Why are your GP practices now unable to do everything they once were?

General Practice across the country has been struggling for years. However it has now reached a critical situation with less money, less doctors and less staff to meet the growing needs of the Scottish population. So how did we get here?

Contact Telephone Numbers

Practice

Reception	0131 312 2140
Out of Hours/NHS 111	111
Patient Transport – Scottish Ambulance Service	0300 123 1236

Community Staff

District Nurses (8:00am to 4:30pm)	0131 312 2159
Health Visitors	0131 312 2164

Hospitals

Astley Ainslie	0131 537 9000
Royal Hospital for Sick Children	0131 536 0000
Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh	0131 536 1000
Royal Edinburgh	0131 537 6000
Royal Victoria	0131 537 6000
St. John’s, Livingston	01506 523000
Western General	0131 537 1000

Chemists

Boots, Shandwick Place	0131 225 6757
Craiglockhart Pharmacy, Colinton Road	0131 455 7168
Lloyd’s, Wester Hailes	0131 442 3118
Morningside	0131 447 6188
Colinton Mains Pharmacy	0131 441 3388
Taylors, Oxgangs	0131 445 1925

Social Work

Social Care Direct

0131 200 2324

Support

Alcoholics Anonymous	0131 225 6090
Marriage Counselling	0131 225 5006
Family Mediation Lothian	0131 226 4507
Samaritans	0131 221 9999