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Acharacle Medical Practice
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The Surgery in Acharacle is open from 8.00am to
6.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Please telephone between 8am and 8.30am should you wish an urgent
appointment.
Surgery Times
The surgery times shown below may be subject to change due to annual leave
CONSULTATION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Please ring 01967 431231 to make an appointmentACHARACLE SURGERY - Closed for lunch 1pm-2pm
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In addition in Acharacle, there will also be the following clinics, these are by appointment:
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Child Vaccine Clinic |
Wednesday ONLY from 9am -
10am |
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INR Clinic |
Wednesday ONLY from 11am - 12noon |
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Appointments for Medicals, (ie: HGV, PSV etc.) are on Wednesdays at 4pm |
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STRONTIAN SURGERY
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KILCHOAN SURGERY
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THESE CLINICS ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE TELEPHONE 01967 431231. THERE ARE A FEW URGENT APPOINTMENTS DAILY, TO BOOK THESE, PLEASE PHONE BETWEEN 8AM – 8.30AM ON THE DAY
Prescriptions can be collected from Acharacle between 8.30am - 18.00pm
ACHARACLE MEDICAL PRACTICE NEWS
March is Men’s Health Check month. If you’re a man age 18 and over contact us on 01967 431231 and arrange a Health Check with one of our health professionals. The appointment will only take 15 minutes.
Our health checks will include:
* Blood tests
* BMI check
* Blood Pressure check
We will also ask you a few questions about:
* Diet
* Exercise
* Smoking
* Alcohol intake
This will help us calculate your risk of developing health issues later in life. It will also help us to give you advice on what needs to be changed and how to do it.
The pharmacy booth has been repaired and is back in operation, if you do not receive a code or cannot decipher the code, please contact the reception desk at the pines on 01967 431231 and the staff can assist you with the number
Acharacle Medical Practice, in line with most practices in Highland, will be closing each day at lunchtime from 1.00pm until 2.00pm with effect from Monday 3rd August 2015.
The answerphone will be on during this time and will give a mobile number for you to ring if you require the Doctor urgently, and it cannot wait until 2.00pm. The answerphone is unable to take messages. The surgery and phone line will reopen at 2.00pm. In an emergency, as always, please call 999.
OUT OF HOURS SERVICE
The practice closes at 6pm, (Monday to Friday) Between 6pm and 8am, Monday to Thursday, and, after 6pm Friday until 8am Monday morning, please phone 111 (NHS 24 Freephone number) for out of hours assistance. The staff at the NHS 24 will ask you for information about your health and condition and will advise on the most appropriate course of action. This may include offering advice over the phone or advising you to attend a pharmacy. If they feel you need to be seen, they will pass your case on to the highland hub, who will be in touch to arrange for you to attend the surgery or in some cases provide a home visit.
EMERGENCY/URGENT APPOINTMENTS
We have a few emergency/urgent appointments available daily, if you feel you need to be seen urgently, to book an appointment please call on the day between 8am to 8.30am
IN A LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY, PLEASE PHONE 999 AND SPEAK TO THE AMBULANCE SERVICE
Home Visits
If a patient is unable to attend the surgery, then a home visit can be made.
Requests for these should be made before 10.00am,
if possible to allow the Doctor to plan the day.The receptionist may ask you what the problem is
as the Doctor needs to prioritise home visits.Patient Responsibilities
Please telephone to cancel your appointment if you cannot attend so
that it can be allocated to another patient.This practice operates a zero-tolerance policy of verbal or physical
aggression towards all practice staff.
Acharacle Medical Practice
The Pines Medical Centre
Acharacle, Ardnamurchan, Argyll, PH36 4JU
Tel: 01967 431231 Fax: 01967 431396
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