Coldside Medical Practice

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 moreCare Information Scotland is a telephone and website service providing information about care services for older people living in Scotland. If you would prefer to talk to someone, please call the helpline on 08456 001 001 (calls charged at local rate). If English is not your first language, there is a translation service called Language Line which can provide someone to translate between you and the helpline staff member. Whatever your question about care, we will do our best to help you find the information you need.

read moreReady Steady Baby! helps you get ready for parenthood by taking you through the whole of your pregnancy from the early symptoms, through the antenatal care you will receive and on to advice on how to get through labour and the birth. It provides a rough guide on maternity leave and benefits and can help you with the care of your baby for the first 12 months. You've made the decision to try to for a baby. This section tells you how to get your body ready for pregnancy to keep you healthy, how to give your baby the best start in life, and how to improve your chances of getting pregnant.

read moreAll GP practices are contracted to provide "essential services", that is, basic treatment of ill people.

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). It is up to your employer to decide whether you are incapable of work. A medical certificate, now called a 'Statement of Fitness for Work' (see below) from your doctor is strong evidence that you are sick and would normally be accepted, unless there is evidence to prove otherwise.

read moreThe Practice Nurse will then contact you to discuss your travel arrangements and also arrange an appointment for your travel vaccinations. Please ensure you include which city/regions within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required. It is important to complete and return the questionnaire as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - these vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. You need to receive the vaccinations at least 3 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

read moreThe Scottish Bowel Cancer Screening Programme will invite all men and women between the ages of 50 and 74 years who are registered with a GP. It is therefore vital that you inform Coldside Medical Practice reception staff of your latest address so the co-ordinators can send you regular invitations for screening. Other eligible individuals who are not registered with a General Practice such as prisoners, armed forces, homeless and individuals in long-stay institutions will also be able to participate.

read moreWe are a university teaching practice and occasionally medical, nursing or health visitor students are attached to us for training. Your permission will always be requested before a student is present during your consultation. We are very grateful to patients for their co-operation with this important element of student teaching.