Broughty Ferry Health Centre

read moreThe doctors and staff at Broughty Ferry Health Centre in Dundee are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare. We run many clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations and well-person check-ups. This GP Practice is currently restricting access for the safety of all patients and staff. The practice remains open for all essential primary care problems but on the advice of Health Protection Scotland we have put in place a process whereby everyone is screened by telephone prior to gaining access to the building.

read moreThe more you know about your pregnancy and your options, the more you are likely to feel in control. The information given here is based on The Pregnancy Book, which your midwife should give you at your first appointment. Here's a checklist of the vaccines that are routinely offered to everyone in the UK for free on the NHS, and the age at which you should ideally have them. Having an ill child can be a very scary experience for parents. If you understand more about the illness it can help you to feel more in control.

read moreWe have three practice nurses and one Health Care Assistant working in our team, who run an appointment based system Monday to Friday. They work closely with the doctors and, in addition to providing first Aid and general nursing services, they are available to give advice on a variety of health problems. They also offer many different clinics including Well Woman, Diabetic, Asthma and Heart Disease Prevention. Most blood tests are now taken at the Care and Treatment Centre. You can only attend there if you have spoken with a Doctor or Nurse at the practice who will request the relevant blood tests to be taken, you will then be issued with the number to contact to arrange your appointment.

read moreIf you do not wish anonymous information about you to be used in such a way, please let us know. Reception and administration staff require access to your medical records in order to do their jobs. These members of staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the medical staff. Information about the General Practioners and the practice required for disclosure under this act can be made available to the public. All requests for such information should be made to the practice manager. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and Access to Health Records Act, patients may request to see their medical records.

read moreYou do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay). If you're sick and off work for more than seven days, your employer will probably ask for proof of your illness. Most employers ask for a fit note from your GP. However, this will also depend on your employer's company policy on sick leave (or sickness absence).

read moreThe practice has become increasingly aware of the use of Facebook and other Social Media platforms by patients as a means of them expressing their views regarding Broughty Family Healthcare Surgery. Due to patient confidentiality, the practice is not in a position to respond to such 'Posts', nor clarify exactly what happened and the rationale for clinical decisions. Once a 'Post' has been put online, it is almost impossible to remove and defamation laws are equally applicable to Social Media. Although we may not reply, we are frequently made aware of such 'Posts'.

read moreThere is a new Central NHS Computer System called the Summary Care Record (SCR). It is an electronic record which contains information about the medicines you take, allergies you suffer from and any bad reactions to medicines you have had. Storing information in one place makes it easier for healthcare staff to treat you in an emergency, or when your GP practice is closed. This information could make a difference to how a doctor decides to care for you, for example which medicines they choose to prescribe for you.

read moreA very small number of travel vaccinations (Tetanus / Polio / Typhoid / Hepatitis A, Diphtheria, ) can still be provided within the surgery. Both should be returned to reception and an appointment can be arranged with the practice nurse. A form is required for each traveller. The practice requires one form per patient. An appointment will be arrange with the practice nurse, preferrably with a minimum of four weeks from date of request to date of travel, in the event of less that four weeks, you may have to attend an independent travel centre in the first instance.