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SPIRE

On 7th March 2017, a national campaign will launch to introduce SPIRE to the public and explain what it means for Patients. NHS Scotland is improving the way it uses information from GP patient records. Please see the SPIRE page for more information and links to the SPIRE website. 

Shingles Vaccination

 The shingles vaccination programme for 2016/17 has recently been announced. The programme is principally aimed at 

  • People aged 70 years (routine)
  • People aged 76 years (catch-up)
  • People aged 77 & 78 years (continuing catch up from 2015/16

If you were previously eligible and did not take up the offer of vaccination, you can still be vaccinated. This includes people aged 71 - 73 (inclusive) and those aged 79. People aged 74 & 75 years will be vaccinated in future programmes. 

New NHS 24 Number

111, the NEW, free number for NHS 24.

Evenings and Weekends  

Out of hours medical care is organised by NHS Borders. If you require urgent medical advice or attention out of hours (between 6.00 pm and 8.00 am Monday to Friday and 6.00 pm Friday to 8.00 am Monday) please telephone  NHS 24 on 111.

Test Results

We would ask that you check the results of any blood tests by ringing the surgery between 2.00 and 4.00 pm. Most blood and urine results take one week to come back and be interpreted by the doctor. Some blood tests results may take up to four weeks if they involve more complicated analysis. If you need to book a test, please phone (01361) 883373. 

Cancelling your Appointment

If you are unable to attend an appointment with one of the doctors or nurses, please telephone or use the link at the bottom of this page to cancel your appointment.

 

PANORAMIC Trial

The Panoramic Trial is a UK wide clinical study sponsored by the University of Oxford and funded by the National Institute for Health Research to find out in which people new antiviral treatments for Covid-19 in the community reduce the need for hospital admission and get better sooner. 

Patients who fall in to the inclusion criteria below can self-refer via the trial website: https://www.panoramictrial.org/

Participant inclusion criteria:

  •    Symptoms attributable to COVID-19 started within the past 5 days and ongoing
  •    A positive PCR SARS-CoV-2 test
  •    Aged 50 years or above
  •    OR aged 18-49 years with a known underlying chronic health condition considered to make them clinically vulnerable.

Other patients requesting to participate in the trial should be referred to the trial website at  https://www.panoramictrial.org/

The Duns Medical Group1 participation in research

As a practice, we feel that research is essential for progress in the NHS and is of considerable benefit to individual patients and the public as a whole3, 4. We therefore regularly take part in research studies with the help of experienced NHS staff who access patient’s medical records5 solely for the purpose of identifying patients suitable for participation in research studies.

No personal identifiable data is removed from the NHS or provided to any researchers without specific consent from patients6.

Patients have the right to opt out of being contacted about research studies8. Please let the reception staff or your GP know if you wish to opt out. 

If you have any questions, please ask to speak to the practice Data Protection Officer:

Name: Practice Manager

Tel: 01361 885040

 To access the full NHS Lothian Privacy statement please go to Data Protection Notice (nhslothian.scot)



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