Bruntsfield Medical Practice

Reflections on 26 years at Bruntsfield Medical Practice

kmcdonald — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:59:20 +0000

By Dr Sue Galloway. I am sorry that it has not been possible to write to all of you individually with news of my retirement from the Practice, but I hope that you will forgive me. I have been very touched by the kind messages, cards and gifts that have been arriving over the last [...]

Spring 2012 Newsletter

kmcdonald — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:56:52 +0000

The Spring 2012 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online. In this issue we say goodbye to Dr Galloway, who retired at the end of March, and we welcome Dr Carswell as a permanent member of staff. We also have some information about osteoarthritis, and a request to families [...]

No Smoking Day 2012

kmcdonald — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:29:07 +0000

In 2012, Wednesday 14th March is No Smoking Day in the UK. No Smoking Day is part of the British Heart Foundation and offers year round resources to help people who want to quit. These include WeQuit.co.uk, their dedicated quitters’ website, and their online community forum which is host to 36,000 quitters and a suite [...]

Detect Cancer Early campaign launches in Scotland

kmcdonald — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:02:32 +0000

A new Scottish Government public information campaign aims to improve cancer survival rates by increasing the number of Scots diagnosed in the earliest stages of the disease. Although huge in-roads have been made to cut cancer waiting times, the new campaign aims to increase the number of cancers detected at the first stage of the [...]

Forthcoming Retiral of Dr Susan Galloway

kmcdonald — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:52:06 +0000

Dr Susan Galloway will be retiring from Bruntsfield Medical Practice on 31st March 2012 having been a partner in the practice for 26 years. We will all miss her very much but I am sure you will join with us in wishing her a happy and well deserved retirement. All patients previously registered with Dr [...]

Winter 2011/12 Newsletter

kmcdonald — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:00:25 +0000

The Winter 2011/12 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online, a little later than planned because of the computer downtime last week, but here eventually. In this issue you can read a little more about the trip Dr Uytman took in November down the Amazon, and why it’s important [...]

Essential Work on Practice Computer Systems 14th-15th December

kmcdonald — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:30:04 +0000

Due to essential work being carried out on our computer systems on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th December, the Doctors and Nurses within the Practice will not have access to any of the information we have stored electronically. This means they will have no access to your medical records, test results, and it will limit [...]

Practice Closure 30th November 2011 & Effect of Pending Strike Action

kmcdonald — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:22:22 +0000

PRACTICE CLOSURE The Practice will be closed for staff training from 12.30pm onwards on Wednesday 30th November. We will be open again from 8am on Thursday 1st December. In an emergency, you can still phone us on 0131 228 6081. Follow the instructions given to get through to the Duty Doctor, who will advise you [...]

Antibiotic resistance – Keep superbugs out of Bruntsfield!

kmcdonald — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:28:47 +0000

Article by Dr Emma Rankin All graphics courtesy of the European Antibiotics Awareness Day 2011 campaign Antibiotic resistance is becoming more common, and not just something that happens in hospitals. Bacteria are very clever! Because they multiply so quickly they can adapt to survive against antibiotics faster than new ones are discovered. Widespread use of [...]

Are you ready for winter?

kmcdonald — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:04:42 +0000

If severe weather strikes us again this year, as it did last year, are you prepared at home, on the road, and in your community? It just takes a few simple steps to get ready for winter, with a good first step being to visit www.readyscotland.org. They have lots of advice on how to prepare [...]