ARE YOU CONSIDERING TRAVELLING ABROAD FOR SURGERY?
Please read our advice in the "Clinics/Services" tabs of our website
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For further information on pre-diabetes and how to reverse it and Type-2 diabetes, please see the Long Term Condition section under diabetes
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SMS COMMUNICATION text message communication to patients
The advantages of SMS over phone or letter communication are:
▫ Communication is instantaneous
▫ Reduces pressure on our telephone lines
▫ Lower environmental impact than letters
Information that may be sent by SMS:
▫ Important national updates (e.g Covid-19 updates)
▫ Practice updates (e.g clinician sickness etc.)
▫ Appointment alerts and recall reminders
▫ Results and follow-up information, where appropriate
▫ Relevant medicines information
▫ Website links as agreed with your clinician
What do I need to do?
▫ Make sure we have the correct mobile number for you on file
▫ Update us if you change your mobile number
▫ If you are concerned that we do not hold the correct mobile number for you file, you can email nhsh.gp55709-reception@nhs.scot or you can let a member of the team know when you are at the practice.
▫ Please note this is a one-way service, please do not reply to the SMS unless prompted, as your reply will not be sent back to us.
Can I opt out? ▫ Yes, email nhsh.gp55709-reception@nhs.scot or you can let a member of the team know when you are at the practice.
Text message limitations
▫ Appointment reminders by text are an additional service and they may not be sent on all occasions. The responsibility for attending appointments or cancelling them still rests with our patients.
▫ Text messages are generated using a secure facility but they are transmitted over a public network onto a personal telephone and as such may not be secure. However, the practice will not transmit any information which would enable an individual patient to be identified
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Please allow four full working days for prescriptions to be processed
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MEDICINE SICK DAY RULES
When you are unwell with any of the following:
- Vomiting/diarrhoea/Fevers/Sweats/Shaking (unless only minor)
The STOP taking the following medicines - restart when you are well (after 24-48 hours of eating and drinking normally)
- ACE inhibitors - a medicine for high blood pressure and heart conditions - example names ending in 'pril' such as Perindopril/Lisinopril/Ramipril
- ARBs - a medicine for high blood pressure and heart conditions - example names ending in 'sartan' such as Losartan/Candesartan/ Valsartan
- NSAIDS- anti-inflammatory medications examples are Ibuprofen/Naproxen/Diclofenac
- Diuretics - sometimes called 'water pills' - medicines for excess fluid and high blood pressure examples are furosemide/Bendroflumethiazide/Indapamide/ Spironolactone
- Metformin - a medicine for diabetes
- SGLT-2 inhibitors - a medicine for diabetes/kidney disease and heart failure examples are Dapagliflozin/Empagliflozin/Canagliflozin
If you are in any doubt, contact your pharmacist, doctor or nurse.