Practice updates
6/3/26 Easter holidays 3rd and 6th April 2026
The practice will be closed on Easter Friday and Easter Monday
For Easter, the practice will close at 6pm on Thursday 2nd April and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 7th April. If you need to speak to a GP urgently while the practice is closed, please phone NHS111. Pharmacies will also be open for advice on coughs, colds and other minor health problems. See link below for information on the NHS website.
6/2/26 New GP trainee
Dr Greg Taylor has joined the practice for 6 months to start his GP training.
He will be with us again later in his training as well.
23/1/26 Private weight loss injections
If you are buying weight loss injections privately, it is your responsibility to give the private prescriber full and accurate information about your past medical history and other medications.
We are sending the attached letter to all private providers who are prescribing weight loss injections. Please read the information in the letter if you are receiving private prescriptions for weight loss injections.
16/1/26 New Trainee GP
Dr Sophia Ashibuogwu has joined the practice to complete her GP training
She will be with us for a few months
4/12/25 New Doctors in the practice
We have 2 new FY2 Resident Doctors: Dr Zaheer and Dr Mwipatayi
They will be working in the practice for the next 4 months.
29/10/25 New Salaried GPs
Dr Kevin Tharumanayagam and Dr Mai Ahmed are going to be our new Salaried GPs from November.
Dr Tharumanayagam and Dr Ahmed have completed their GP training with our practice, and we are delighted that they are both going to be staying on as Salaried GPs. Many of you will have met them already.
15/10/25 If you’re offered the flu vaccine, you’ve got a reason to get it
Flu hits hard, and for some, it hits harder. Last winter, Scotland experienced very high levels of flu, with more than 6,500 adults becoming so ill that they were admitted to hospital.
Check if you’re eligible for a free flu vaccine
The NHS in Scotland is offering the free flu vaccine this winter to those at risk of exposure to avian (bird) flu.
You’re eligible for a free vaccine if you:
work at, or regularly visit, poultry units and poultry processing units (including inspection staff)
cull and/or clean at confirmed bird flu outbreak premises
are likely to be handling live unwell birds where bird flu is suspected
are involved in the collection of wild or domestic bird carcasses where bird flu is suspected, including sea birds.