Muirhead Medical Centre - How to make an appointment to see your doctor or nurse at the surgery

Muirhead Medical Centre
Liff Road
Muirhead
Dundee, DD2 5NH
Tel: 01382 580264

Extended Opening Hours

From 1st February 2012 in addition to our normal opening hours the practice will offer late appointments on a Wednesday evening from 6.00pm-7.30pm. These appointments are available to all patients but are especially suited to workers or others who may find it difficult to attend during normal surgery opening hours. These appointments must be booked in advance

Health Charities

01 Dec - 28 Feb
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 28 Feb
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

03 Sep - 28 Feb
Macmillan Cancer Support

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

BBC Health

Time link to sudden cardiac death

How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers.

NHS 'will be Cameron's poll tax'

Labour leader Ed Miliband tells David Cameron he risks making NHS reform "his poll tax" - in noisy Commons clashes over the health bill.

Male extinction theory challenged

A new study comparing chromosomes in humans and rhesus monkeys suggests genetic decay of the male sex chromosome has all but ended.

Heart symptoms 'differ in women'

Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study in the US.

Nurses 'should sign Dignity Code'

Nurses and care workers should sign a Dignity Code guaranteeing that elderly patients are treated with respect, say a group of politicians and charities.

Baby P duo made 'serious errors'

Two of Baby Peter's social workers committed a "serious error of judgement" during an incident which saw him "disappear" for 12 days, a tribunal hears.

US record kidney donor chain ends

The world's largest chain of organ transplants ends in the US after 30 patients received kidneys from living donors.

Diabetes patients miss key tests

More than 1.3 million diabetes patients could be missing out on vital and potentially life-saving health checks, the BBC learns.

Fatal fungal probe awarded £5.1m

Aberdeen researchers are awarded £5.1m to lead an investigation into fungal infections which cause death.

Government 'not trusted on NHS'

Over two-thirds of people do not trust the government's handling of the NHS, a poll commissioned for BBC Radio 5 live suggests.

Health Protection Agency

Update on measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

A measles outbreak has been declared on Merseyside. There are 13 confirmed and 16 suspected cases ranging in age from nine months to adults aged in their 20s. Six people, four children and two adults, required treatment in hospital. This compares to just one confirmed case on Merseyside in the first six weeks of 2011 and one in the corresponding period of 2010.

Measles outbreak declared on Merseyside

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

10 February 2012, 1400hrs. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has this week been alerted by the Spanish public health authorities about a further case of Legionnaires’ Disease in a UK resident who stayed at the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca, as well as two French cases. This brings the total number of UK residents associated with this cluster to 12, with three deaths.

Development made in breakdown of a Meningitis B vaccine component

Scientists from the Health Protection Agency (HPA) are a step closer to ensuring the stability of a component of a vaccine that may one day be used to protect against Meningitis B. The research is published today (Tuesday) in Vaccine.

Update on Legionnaires’ Cluster Associated with a Hotel in Spain

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is aware of nine cases of Legionnaires’ disease in English holiday makers associated with the Diamante Beach Hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca since January 2012, in addition to four Spanish cases so far reported. Subsequently two of the English patients are reported to have died from their illness.

Outbreak of Salmonella Newport

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011. Cases of illness caused by the same strain have been confirmed in Scotland, Ireland and Germany.

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

Appointments

Home Visits

Students

Appointments

blood_pressure3 Telephone (01382) 580264 between 8am - 6pm, Monday to Friday

All consultations are by appointment only.

Telephone 01382 580264 and ask for an appointment with the doctor or nurse. We expect to offer you an appointment within 24 hours. If you wish to see a particular doctor you may have to wait longer. URGENT REQUESTS WILL ALWAYS BE SEEN ON THE SAME DAY.

We try our best to keep to allocated times please try to do the same and arrive on time. If you cannot keep your appointment, please let us know so that it can be used for someone else.

If you feel you need a longer appointment time please let the receptionist know. If you have not been to the surgery for three years (or one year for those over 75) you can request a check up appointment if you wish.

Telephone Consultations

If you need to speak to a doctor or nurse for advice over the telephone but the doctor is not immediately available, the receptionist will take your details and make arrangements for the doctor or nurse to return your call.

Home Visits

Doctor's bag

Home visits are for those who are housebound or unable to attend the surgery as a result of their condition. If at all possible, please come to the surgery rather than requesting a home visit.

We can see several patients in the surgery in the time that it takes to do one home visit.

If you feel that a home visit is necessary, please try to telephone before 10:00am so that we can plan the visits as efficiently as possible.

The reception staff are trained to ask questions regarding your symptoms. This is fully confidential and helps the doctor assess the priority of the calls.

Students

We are a university teaching practice and occasionally medical, nursing or health visitor students are attached to us for training. Your permission will always be requested before a student is present during a consultation. We are very grateful to patients for their co-operation with this important element of student teaching.

Further Information

For quick medical advice online or on the telephone contact NHS 24