Dr M Ferguson and Partners
Conan Doyle Medical Centre,
4 Nether Liberton Lane, Edinburgh. EH16 5TY Tel: 0131 666 5160
Dr M Ferguson and Partners
Portobello Surgery,
265 Portobello High Street,Edinburgh. EH15 2AW TEL: 0131 669 8406
Welcome to Dr M Ferguson and Partners website.
We are a two site practice with surgeries at Conan Doyle (Cameron Toll) and Portobello High Street. We are open Monday to Friday 8am till 6pm (apart from click here)
Portobello Surgery.
The practice will be open for emergency surgeries on Saturday 22rd December 2018 along with 5th, 12th,19th,26th January 2019.
Holiday closures over the Festive Season
Please be aware the surgery will be closed on Tuesday 25th and Wednesday 26th December 2018 and also Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd January 2019. Please make sure that your repeat medication is up to date and to order in advance of these closures if required.
FLU CLINICS
PORTOBELLO:
Due to supply issues the vaccination for over 75 year olds will not be available till November. We can offer an alternative and if you would like this please contact the Practice Nurse.
Home Energy Scotland 2018
An advisor from Home Energy Scotland will be visiting the practice to advise patients on ways to reduce their fuel bills and make their homes easier to heat. Come and have a chat with them – they will be available from 8.30-4.00pm on the following days:
Wednesday 4th April
Wednesday 2nd May
Wednesday 6th June
NHS Lothian
New self referral services for pharmacy, urine infections and maternity services and termination of pregnancy. Please click here
Shared decisions
To help you make decisions about statins, atrial fibrilation, blood pressure and osteoprosis please click here
Portobello Surgery
Please be aware that some building work is being done at Portobello surgery. This is to create extra consulting rooms.
Tuesday 10th October 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Conan Doyle
Wednesday 11th October 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. Portobello
Saturday 21st October 8 a.m. - 12 noon
All Open clinics no
appointment required
Mary O’Connell from NE Edinburgh LOOPS will be at Portobello with an information stand on Monday 29th May 2017 from 8.30 – 11.00. She will have a variety of information leaflets with her
NHS Lothian Outpatient Waiting Times can be found here
Walking Aid Self Referral from 4th January
Target patient group
· Routine patients who require a new walking aid assessment.
What is not appropriate?
· Patients with complex mobility needs.
· Patients who have had a significant deterioration in their mobility.
· Patients whose main complaint is pain.
This group of patients would require a comprehensive physiotherapy assessment, and should be referred in the usual way through SCI gateway.
What if the patient already has a walking aid but it is faulty or needs replaced?
· If a patient has a walking aid that was provided by The Edinburgh Community Equipment Stores, within the past 3 years; which is now faulty, that patient may contact them directly on
0131 529 6300 to arrange a replacement.
01/12/2016
We would like to apologise for the building works next door, and any disruption to our usual car parking facilities. The site Manager hopes to have work completed by the end of April. Towards the end of the building works we will be closing our car park for resurfacing and the installation of bike racks and a new surgery sign. We will endeavour to keep the car park closure to a minimum.
Current Information
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.
Due to changes in the law, we are required to collect consent for contact by text/email and sharing of information with emergency services and hospitals.
Consent for contact by email or SMS can be completed here
Please be aware our computer system is being upgraded and we will have no computer access from 2.00 pm on Monday 28th January until the morning of Wednesday 30th January 2019. During this time we will have only emergency appointments and no access to any computer clinical records. On Wednesday 30th we will have limited access. Please take a note of these dates and help us by ordering your medication in advance.
ADDITIONAL SATURDAY MORNING SURGERY
JANUARY 2019
We are offering EMERGENCY APPOINTMENTS ONLY between 8.30am-12.30pm at the surgery on the following Saturdays in December/January 2019 to help with reducing winter pressure on the out of hours service:
5, 12, 19 & 26 JANUARY 2019
You can ring through to the normal surgery number - Portobello 0131 669 8406 or Conan Doyle 0131 666 5160
Please note these appointments are only available on the day for emergency same day problems. We are unable to deal with routine problems or non emergency request. Please note the emergency surgery is being run from our Surgery.