Danestone Medical Practice LLP

25/12/2025

Wishing all our patients, friends and followers a very Merry Christmas 🎁 and a Happy & Healthy 2026 🎉 from everyone at Danestone Medical Practice. Special thanks also for all the kind gifts and festive wishes we have received 🎅🎄🔔☃

22/12/2025

🌟 A Gentle Reminder This Festive Season 🌟
While the festive holidays are often filled with joy and celebration, we know this time of year isn’t easy for everyone. For some, it can bring feelings of loneliness, grief, or stress. If you’re finding things difficult, please remember you’re not alone. Reach out to someone you trust, or speak to a healthcare professional if you need support. There are people who care and want to help. 💙
Let’s all be kind to ourselves and to each other this festive season. A simple smile, a kind word, or a listening ear can make a big difference. 💫
Wishing peace and comfort to all.

22/12/2025

16/12/2025

🎄 FAO customers, patients and Santa Claus 🎅🏻 please note our festive opening times below:

12/12/2025

🎄Christmas & New Year Opening Hours🎄

📅 Closed:

*Thu 25 Dec – Re-opening Mon 29 Dec 2025*
*Thu 1 Jan – Re-opening Mon 5 Jan 2026*

📞 Urgent calls: ** NHS 24 on **111**
🚑Medical emergency: ** Dial **999**

💊 Prescription Reminder:
Please order your repeat prescriptions in good time to cover the holiday period and into January and only order what is needed.

✨ Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year! ✨

12/12/2025

Due to the significant number of people in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI) and Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital (RACH) will 'flu/other respiratory illness, staff of both hospitals will be wearing fluid repellent surgical masks. We ask relatives, visitors, parents and carers to please do the same.

Please do not visit - or bring siblings to visit - if you or they have any symptoms of respiratory illness (cough, sore throat, runny nose) or norovirus (diarrhoea and/or vomiting). These illnesses spread very quickly and can be serious in those who are already unwell. Thank you for your support and co-operation.

12/12/2025

💡 Did you know?
When it comes to minor illnesses, a little self-care and buying over-the-counter medicines can help you feel better faster and save your NHS money.
✅ For trusted advice on minor illnesses, visit www.nhsinform.scot
✅ Or speak to your local community pharmacist – they’re experts in helping you choose the right treatment.
Let’s work together to keep our NHS resources for those who need them most. 💙

Did you know? When it comes to minor illnesses self-care and purchasing medicines saves your NHS money.For minor illnesses please visit www.nhsinform.scot o...

12/12/2025

💊 Did you know?
1 in 10 medicines in Scotland go to waste, costing NHS Grampian millions every year.
You can help make a difference:
✅ Only order what you need
✅ Avoid stockpiling unnecessary medication
Learn more about how to reduce medicine waste:
👉 https://www.nhsgrampian.org/unusedmedicines/
Together, we can cut waste and protect NHS resources.
Thank you for doing your part! 💙

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12/12/2025

📢 Please wear a Mask for your appointment😷
Flu cases are rising quickly. To help keep everyone safe during the rise in winter illnesses, we kindly ask all patients to wear one of our provided masks while waiting for your appointment. Masks will be available at the entrance and reception desk – just pop one on before you take a seat before seeing our clinical team. Thank you for helping us protect our patients, staff, and community. 💙

12/12/2025

For more information about Financial Support for Families visit:
https://www.rach.scot.nhs.uk/young-patients-family-fund/

12/12/2025

🌟 A Big Thank You from All of Us 🌟
We just wanted to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to all our wonderful patients for the thoughtful gifts and kind gestures we receive. Your generosity truly means so much to the team and never fails to bring a smile to our faces ☺️. Your kindness reminds us why we love what we do – caring for such an amazing community. 💙🩵
Wishing you all peace, joy and good health this season!
— The Team at Danestone Medical Practice 🎄🎅

11/12/2025

Living with a lung 🫁 condition, winter can be an 🤧incredibly difficult time. That’s where Asthma + Lung UK’s Winter Wellbeing Guide comes in. By answering a few short questions about your lung condition and symptoms over winter, patients will get a free, personalised wellbeing guide sent to their inbox.
Please visit: AsthmaAndLung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter