Public Holidays
The next NHS Borders Public Holiday will be Monday the 14th of October 2024 when we will be closed. We will re-open on Tuesday the 16th of October at 8am. If you require urgent medical attention prior to this please contact 111. If a life threatening situation please contact 999.
The practice will be closed on Wednesday 25th & Thursday 26th December and again on Wednesday 1st January & Thursday 2nd January for the Christmas & New Year holidays. Please ensure you have ordered enough medication to see you over the festivities. For anyone requiring medical attention that cannot wait until the practice is open, please phone NHS 24 on 111. For any life threatening emergencies, please dial 999. 
Blood Pressure Monitors
If the practice has loaned you a blood pressure machine and you have completed the 1 week of monitoring you were asked to record, we would be grateful if you could return the machine at your earliest convenience. Other patients are awaiting these machines, we do not have enough to be loaned out on a long-term basis.
eConsult is now live!
The surgery has now introduced eConsult, a new and efficient method of contacting us for all clinical and administrative queries, and we would encourage all our patients to use this as the first point of contact with us. By completing a short form, you will be able to provide us with a significant and useful amount of information about your query, which will allow us to deliver you an effective and efficient response in a timely manner. Click on the big blue banner on the home page to get started. For more information on eConsult please click on the Appointments tab.
Parking
Please be reminded that disabled parking spaces are for those who require them and who have a valid disabled badge. Also, please do not park or wait in/at the doctor spaces to the rear of the health centre; access is required at all times by GPs.
General Medical Services Contract - NHS Borders
From 1 November 2022 Duns Medical Group will operate as a ‘2C Practice’, which means that it will be run entirely by NHS Borders.
GP cover is likely to be on a locum basis for the foreseeable future. NHS Borders have a PIN (Prior Interest Notification) process in place for Duns Medical Group. If there is sufficient genuine interest they may look to putting the practice out to tender to secure a GP partnership to supply general medical services ongoing for the patients of Duns Medical Group.
We do understand the concern that this is can cause and are sorry for any inconvenience. Please be assured that we are working very hard to improve things.
Primary Care services across Duns, Chirnside and the surrounding areas are under considerable pressure so please do not attempt to move to a different GP Practice whilst we are going through this period of change.
In the meantime, if you need urgent medical assistance and are unable to get an appointment please phone NHS24 on 111 who will direct you to the right place to get the advice or treatment you need.
Cathy Wilson
General Manager
Primary and Community Services