From September 2022,  all non-pregnant females, assigned as female at birth who have not had any reassignment procedures, aged 16 years and over can receive treatment from Pharmacy First for Urinary Tract Infection.

This includes females over the age of 65, diabetic patients and those with blood in the urine. Those women who are breast feeding or have had their symptoms over 7 days can also be treated by Pharmacy. This is a change in the service delivered from Pharmacies and means that more non-pregnant female patients can be treated without contacting the practice. 

If you are pregnant, under 16 years of age, male or have had a recent infection (within the last 3months), you will still need to contact the practice. If you are unwell with your symptoms, such as vomiting, back pain, then you will be directed to contact the practice for care.

Our reception staff will be signposting patients who can be treated by Pharmacy First to this excellent improved service. 

East Dunbartonshire Improving the Cancer Journey (ED ICJ) is a new service provided by East Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) in partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support. The ED ICJ service will offer people with a cancer diagnosis, access to the support they need in a timely manner. 

We work with our local primary care colleagues, GP’s and Local Authority partners, who can send referrals on your behalf.  Once we receive a referral, we will ask you to complete a Holistic Needs assessment (HNA) to highlight the most important issues to you. The HNA is a concerns checklist which includes all areas of concern; physical, emotional, social, financial, family, spiritual and practical. If anything listed on the form has caused you concern recently, please score the concern from 1- 10, with 10 being the highest.

We then offer a consultation with a dedicated Cancer Wellbeing Practitioner who will discuss your concerns so we can advise and support you. 

Referring into the service is easy, via telephone, email or website. Patients can self-refer via these pathways. We also welcome referrals for family members and carers of a person affected by cancer. 

Please contact us:

• By telephone: 0141 232 8256
• By email: eastdunicj@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
• By online referral form: 

In line with the vaccination transformation programme general practice will no longer be required to provide travel health services from 1^st April 2022.

If travelling, you should access information on what vaccinations are required, together with malarial and safe travel advice at Home – Fit for Travel.  This website allows you to select your destination and then view the requirements for the destination before contacting the providers on the board website.

Four Travel Vaccines are available on the NHS (Typhoid, Hepatitis A, DPT and Cholera) at no direct cost.  Any other vaccinations will incur a cost to the patient as at present.

There is also a GGC webpage with information about the process

https://www.nhsggc.scot/your-health/general-vaccinations/overseas-travel-vaccinations

The Scottish Government have introduced a set of screening questions that we must ask anyone who may need a face to face appointment. This will potentially lead to longer waiting times to get through on the phones. We thank you for your patience during this time. 

Please note that patients who already have an appointment at the practice booked before 13th of December will be asked these questions when they attend for the appointment.

As per the Scottish Governments ongoing guidance, all requests to see a GP will be initially assessed remotely. Thank you for your ongoing patience at this difficult time.