KIRKVIEW PRACTICE BULLETIN BOARD
PUBLIC HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The Practice will be closed on Monday 5th May 2025. If you require medical attention during this time, please call 111. We will reopen on Tuesday 6th May 2025 as usual at 08.30 am.
ACCESS TO THE PRACTICE DURING OPENING HOURS
Please be advised that the practice reception team are available from 8.30 am-1.00 pm and from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm.
If you arrive at the practice before 8.30 am, please note that the reception office will be closed until 8.30 am. Please take a seat until such time that the desk opens, and we can assist you.
During 1.00 pm-2.00 pm each day, the practice does not take phone calls unless you access our emergency line for life-threatening needs (details of this are contained within our telephone message). At this time, our Reception Desk is also closed to allow administrative staff to complete tasks from our morning surgeries, and prepare for the afternoon surgeries.
We would therefore appreciate that if you are visiting the practice for any reason other than attending an appointment, you avoid presenting from 1.00 pm-2.00 pm.
Consultations During Extended Hours
Our Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Kelly Weir, offers clinical telephone consultations on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm. Please contact our Reception Team for more information!
COMMUNITY LINK WORKER
We are pleased to advise that Kirkview Medical Practice provides appointments with a Community Link Worker at the practice. At the moment, we are being supported by Linda Barbour, Community Link Worker, who offers telephone support on Tuesdays and face-to-face appointments on Thursdays.
A Community Link Worker can help you find the right support with any social issues that are affecting your health and well-being. For example, social isolation, money worries, education, benefits and welfare, unemployment and bereavement. They can spend time with you, looking at what changes you'd like to make, and advise on the steps you need to take and services you can access in reaching your goal. A Community Link Worker has lots of knowledge of what is available in your local community and the services that are offered, so whether you want to start attending a local group, or just need some information on what's available, they are here for you.
If you feel this is something that would be of benefit to you and your circumstances, please let us know and we can put you in contact with Linda at the surgery.
NEW SERVICE - PHIO SELF-REFERRAL FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL PHYSIOTHERAPY
There is now a brand new self-referral service - Phio - available to patients living within the boundaries of NHS Lanarkshire.
Phio provides digital assessment, early treatment triage and physiotherapy support for muscle and joint concerns.
Patients can access the initial assessment by visiting www.phio.eql.ai/nhslanarkshire or by asking our Reception Team for more information.
SELF-REFERRAL FOR PODIATRY SERVICES
Referrals are now being taken directly from patients via telephone, where patients will be screened and triaged. Depending on the outcome of this telephone screening appointment, you will either be given self-care advice, a telephone appointment with a clinician or a face to face appointment if warranted.
To self-refer for Podiatry services, please call the referral hub on 01698 753 753.
You can also access information on the service via the website link below:
NHS Lanarkshire Podiatry services
SHOWCASING ORGANISATIONS WE WORK WITH ....
Lanarkshire Carers
Lanarkshire Carers is an organisation for carers across Lanarkshire, helping to access information, advice and a range of direct support services to support individuals in their caring roles.
Commissioned by University Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire and South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership they provide Adult Carer Support Services to carers living in Lanarkshire.
Further information can be found at About Lanarkshire Carers - Lanarkshire Carers
East Kilbride Hub
South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership and local partners are offering 1:1 advice about a range of health and social care topics. For more information, please click here.
Connected East Kilbride: A Space to Talk - Tuesday 6th May 2025
Full programme available here.