Beith Health Centre - GP Practice

12/11/2025

Ever wondered what a Community Link Worker does❓

Community Link Workers are here to support you with life’s challenges that go beyond medical treatment. We’re part of your GP practice team and here to help when things feel a bit overwhelming.

💬 Calum can offer support around:
💰 Money worries or debt
💼 Unemployment or housing concerns
💞 Loneliness, bereavement, or caring for someone
🤝 Connecting with local groups and activities
🌈 Finding local support groups or community resources
🍃 Managing stress, anxiety, or low mood
🏃♀️ Living a healthier lifestyle

There’s one Community Link Worker in every GP practice across North Ayrshire — and here in Beith, that’s Calum!

🎥 Tap below to hear from Calum himself and find out how he can help you get the right support, at the right time. 👇

10/11/2025

Protected Learning Time Training

The practice will close at 1:00pm on Wednesday, 26th November, for staff training, and will reopen as normal at 8.30am on Thursday, 27th November.

Please note that e-Consult will be unavailable on Wednesday, 26th November. During this time, clinicians will be offering urgent appointments only. The e-Consult service will resume at 7:00am on Thursday, 27th November. We kindly ask that routine enquiries are submitted once the service reopens.

If you require urgent medical assistance during the afternoon closure, please contact the Ayrshire Urgent Care Service on 01563 826930. They will be available to provide support and advice to patients while the practice is closed.

Many thanks.

04/11/2025

Change of venue details

03/11/2025

Counter Fraud Services is being alerted to a sharp rise in scam GP telephone calls.

Members of the public receive a call appearing to be from their GP asking them to press a button to update their details.

Some of these messages suggest that if the person does not update their details, they will be removed from the GP practice list.

If you receive a telephone call from an unknown number asking you to update your details, hang up.

Do not provide any details or press a number on your handset.

If you receive a scam telephone call, you can report this to Police Scotland on 101.

Find out more about scam telephone calls on the National Cyber Security Centre website. https://www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/

31/10/2025

On Friday 24th of October our team took part in Wear it Pink for the Breast Cancer Now charity to raise awareness of breast cancer.

We would like to thank everyone who very kindly placed a donation in our box at reception. A total of £80 has been raised 😀😀😀

22/10/2025

On Friday 24th of October the practice team will be wearing pink to raise money for breast cancer awareness (some will be wearing more pink than others 😆). Photos will be uploaded after the event. If anyone would like to make a donation, there will be a collection box in the practice ☺️

Many thanks

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month! 💕 Please share and help us spread this vital message 👇

October is the most important time of our year. A time for us to come together to raise awareness of breast cancer, and get checking our breasts.

We’re here to help you understand the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, so you can feel more confident in recognising any new or unusual changes in your breasts.

20/10/2025

17/10/2025

REPEAT PRESCRIPTION ORDERING REMINDER

We kindly ask that patients remember to check their medications regularly, and allow 7 full working days before running out of medication and placing your next order. If you order on Friday your prescription may not be ready to collect from the pharmacy until the following Friday.

If you are going to run out of your medication before the 7-day turnaround time, please let a member of our team know, and as always they will try their best to assist you, but depending on when the prescription order has been placed we cannot guarantee the prescription will be signed and sent to the chemist on the same day.

If the medication is a repeat item, and you know you are going to run out, please speak to your pharmacy and depending on the medication required they may be able to give you an emergency supply to tide you over until your prescription is ready.

Please check with your chosen collection point i.e. pharmacy or practice once 7 full working days has elapsed before collecting your medication.

Please note that some medications can be placed on a serial script which would be ordered automatically from the practice and sent to your chosen collection point before your medication would run out saving the need to reorder prescriptions medications yourself. Unfortunately, this service does not cover all medications for e.g. just in case medications or pain killers. If this is something you think may be of benefit to you or a family member, please contact the practice to speak to our Pharmacy Technician to discuss this further. Our Pharmacy Technician is based in the practice on a Monday and Thursday.

MEDICATION REQUESTED BY THE HOSPITAL

If your hospital consultant wishes you to commence medication immediately/urgently they should issue you with the prescription directly.

If your hospital consultant wishes you to start medication routinely, this request with be passed to our Practice Pharmacy Team and will fall within the 7-day turnaround.

We hope this information is helpful.

Many thanks.

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PAN AYRSHIRE REQUEST FOLLOWED BY GP PRACTICES AND HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE BY NHS AYRSHIRE & ARRAN.

Our clinicians prescribe and dispense around 9 million prescription items each year.

To make sure that this can be done safely:
🔹Please allow 7 days from ordering to collection
🔹Order all of your required prescriptions at once
🔹If you are on regular medication for a long term condition ask about a serial (longer term) prescription

13/10/2025

We are experiencing issues with our telephone system this afternoon and this has been reported to our telephone company. We are expecting our calls to be diverted to the practice mobile but there is apparently an issue on the Vodaphone network (neither our practice number or practice mobile are on the Vodaphone network) that may be affecting calls coming through.

Please be patient with our reception staff and if your call is not urgent, please contact us tomorrow.

Thank you.

17/09/2025

eConsult update for
TUESDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER.

Unfortunately we still have sickness absence within our admin team for tomorrow so we have taken the decision to have eConsult switched off until Wednesday. We will be open for emergency issues and the message remains the same for routine non-urgent queries.

We had hoped to have eConsult back on tomorrow but with only 2 members of our admin team, 1 of which being our newest team member, it is not feasible.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank our patients for their understanding on this matter.

e-Consult Update - RE: Thursday 18th & Tuesday 23rd September

Unfortunately due to sickness absence within our admin team e-Consult will be switched off tomorrow (18th September). The practice will still be open for emergencies only. We kindly request that all non-urgent health matters wait until e-Consult is switched back on.

A decision will be made tomorrow, staff dependent, as to whether or not e-Consult will be available on Tuesday 23rd of September (day following the public holiday), or if we will have emergency appointments only.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your patience and understanding.

Many thanks.

17/09/2025

Staff shortage

Unfortunately, due to sickness and annual leave, we will only have two members of our reception team in today. They will be working as efficiently and as fast as they can, and we appreciate your patience and understanding if calls are not answered as quickly as normal.

Thank you for your understanding.