Dedridge Medical Group

Clinics And Other Services Available

Making Contact With Other Healthcare Professionals

When trying to contact any of the other professionals within Dedridge Health Centre please use the same telephone number - 414586, unless otherwise stated. It may be that the person you are trying to contact is not available; in this case, a message can be taken and passed on to them on their return.

Assessments

Patients aged 75 or over may request an additional assessment.

Antenatal Clinics

These are held by the midwife and your doctor. You will be given details of these clinics when your pregnancy is confirmed.

Asthma Clinics

These are run by the practice nurse and a GP. You can make an appointment for this clinic at reception.

Baby Massage

Contact health visiting team for details.

Breast Feeding Support Group

Ask your health visitor for details.

Cervical Smears

These can be undertaken by the practice nurse or your own GP. We recommend that women between the ages of 20 and 60 (who have ever been sexually active) have a smear carried out every three years. Reminder letters will be sent when your next test is due and you should contact the receptionist to make an appointment.

Child Health Clinic

Wednesday 9.30 -11.30am and Friday 10.30 -11.30am.

Children's Assessment

Your baby will have an assessment at six weeks. There are no other routine assessments. If, however, you have any concerns about your child’s development, please contact your health visitor.

Children's Immunisation Clinics

These are held weekly by the practice nurses and the health visitors. Your appointments will be sent out automatically, but if you do not receive them please contact the clerical officer for immunisation clinics.

If you have just moved to this country from abroad, you should make an appointment with your GP before any immunisation appointments can be arranged.

Chiropody Treatment

This is provided within the health centre for all patients regardless of age. Please contact community reception for an application form. This must be completed before an appointment can be arranged.

Couple Counselling Services

Available by a member of the Lothian Couple Counselling Service, an appointment can be made by telephoning Lothian Couple Counselling, 9A Dundas Street, Edinburgh. Telephone 0131 556 1527.

Dental Services

There is a dental practice here in this building although it is quite separate from the GP services. You can contact the dentist by calling 411811.

Dietetic Services

Services are available in the health centre. Patients are referred by their doctor.

Family Planning Services

This is available from your GP and C-cards can be obtained from the practice nurses. In addition to this the family planning and well woman service provided by Dean Terrace can be contacted for an appointment in a local health centre, 0131 332 7941.

Parenting Classes

Classes are run by the midwife and health visitor during the last three months of pregnancy. Women only and couples sessions are available covering topics such as labour and pain relief, hygiene aspects, going home with baby and breastfeeding. A tour of St John's maternity unit is also offered. Please contact the midwife, health visitor or community reception for information.

Postnatal Support Group

You will receive an invitation once your baby is born.

Pregnancy Testing

This can be arranged if your period is more than two weeks late and you think you might be pregnant. You can either see your doctor or ask reception for a urine container and give her the date of your last period. You must hand your specimen in before 11.30am or 3.30pm and phone in the usual way for the result.

THEN MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH YOUR DOCTOR IF YOUR RESULT IS POSITIVE.

Smoking Cessation Group

This is run by the practice nurse and district nurse in eight week blocks. Please ask at reception for more details.

Speech Therapy Services

Advice, assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children who have speech, language, communication and/or feeding and swallowing difficulties. Please contact the Speech and Language Therapist at the health centre. For adults, please contact the department at St John’s Hospital on extension 54191.

Weaning Information Sessions

Held monthly by nursery nurse.

Other specialist services provided by the practice include services to nursing and care homes, minor surgery, looking after patients with drug misuse problems and anti-coagulation, lithium and rheumatology monitoring.

In addition to these, the following specialised services are also available at the health centre: clinical psychology (child and adult), community psychiatric nurse and Macmillan nursing service.

Referral is made by your general practitioner if required.

Non GMS Services

Some non-GMS services you will have to pay for: