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Ca(I)re have published their autumn 2014 programme of courses and activities The Ca(I)re programme, based at the Eric Liddell centre, helps carers in Edinburgh maintain their own good health and general wellbeing and enable them to fulfil their caring role. The services offered address the needs of carers in a holistic manner by providing short [...]

The Summer 2014 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online. In this issue, we finally get to know a little bit more about Dr Rowan, who joined the practice in April to take over care of Dr Uytman’s patients. We also announce some small changes to the appointments system, [...]

[EDITED @ 11am] It looks like our phone system is back up and running. Hopefully we won’t have any further issues with the lines. Over the last day or so we have been having some problems with our external phone lines, with poor quality connections, people being abruptly cut off, or not able to get [...]

The Practice has undertaken a review of our appointment system, which has involved incorporating the view of patients. We are implementing the following minor changes from Monday 30th June in an attempt to improve our effectiveness in meeting the needs of our patient population. Morning Booked Surgeries: The 10.00am Open Surgery will be replaced by [...]

Carers Week is a UK-wide annual awareness campaign, this year running between 9th-15th June. Its aim is to improve the lives of carers and the people they care for, raising awareness of carers at a national, regional and local level. A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, [...]

Further to the information that was posted last week about the Ca(I)re summer 2014 programme of courses and activities, we also now have information about the Ca(I)re Day Breaks. The Day Breaks Programme is for older carers (65+) and their cared for person. It runs every Wednesday and Friday April – June 2014. It is [...]

Ca(I)re have published their summer 2014 programme of courses and activities The Ca(I)re programme, based at the Eric Liddell centre, helps carers in Edinburgh maintain their own good health and general wellbeing and enable them to fulfil their caring role. The services offered address the needs of carers in a holistic manner by providing short [...]

You may have seen the news already advertised online, and in the papers, but from Tuesday 29th April, the number for NHS 24 has changed. From now on, people across Scotland can access NHS 24 out of hours care and information by calling 111. Not only is the number much easier to remember, but it [...]

The Spring 2014 issue of the Bruntsfield Medical Practice newsletter is now available to read online. We’re doing something a little bit different with this issue of the newsletter, in that the back page has been taken over by an informational flowchart designed by Dr Jamie Swanson. It includes some handy details on various alternatives [...]

Below is information about free training and group work for carers put together by VOCAL (Voice of Carers Across Lothian). According to VOCAL, evaluation of previous events shows that carers feel more confident and better able to cope following participation on events. All of the courses listed below can be booked online at carerstraining.co.uk or [...]