Murrayfield Medical Centre

Murrayfield Medical Centre

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2013

FORTHCOMING AFTERNOON CLOSURES FOR STAFF TRAINING ARE FROM 12.30PM ON:

  1. Wednesday, 20th MARCH
  2. Wednesday, 17th APRIL
  3. Wednesday, 15th MAY
  4. Wednesday, 5th JUNE

The surgery closes at 12.30pm on training days and reopens at 8 o'clock the following morning.
When we are closed for training, contact arrangements are listed on our telephone answering machine (0131 337 2166) and notices at the surgery.

Always ring 999 in a dire medical emergency.

Public Holidays

2013/14

PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE FOR 2013/14

  • Easter - Friday 29th March & Monday 1st April 2013
  • May - Monday 6th May 2013
  • September - Monday 16th September 2013
  • Christmas - Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th December 2013
  • New Year - Wednesday 1st & Thursday 2nd January 2014

NHS24 - telephone 08454 24 24 24 - will provide cover when we are closed.

Always ring 999 in a dire medical emergency.

2013

FORTHCOMING AFTERNOON CLOSURES FOR STAFF TRAINING ARE FROM 12.30PM ON:

  1. Wednesday, 30th JANUARY
  2. Wednesday, 27th FEBRUARY
  3. Wednesday, 20th MARCH.

The surgery closes at 12.30pm on training days and reopens at 8 o'clock the following morning.
When we are closed for training, contact arrangements are listed on our telephone answering machine ( 0131 337 2166) and notices at the surgery.

Always ring 999 in a dire medical emergency.

2012/13

OVER CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR THE SURGERY WILL BE:

Open all day (8.00am until 6.00pm) on Christmas Eve: Monday, 24th December.

Closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day: Tuesday and Wednesday, 25th and 26th December.

Open again all day on Thursday and Friday: 27th and 28th December, 2012.

During the following week, Hogmanay:

Open all day (8.00am until 6.00pm) on New Year’s Eve, Monday, 31st December.

Closed on New Year’s Day, Tuesday, 1st, and the following day, Wednesday, 2nd January, 2013.

Open again as normal from Thursday 3rd January, 2013.

IT IS VITAL THAT YOU ORDER REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE OF CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR WEEKS SO THAT YOU DO NOT RUN OUT OF MEDICINES.

NHS24 - telephone 08454 24 24 24 - will provide cover when we are closed.

2012/13

PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLOSURE NOTICE FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2012

We will be closed on:

  • Friday,  6th April - Good Friday, and
  • Monday, 9th April - Easter Monday
  • Monday, 7th May - May Day
  • Tuesday, 5th June – the Queen’s Jubilee
  • Monday, 17th September - Autumn Holiday 
  • Tuesday, 25th December - Christmas Day, and
  • Wednesday, 26th December - Boxing Day

and into 2013...

  • Tuesday, 1st January - New Year’s Day, and
  • Wednesday, 2nd January.

PLEASE ALWAYS CHECK BELOW FOR FURTHER HOLIDAY AND TRAINING CLOSURE DATES

Sept-12

THE SURGERY WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE SEPTEMBER WEEKEND AS FOLLOWS:

Closed all day on Monday, 17th September, 2012.

Open again as normal from 8.00am on Tuesday, 18 September, 2012.

PLEASE ORDER REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU DO NOT RUN OUT OF MEDICINES OVER THE LONG WEEKEND.

NHS24 - telephone 08454 24 24 24 - will provide cover when we are closed.

2012

FORTHCOMING AFTERNOON CLOSURES FOR STAFF TRAINING ARE FROM 12.30PM ON:

  1. Wednesday, 22 August
  2. Wednesday, 26 September
  3. Wednesday, 31 October, and
  4. Wednesday, 28 November.

The surgery will reopen at 8 o'clock each following morning.
During these training sessions, contact arrangements will be listed on our telephone answering machine ( 0131 337 2166) and on notices at the surgery. Always ring 999 in a dire medical emergency.

April - 12

THE SURGERY WILL BE CLOSED OVER EASTER WEEKEND AS FOLLOWS:

Closed on Good Friday, 6th, and Easter Monday, 9th April, 2012

PLEASE ORDER REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE SO THAT YOU DO NOT RUN OUT OF MEDICINES.

NHS24 will provide cover when we are closed:  08454 24 24 24

Jan -12

We wish a happy and healthy New Year to all our patients.

Following Dr Rachel Peters’ move South with her family we are very pleased to confirm the appointment of Dr Joanne Preston as permanent GP Assistant.  Dr Preston will consult on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday and Friday mornings and afternoons.  We wish Dr Peters all the very best for her new life in the South.

Dec-11

Festive Arrangements

Christmas closure:

The surgery will close at 6.00pm on Friday, 23 December, and reopen on Wednesday, 28 December, at 8.00am.

Hogmanay closure:

We will close at 6.00pm on Friday, 30 December, and reopen on Wednesday, 04 January, 2012, at 8.00am.

If you need medical advice or attention when we are closed, please ring NHS24 on 08454 24 24 24, although in a dire emergency always ring 999.

It is very important that, if on repeat medication, you make sure you have enough medicines to see you through both of these long weekends. Staff will be happy to help or advise if you would like to ring us on 0131 337 2166, or pop into the surgery and remember that repeat medicines can always be requested via our Prescriptions tab on this website.

Finally, may we wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.

Sept-11

Winter Flu Campaign.

Our Flu Clinics will run on Tuesdays, 11th and 25th October, and 01 November, between 8.30am and 4.00pm.  Please note you do not need an appointment to attend, and vaccination will take about 5 minutes. If you need to know whether you qualify for flu vaccination, please ring reception on 0131 337 2166 and staff will happily advise. We hope to see you at one of our clinics.

Aug-11

Long Term Locum

We are pleased to welcome Dr Joanne Preston as locum for Dr Rachel Peters ‘until Spring, 2012’.  Dr Preston will consult on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday and Friday mornings and afternoons.

 

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