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Appointments
Book or cancel an appointment at Newbyres Medical Group
Before you book an appointment
See a pharmacist
NHS Pharmacy First Scotland
NHS Pharmacy First Scotland is an NHS service provided by your local community pharmacy.
If you have a minor illness, a pharmacy is the first place you should go for advice.
You do not usually need an appointment and you can go to any pharmacy.
Search for a pharmacy near you
Learn more about NHS Pharmacy First Scotland
Conditions you can get help for
Your pharmacist can advise you about conditions such as:
- Acne
- Allergies
- Athlete's foot
- Backache
- Blocked or runny nose
- Cold sores
- Constipation
- Cough
- Cystitis (in women)
- Diarrhoea
- Earache
- Eczema
- Headache
- Headlice
- Haemorrhoids (piles)
- Hay fever
- Impetigo
- Indigestion
- Mouth ulcers
- Pain
- Period pain
- Shingles
- Some skin conditions such as cellulitis or insect bites
- Sore throat
- Threadworms
- Thrush
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs)
- Verrucas
- Warts
Visit NHS inform
Online advice on common symptoms and a list of local services
Call 111 free anytime day or night if you:
- think you need A&E but it's not life threatening
- have a minor injury including minor cuts, burns, sprains or insect bites
- are too ill to wait for your GP or dentist to open
- need urgent mental health advice and guidance
Book an appointment
Book an appointment
Appointment phoneline opening times
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 8.30am to 12.30pm and 1pm to 5.30pm
- Wednesday: 8.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 5.30pm
Appointment phoneline
Telephone: 01875 820405
- GP appointments will be via telephone in the first instance and a face to face appointment will be arranged by the GP if required.
- Pre bookable nurse and other services can be booked by contacting the reception team.
For medical emergencies only please call from 8am until 8:30am
If you need help with your appointment
Please tell us:
- if you have any other access or communication needs.
- If you need an interpreter
Sickness certificates (fit notes)
You must give your employer a doctor's 'fit note' (sometimes called a 'sick note') if you've been ill for more than 7 days in a row and have taken sick leave. This includes non-working days, such as weekends and bank holidays.
Travel vaccinations
Information and advice for travelling abroad.
Home visits
If you are housebound or require a home visit, please contact the reception team for a routine appointment where our clinicians will discuss with you and establish what you need.
Please call prior to 11.30am
Change or cancel an appointment
Please give us as much notice as possible so we can offer your appointment to someone else.
Ways to cancel
- Phone us on 01875 820405
- Cancel using our secure online form
Out of hours
Extended access
We also offer some evening and Saturday appointments. Ask at reception for more information.
Life threatening
Call 999 or go to A&E now if:
- you or someone you know needs immediate help
- you have seriously harmed yourself - for example, by taking a drug overdose
A mental health emergency should be taken as seriously as a medical emergency.
Urgent care
If you need help when our practice isn't open:
- View NHS inform's self-help guides for advice on common symptoms
- Access NHS 24's 111 service if you need urgent help.
NHS 24 will help you get the right care in the right place, often closer to home and without the need to go to A&E.
Newbyres Medical Group
15 Hunterfield Road
Gorebridge
EH23 4TP
Telephone: 01875 820405
