre will be closed for public holidays on the following dates:
- Easter 2024 - Friday 29th March & Monday 1st April
- May Day 2024 - Monday 6th May
- Spring 2024 - Monday 27th May
- Fair Monday - Monday 15th July
- Autumn 2024 - Monday 30th September
- Christmas 2024 - Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th December
- New Year - Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd January 2025
Please consider re-order of any prescriptions to ensure you have an adequate supply prior to these dates.
Closures for Staff Training
As part of NHS Lanarkshire's investment in developing care services, Lincluden Medical Centre will close from 2pm on the following dates:
- 11th September 2024
- 18th December 2024
- 14th May 2025
This is to allow the practice teams to take part in the Protected Learning time for Primary Care.
What will happen?
NHS Lanarkshire has GPs, Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs) and Call Handlers to provide cover for patients who require Acute or Urgent Care during 1400-1800hours. Routine requests (such as results or repeat prescriptions) from patients received via the call handlers will be asked to call back the following day when your GP practice resumes business as usual.
The Call Handlers will screen all calls received in a similar manner to practice reception staff and if deemed appropriate, the patient will be transferred to a clinician who will initially carry out a telephone consultation. If the clinician feels that it is necessary for the patient to be seen face to face, they will arrange and appointment at a primary care centre or house visit that afternoon.
If the clinician decides that a home visit is necessary, this will be arranged to complete a clinical assessment. Dedicated cars and drivers have been identified to support the clinician with home visits and will be made available for use.
Travel Vaccines
Since Friday 1 April, the way people access travel vaccinations has changed. Vaccinations previously delivered at GP practices are now the responsibility of NHS Lanarkshire and provided by certain community pharmacies.
The vaccines are:
- Hepatitis A;
- Typhoid;
- Hepatitis A and typhoid combined;
- Cholera;
- Revaxis (polio/diphtheria/tetanus).
The consultation and vaccination will continue to be free of charge for people who live in Lanarkshire or who are registered with a Lanarkshire GP practice.
People should know the vaccination requirements of the country they are travelling to and allow for sufficient time to be vaccinated. The information is available at www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk. They can then contact their nearest participating pharmacy to arrange an appointment.
Some travellers may need vaccines and anti-malarials which are not provided free of charge through the NHS service. Pharmacies may provide this additional service, however, there will be a charge for this.
For details of all local participating pharmacies, visit: www.nhslanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk/services/travel-vaccinations/
General travel health advice is available at: www.nhsinform.scot/care-support-and-rights/nhs-services/doctors/travel-health-and-vaccinations
Fear of Flying & Diazepam Prescribing
From 1st March 2022 the doctors at Lincluden Medical Surgery will no longer prescribe diazepam, or any other benzodiazepines, to treat fear of flying. To view our policy and reasons for this decision please click here.
Coronavirus Update - December 2021
Due to the increasing prevalence of covid in the community, and the emergence of the new omicron variant, we have taken additional steps to make sure we are working as safely as possible.
We continue to adhere to all Scottish Governement and healthboard infection control guidance, including social distancing, increased cleaning, increased use of telephone appointments and triage, and the wearing of facemasks and PPE.
Patients who are acutely unwell will be assessed by telephone initially, and your clinician will arrange a face-to-face appointment where required. Many problems can be dealt with quickly and effectively over the phone. Please visit the appointments page of the website for further details.
Additionally, to keep patients safe, we are limiting the number of people waiting inside the practice. If you travel to the surgery by car we will ask you to wait in your vehicle until you appointment. Please keep an eye out for the clinician coming to escort you into the practice.
Coronavirus
For the latest information about the coronavirus, please visit the NHSinform.scot website