©Dr L Taylor and Partners

Conan Doyle Medical Centre,

4 Nether Liberton Lane, Edinburgh. EH16 5TY Tel: 0131 666 5160

Portobello Surgery,

265 Portobello High Street,Edinburgh. EH15 2AW    TEL: 0131 669 8406

Welcome to Portobello Surgery/Conan Doyle Medical Centre

Opening Times

The Thistle Foundation

 will be at Portobello Surgery the first and third Wednesday of every month from 11am – 12 and Conan Doyle  by appointment

Patient Information Links

News and Local Opportunities

We are always getting circulated about new services for all.and plan to list them here. The latest ones are for Heart Failure

Portobello Surgery

PATIENT INFORMATION

DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTIONS ON ‘PHOENIX HOUSE’ THERE WILL BE VERY LIMITED PARKING SPACES IN OUR CAR PARK FROM MONDAY 22TH OF FEBRUARY 2016 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

A ‘NO PARKING’ POLICY IS IN PLACE ON HOPE LANE AND EITHER SIDE OF THE BUS STOP ON THE HIGH STREET.

At night and at weekends medical cover is provided by NHS24. Contact number is 111

Wheelchair users will find easy access at both sites. There are toilets for the disabled at the Conan Doyle Medical Centre.

Please keep visiting us, and if you have any suggestions that you may wish to put to us then fill in the Suggestions form

Consent: email /text  and Out Of Hours Information Sharing

As part of your medical care we would like to share with the Out of Hours Service.  Give your consent here

The surgery is starting to use an SMS (text) messaging service for appointment reminders.

Please complete  This form to inform us as to your preference for this sevice.

Or this form to change mobile number/email

Patient Recommended Links

Patient recommended links

Confirmed case of measles in Lothian,  please make sure you are up to date with vaccinations including the MMR (measles mumps and rubella) vaccine. This is particularly important for children and young adults.

Please have a look at our signposting flyers. These are to help you find the best person to deal with you. Please click below to open both flyers and other resources you might find helpful.

FLU VACCINATION OPEN ACCESS CLINICS AT PORTBELLO

Are being held on

THURSDAY 6TH OCTOBER 8.00 AM – 12.30 PM

AND

SATURDAY 15TH OCTOBER 2016 8.00 AM – 10.30 AM

We will have an advisor from:

Home Energy Scotland  - Home Energy Scotland is a free, impartial advice service which is funded by the Scottish Government and managed by Energy Saving Trust to help people be warmer and make their homes easier and cheaper to heat. http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/home-energy-scotland

VOCAL (Carers) – VOCAL supports and empowers unpaid carers in Edinburgh and Midlothian through individual support, information, training and access to services.

https:/ www.vocal.org.uk/

Edinburgh Leisure & Health Partners – a member of the Health & Physical Activity Team from Edinburgh Leisure will be attending to chat with people about Edinburgh Leisure health programmes and how we can all get more active. They will have a selection of information leaflets available.

Jeanette Byers – Advanced Care Planning - there will be a selection of leaflets that can be taken away. These will help with putting plans in place so that your views and wishes about health, finances and end of life issues can be made known. Jeanette will be available to chat to people on the 6th at Portobello.

FLU VACCINATION OPEN ACCESS CLINIC AT CONAN DOYLE

Is being held on

TUESDAY 18TH OCTOBER 8.00 AM – 12.30 PM

You will be eligible for your free flu vaccination if you are:

Aged 65 years and over

Have a long-term medical condition such as diabetes, asthma or COPD

Have heart, liver, kidney or neurological disease

Are currently 16+ weeks pregnant

Are immunosuppressed

Are a Carer for someone

Have had a spelenectomy or dysfunction of the spleen

Are  Health or Social Care staff