Simpson Medical Group

The NHS operate a zero tolerance policy with regard to violence and abuse and the practice has the right to remove violent patients from the list with immediate effect in order to safeguard practice staff, patients and other persons. Violence in this context includes actual or threatened physical violence or verbal abuse which leads to fear for a person’s safety. In this situation we will notify the patient in writing of their removal from the list and record in the patient’s medical records the fact of the removal and the circumstances leading to it.

GP Support Letter

The surgery will be closed for staff training on the afternoon of Thursday 5th December. We will close at 13:00pm and re-open on 6th December at 8am.

There were a total of 113 appointments wasted in the month of October. This is due to 113 patients NOT turning up!!!

How are GP Practices working?

The way you will get your flu vaccine this year has changed.

People aged 70 or over will now be sent a letter by the national booking system with details of an appointment at a vaccination centre.

From now on, GP practices WILL NOT administer the Flu jab. Across Scotland, Health and Social Care Partnerships are taking on this role in line with the GP Contract agreed by BMA Scotland on behalf of Scottish GPs. This change has been agreed to relieve pressure on GP practices. As a result your local practice will not offer any flu vaccinations or handle any booking queries for people in eligible groups.

Instead, the flu vaccine will be delivered by the four Health and Social Care Partnerships in Lothian - East Lothian; Midlothian; Edinburgh and West Lothian.

If you require further information or you need to rearrange your appointment, please contact the helpline on your appointment invitation or the local enquiry line on 0300 790 6296.

Please do not contact your GP.

You can find out more on the websites of the Health and Social Care Partnerships or on NHS Inform.

We are one of 3 practices who share the Primary Care Centre. We are a 7 doctor practice of 3 female and 4 male practitioners. We are a training practice and will also have an Foundation Year doctor and at least 1 GP Registrar consulting in our practice most of the time. We work as a team with our practice nurses, district nurses, health visitors, district midwives, practice manager and administrative staff.

All practices are on the ground floor of the building, with disabled patients being able to park close to the main entrance. Disabled toilets are situated by the waiting room. Ample car parking is available in the Primary Care Centre Car Park. Patients are asked not to park on the main entrance road.

The building is a non-smoking building and we would ask patients to refrain from smoking either in the grounds or inside the premises.