Macduff Medical Practice

21/04/2026

21/04/2026

Update - family support services in Aberdeenshire💙

We are pleased to announce that Alcohol & Drugs Action (ADA) has been awarded the new Family Support contract!

Huge thank you to Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs (SFAD) for delivering a Family Support Service for the last 6 years. During this time, the service supported hundreds of families and we are very grateful for the compassion, dedication and impact SFAD has made in our communities.

Please help us share this information so that families know support is available 💬

If you, or someone you know, is affected by another person’s substance use and would like to find out more about the support available, you can contact ADA:

📞 03333 448355
📱 Text/WhatsApp: 07927 192706
🕒 Monday–Friday: 10:30am–1pm & 2pm–5pm
🕒 Saturday & Sunday: 2pm–5pm

Website link in the Comments ⬇️⬇️⬇️

16/04/2026

Please note that we are currently working with reduced Clinical capacity due to staff illness. Our clinicians will triage your requests in order of priority but capacity is effecting the number of patients we can see. Thanks for your understanding

14/04/2026

What is cryptosporidium

Cryptosporidium is a parasite (a tiny organism) that causes an illness or disease called cryptosporidiosis affecting people and some animals, particularly farm animals. It can be found in the intestines and faeces of infected humans and animals, and may contaminate lakes, streams and rivers, swimming pools, untreated or poorly treated water, food, especially raw milk and fresh produce, and objects such as farm gates and outdoor boots and clothing.
Current Public Health Scotland guidance does not require stool samples from every patient who has developed diarrhoeal symptoms following a lamb‑feeding or open‑farm exposure. Once there is a clear epidemiological link, testing is usually selective rather than routine.

Stool samples are generally reserved for patients with severe or prolonged symptoms, those who are clinically vulnerable or immunocompromised, patients in high‑risk occupations (e.g. food handlers or healthcare), or where Public Health specifically request samples as part of outbreak surveillance. In otherwise well patients with a clear exposure history and self‑limiting symptoms, supportive management and public‑health advice is appropriate without routine stool testing.

If Public Health require targeted testing or additional surveillance, they would usually contact practices directly. In the meantime, we should manage conservatively to avoid overwhelming both primary care and microbiology services.

Information on cryptosporidium including sources and routes of transmission, symptoms, and general hygiene advice to minimise the spread.

08/04/2026

We are very short staffed with Clinical Administrators today and telephone queues will be significantly longer. Please remember that we have an online form that can be accessed from the link below.

Update – the online Clinical Triage will be piloted Wednesday and Friday of this week in order for us to analyse the effectiveness of the initiative. The trials will commence from 07:30 of each day…

31/03/2026

Dr Naveed Khan has successfully completed the Minor Surgery in General Practice course at the Surgical Skills Centre, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School in Dundee. This represents a tremendous uplift in skill set for the Practice and it's ongoing ambition to provide the very best care in the region.

My name is Dr Naveed Khan and I’m one of the GPs in Macduff Medical Practice. Our team is passionate about providing great care in our community, and I’m putting together some short video clips that I…

26/03/2026

https://www.macduffmedicalpractice.scot.nhs.uk/about-us/our-staff/practice-nurse/

✅ We’re Hiring: Full-Time Practice Nurse 📍 Location: Banff, Grampian Are you a dedicated and compassionate nurse looking to make a real difference in primary care? We are seeking a skilled Practice…

26/03/2026

Reduced clinical and administrative capacity. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have reduced clinical capacity today. We will be operating and processing the most urgent of clinical requests today. Thank you for your understanding.

19/03/2026

18/03/2026

: Let's all be United in sign by learning about British Sign Language
https://www.signature.org.uk/sign-language-week/

17/03/2026

Open from 07:00 - 17:00 Wed 18 Mar 26

16/03/2026

https://www.signature.org.uk/sign-language-week
Tamzin is one of our fabulous nurses. If you can 'read' her signing, you'll find out that she has bilateral hearing aids and is currently studying to learn British sign language, letting us know that this is Sign Language Week. We'll be sharing more this week on our website and on here...watch this space!