WHEN WE ARE CLOSED

If you require medical care outwith the normal surgery hours please telephone NHS 24 direct on 111.  Your call will be triaged and you will be given appropriate advice and be seen if required.

NHS 24 is not a walk-in service and you need to telephone them if you require their services.

You can access the NHS 24 website on www.nhs24.com.  

Out-of-hours services are generally busy so please think carefully before asking to see a doctor and only do so if you genuinely cannot wait until the surgery re-opens.

In a genuine emergency you should call 999. Chest pains and / or acute shortness of breath constitute an emergency.  

MINOR INJURY UNIT

Minor injuries can be assessed by Call MIA (Minor Injury Asessment). This can be accessed by phoning NHS24 on 111. The line is open 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Call MIA will give advice over the phone or using an online video service accessed from a mobile, tablet or computer with webcam. If they need to examine you they will schedule you an appointment at a minor injuries service. Appointments are available between 10am - 10pm, 7 days a week.       

Children under 12 years old with a minor injury should attend one of the services at Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Western General Hospital or St John's Hospital. If under 1 year old should attend the Emergency Department at Royal Hospital for Sick Children or St John's Hospital

Call MIA is available to patients with injuries that are less than 5 days old. Injuries it can advise on include:

strains, sprains and suspected broken bones to limbs only ( not back,chest or abdomen )

wounds and minor burns (not to face, groin or hands)

minor bumps to head and face (with no vomiting or loss of consciousness )

simple eye injuries

insect bites and stings with localised swelling and no evidence of allergic reaction   

ACCIDENT & EMERGENCY

Accident & Emergency is situated in The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4SA. Telephone 0131 536 1000. Open 24hrs per day. 

This is an emergency service which should only be used in for medical conditions which cannot be dealt with by minor injuries.

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