Finlayson Street Surgery

17/12/2025

🎅🎄 FESTIVE PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 🎄🎅

Please note that our Engage Consult service will be temporarily unavailable over the festive period. Patients will not be able to complete an Engage Consult during the following times:

Wednesday 24th December 12pm - Monday 29th December 8am
Wednesday 31st December 12pm - Monday 5th January 8am

17/12/2025

ISSUE NOW RESOLVED

**INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS**

Finlayson Street Surgery are currently experiencing IT issues. This means we will take longer to respond to any queries, including our phone lines, until this issue is resolved. Please only contact the surgery if it is a medical emergency.

This issue has been reported so please bear with us until it is resolved. We are working as hard as we can to get things back up and running.

Many thanks for your cooperation and patience.

12/12/2025

***PATIENT NOTICE***

VIRAL ILLNESSES – There are an increased number of cases of respiratory viruses (such as cold, flu & rhinovirus) locally. To keep our patients and staff safe we would advise the following:

❗️If you have cold or flu-like symptoms, please first contact your pharmacy or see NHS Inform for further advice. If they direct you to your GP practice or you feel you need medical advice, please complete an Engage Consult or contact the surgery on 01346 518088.

❗️If you are advised to attend for an appointment please wear a face mask. Masks are available at reception and in consulting rooms if you do not have your own.

❗️If you are due to attend a routine appointment and have respiratory viral symptoms please contact the surgery on 01346 518088 so that precautions can be put in place. You may be asked to rebook your appointment if it is not urgent.

These measures are in place to protect patients and staff alike, and particularly for our most vulnerable patients.

Thank you for your help with this.

12/12/2025

If you’re 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, you will get a free, personalised guide sent to your inbox.

Please visit: AsthmaAndLung.org.uk/withyouthiswinter

23/09/2025

Paracetamol in pregnancy | The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has reiterated the guidance that paracetamol is safe to take, as per the patient information leaflet, during pregnancy. The MHRA have further stated there is no evidence taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children.

Their full statement is available to read here: www.gov.uk/government/news/mhra-confirms-taking-paracetamol-during-pregnancy-remains-safe-and-there-is-no-evidence-it-causes-autism-in-children

Breastfeed Grampian Grampian Maternity Voices Partnership Moray Maternity Services Health and Social Care Moray Moray Health Visitors Baby Steps Moray - Small steps to a healthier pregnancy Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership - AHSCP Aberdeen Neonatal Unit Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership NHS Grampian Parent and Infant Mental Health Services Aberdeenshire Health Visitors The Baird Family Hospital and The ANCHOR Centre NHS Grampian Family Nurse Partnership NHS Grampian

19/09/2025

*** PATIENT NOTICE***
Finlayson Street Surgery will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 22nd September. If you require urgent medical attention, please contact NHS24 on 111.

03/09/2025

**PATIENT NOTICE**

Just a reminder that EConsults will no longer be available after 9am this morning. Please use Engage after this time. If you require help with Engage, please call or attend the surgery where our reception team will be happy to assist you.

📢PATIENT NOTICE 📢

From Monday 25/08/2025, our practice will be using the Engage app to make it easier for you to contact us.

👉 Please download the Engage app before Monday and make sure notifications are turned on so you don’t miss important messages from us.

⚠️ Important: As part of this change, we will be transitioning away from eConsult, which will be switched off on Wednesday 03/09/25. Please ensure you are set up on Engage before then.

We understand there have been a lot of changes happening within the practice recently, and we truly appreciate your support and patience as we work to improve our services.

📲 Simply scan the QR code in the image below to get started.

If you require any assistance, please ask at Reception where they will be happy to assist you.

19/08/2025

📢PATIENT NOTICE 📢

From Monday 25/08/2025, our practice will be using the Engage app to make it easier for you to contact us.

👉 Please download the Engage app before Monday and make sure notifications are turned on so you don’t miss important messages from us.

⚠️ Important: As part of this change, we will be transitioning away from eConsult, which will be switched off on Wednesday 03/09/25. Please ensure you are set up on Engage before then.

We understand there have been a lot of changes happening within the practice recently, and we truly appreciate your support and patience as we work to improve our services.

📲 Simply scan the QR code in the image below to get started.

If you require any assistance, please ask at Reception where they will be happy to assist you.

13/08/2025

**PATIENT NOTICE**

We will be launching our brand new website next Friday (22/08/25). Until then, our current website is under construction.
It can still be accessed however, some information may not be available.
Thank you for your patience 🩺

24/07/2025

North East Scotland Mobile Breast Screening Unit - Fraserburgh 2025

The North East Scotland Mobile Breast Screening Service will commence screening in Fraserburgh on Wednesday 30th July 2025 for approximately 10 weeks. The Mobile Unit will be sited in the car park at Fraserburgh Hospital, Lochpots Road, Fraserburgh, AB43 9NH.

Women aged 50-70 years of age who are registered with a General Practitioner at Finlayson Street Practice, Saltoun Surgery, Crimond Medical Centre and Central Buchan Medical Practice will receive an invitation to attend. The letters are sent out 4 weeks before their appointment date. Women aged 71 years and over are not sent an invitation, however, they can make their own appointment by contacting the Screening Centre (01224 550570).

Mrs Sarah Philip, Manager for the Breast Screening Service said “The aim of the programme is to detect breast changes at an early stage when treatment has the best chance of being successful. We hope that women invited for the first time will take advantage of their invitation for mammography and for women who have been screened previously, it is important to attend to ensure that there have been no changes over the past three years. The risk of developing breast cancer increases as you get older, so if any woman missed or failed to attend their previous invitation, it is still important to come along for screening this time.”

Aberdeenshire Public Health - North Aberdeenshire Health & Social Care Partnership - AHSCP

15/07/2025

ISSUE RESOLVED

**INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS**

Finlayson Street Surgery are currently experiencing IT issues. This means we will take longer to respond to any queries, including our phone lines, until this issue is resolved. Please only contact the surgery if it is a medical emergency.

This issue has been reported so please bear with us until it is resolved. We are working as hard as we can to get things back up and running.

Many thanks for your cooperation and patience.

08/07/2025

*** PATIENT NOTICE***
Finlayson Street Surgery will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 14th July. If you require urgent medical attention please contact NHS24 on 111.