Self Help

For self help advice and information, visit the NHS Inform website: www.nhsinform.scot 

For advice and treatment for minor illnesses and conditions such as allergies, sore throat, earache, cold sores and urine infections, contact your local pharmacy first. Pharmacy First is an NHS service provided by community pharmacies. If you have a minor illness, you should contact your pharmacy first. Advice and treatment (if you need it) are available for free for all patients registered with a GP practice in Scotland. Click here for more information on Pharmacy First. 

For advice on musculoskeletal conditions and physiotherapy, please go to www.mskphysiogrampian.scot.nhs.uk 

To request a renewal of a fit note (sick line), please email gram.woodsidefitnote@nhs.scot. See below for more details on fit note requests.

To book an appointment with a GP or practice nurse, please phone reception on 01224 492828.//

Fit Notes

If you have been off work for less than 7 days, you do NOT need a fit note. Discuss with your employer how to self-certify. 

If you have been off work for more than 7 days and need a fit note, phone reception on 01224 492828 to arrange a telephone GP appointment - our team will ask for details of the issue and provide these to the GP ahead of your appointment. 

If you have already had a fit note and need this to be extended, phone reception and our team will ask you for further details to be passed to a GP. 

For more information on fit notes and taking sick leave, go to www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave 

Vaccinations

Responsibility for all vaccinations has now passed to Aberdeen Health and Social Care Partnership 

For information on vaccinations across NHS Grampian - please click here

Patients eligible for childhood, pertussis, shingles and pneumococcal vaccines will be invited to a vaccine centre for these

Physiotherapy 

Please visit www.mskphysiogrampian.scot.nhs.uk for physiotherapy advice, exercises and details of how you can self-refer. 

COVID Testing

Free COVID testing has now ended for most people in Scotland. If you have symptoms of COVID 19 you should stay at home until you feel better to avoid the risk of passing on to to others. Testing remains available for specific groups to protect highest risk settings and clinical care. For further details please click here

Prescriptions

Please order your prescriptions by phone or by using our online service.

Please collect prescriptions from your chosen pharmacy instead of from the surgery. Let us know which pharmacy you would like your prescription to go to when placing your order.

Prescriptions Ordering Line (24 hour automated service) - 01224 283977. Leave a message with your name, date of birth, the names of the medications you need, a contact phone number and the pharmacy you want to collect your prescription from. Please allow a minimum of 3 working days before going to the pharmacy to collect your prescription.

For details of our online services, please click here.  

Keep Your Details Up To Date

If you change your telephone number please remember to let us know - you can update your phone number online by clicking here

If you change your address please let us know here

Attend Anywhere video appointment

If you are ready to attend your video appointment, or you want to make a test call before your appointment is due, click the start video call button below.

Please ensure you are using Google Chrome on a Windows or Android device, or Safari on Apple devices. Appointments must be pre-arranged with the surgery.

Disclaimer: The information given in these pages is provided for information only.  Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the information is accurate, the author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions which have occurred and no responsibility will be taken by the author for events arising from use of the information provided.  Although the advice for patients is as comprehensive and accurate as possible, it is only general and should not be used as a substitute for the patient consulting their own doctor.

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