Bishopton Medical Practice

05/01/2026

From today (05/01/26) going forward all pre school children registered at Bishopton Health Centre will now attend the Bolerno Centre for their immunisations rather than Erskine.

29/12/2025

Due to the current high level of flu and other viruses in the community, we are very busy and the 'on the day/emergency' appointments are already full for today. Please consider if you really need to call or whether you can get advice, e.g. from your Pharmacy as an alternative.
Many thanks,
BMP

24/12/2025

2025 has been a another busy year at BMP!
We have gone through the final stages of commissioning the Bolerno Centre and have been quickly adapting to operating from two sites.
We have said goodbye to Dr Alyson Boyd, but welcomed Dr Sarah Ross, and more recently Dr Branavan Vakeesan. In just a few weeks time we will also welcome another Practice Nurse, Julie Cumningham!
We have seen one of our Practice Nurses, Emma Lightbody, successfully complete her training to become an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
We have had a couple of experienced Reception/Admin staff retire, and welcomed 4 new staff members in these growing teams.
In February we will transition from our current Medical Records system to the new Scotland-wide system, and have been busy working away on that in the background.
The Partners would like to thank our dedicated, loyal and hardworking staff for all that they do. Our staff truly are the cornerstone of BMP.
Together with our staff, we would like to thank our patients for working with us to keep our Practice running as smoothly as possible. We thank you for being patient and understanding when things don't go to plan, when we are running late, and when we have had to call to rearrange appointments (we do not do this lightly). Thank you also for all of the generous sweet treats that have been pouring in these last few weeks-we will all have some explaining to do when we next weigh in at our own Practices!
As the festive season is now literally upon us, we would all like to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas & a happy, healthy New Year!
BMP

19/12/2025

Christmas & New Year Closures

Both Bishopton Health Centre and the Bolerno Centre will be closed on:

Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day)
Friday 26th December (Boxing Day)

Thursday 1st Januray (New Year's Day)
Friday 2nd January

Should you require medical assistance during these closures, please contact NHS 24 on 111.

Due to staff sickness/shortages, the Bolerno Centre will also close at 1pm on Wednesday 24th December. However, we will continue to be open at Bishopton Health Centre until our usual 6pm closing time that day, for full services.

BMP

09/12/2025

As many of you will already know, there is a local power outage, which we means we have no power to either of our facilities (Bishopton Health Centre and Bolerno Centre). Please do not call or come to either facility until further notice. SP Energy Networks suggest the issue will not be fixed until 7pm. For any medical emergencies call 111. We have no access to any computers, medical records, appointment diaries.
We will update as soon as we know anything further.
BMP

08/12/2025

Due to the current high level of flu and other viruses in the community, we are very busy and the 'on the day/emergency' appointments are already full this morning. Please consider if you really need to call or whether you can get advice, e.g. from your Pharmacy as an alternative.
Many thanks,
BMP

28/11/2025

We have been asked to share a message from NHS GG&C with our patients:

If you have mild or moderate flu symptoms, stay home to avoid spreading the virus, especially in GP practices, hospitals, and other healthcare settings.

If you need medical advice, visit your local pharmacy or call NHS 24 on 111 for urgent concerns.

To reduce the spread:
Wash hands often
Cover coughs/sneezes with a tissue or your elbow
Consider wearing a face mask

Find a self-help guide at:

Flu is a common infectious viral illness. Find out more about flu symptoms, when you can use self-care, and what to do if your condition worsens and you need medical help.

03/11/2025

Did you know that there is an online service operated by NHS Scotland that allows you to book some routine appointments and order your prescriptions? The service is called Patient Access.

This is by far and away the most efficient way to order prescriptions.

1. Our prescription telephone line is only open and available to use during our opening times Mon-Fri. Patient Access can be used at any time 24/7, at your own convenience.

2. Our prescription telephone line can only be accessed by one member of our Reception team at a time, and cannot take more prescription requests if the voicemail has reached capacity/is full. Patient Access can be accessed by multiple staff members at a time, and has no capacity restrictions.

3. Our prescription telephone line can often lead to errors due to poor signal on the call, patients forgetting to add certain items or mispronouncing medication names, and patients forgetting to leave their name/address on the message. Once a voicemail has been actioned on our prescription telephone line it has to be deleted to make space for other incoming messages, which results in us being unable to investigate any queries/errors. Patient Access gives you (and us) a clear and auditable record of exactly what has been ordered and when.

At the time of writing only 1318 of our patients are making use of this service (out of 12,111 patients).

If you would like to register for this service, please come to our Reception desk (Bishopton Health Centre OR Bolerno Centre). You will need to provide some id, and an e-mail address. Fill in the form your are given, and return it to our Reception staff who will issue you with a PIN number that will enable you to set up your account at home.

Please note that if you are registering for a child, and you already have a Patient Access account, then you will need to provide a different e-mail address for your child's account.

Many thanks,
BMP

29/10/2025

Opening Monday 03/11/2025 an addition to Bishopton Medical Practice…
The Bolerno Centre/building is located in Dargavel Village near the railway station
and shopping centre. It will provide additional rooms for Bishopton Medical
Practice. We will continue as one united practice and will see patients at both the
current health centre in Bishopton as well as the new building. Patients living
within the PA7 postcode from either Bishopton or Dargavel will be eligible to be
seen in either building. Our current doctors, nursing staff and reception staff will
be on a rota to work from both buildings.
Initially, there will be one doctor and one member of the nursing team and one
receptionist at the Bolerno Centre/Building each day with other HSCP clinics and
staff bases incorporated later eg Health Visitors, District Nurses (further details to
follow).
Our telephone booking system and clinical admin team will remain at the current
health centre, as will our duty doctors, who deal with the on the day emergency
triage appointments. Emergency appointments will not be available at the Bolerno
Centre/Building.
When booking appointments once the Bolerno Centre opens, the reception team
will notify you if your appointment will be at the current health centre or the
Bolerno Centre at the time of booking. If you are signed up for our text reminder
service, the text messages will note if your appointment is at Bishopton Health
Centre / Building on the rugby pitch side of the railway, or the Bolerno
Centre/Building in Dargavel.
Both Reception desks will be open Monday to Friday 8.30-6pm, but closed from
12.30-1.30pm each day. Registration forms and prescription requests can be
dropped off at both sites during opening hours. Specimen samples can also be
dropped off at both sites ideally before 11.30 in the morning, unless otherwise
instructed. Any other documents will be required to be dropped off at our current
health centre where our clinical admin team are based.
Please be patient during the opening period, to allow us time to adapt to these
changes. Many Thanks BMP

09/09/2025

General Practice Nurse Vacancy

We are now looking to expand our excellent Nursing team at BMP. We are looking for a junior Nurse (Band 5 equivalent on AfCh). The position is for 25.5 hrs/wk in the form of 3 full days, and must include a Friday. Skills in cervical screening and chronic disease management are beneficial but not essential, as training will be provided.

Please send CV & cover letter to:
FAO Fiona Hird (Practice Manager)
Ggc.gp87112clinical@nhs.scot

Closing date 7th October 2025