Perth & Scone Medical Group

23/12/2025

🎄🎄Surgery Opening Hours for the festive period 🎄🎄

TAYMOUNT SURGERY
Christmas Eve: 8.00am - 12.30pm then 2.00pm - 6.00pm
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed

Hogmanay: 8.00am - 12.30pm then 2.00pm - 6.00pm
New Years Day: Closed
Friday 2nd January: Closed

SCONE SURGERY
Christmas Eve: 8.00am - 12.00 noon (Closed PM)
Christmas Day: Closed
Boxing Day: Closed

Hogmanay: 8.00 - 12.00 noon (Closed PM)
New Years Day: Closed
Friday 2nd January: Closed

All other days will be open as normal from 8.00am - 6.00pm.

Wishing all of our patients a very Merry Christmas and a happy & healthy New Year.

23/12/2025

Did you receive an invitation for the RSV vaccine in August/September this year but were unable to make your appointment? We're offering catch-up clinics at the beginning of January for anyone who missed their slot.

If you are eligible, please call the local vaccination enquiries team on 01382 423108 to arrange a new appointment. The booking line is open from 8.30am-4.30pm Monday-Friday (excluding the festive public holidays).

For more information on the adult RSV programme, please visit www.nhsinform.scot/rsv-adult

23/12/2025

Taymount and Scone surgeries are closed 25-28 Dec and 1-4 Jan.

Your community pharmacist can offer advice and treatment for many common illnesses while we are closed.

Know where to get the right care in the right place this festive season... visit http://keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk

23/12/2025

Got COVID symptoms? If you're otherwise fit and healthy, there's usually no need to see a doctor. The best thing to do is stay at home and get plenty of rest. You should wear loose, comfortable clothing, drink plenty of fluids and take paracetamol for a high temperature or aches.

Stay off work or school until you're feeling better. For most people, this will take up to a week.

For more information on how to keep well this winter please visit www.keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk

23/12/2025

Look after your mental health and wellbeing this festive season.

If you tend to over indulge at Christmas, you’re not alone but it is important to remember that what we eat and drink can have a real impact on how we feel.

Be mindful about what you are eating and drinking, and think about balance and moderation. View NHS Inform’s Eat Well Guide at https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/food-and-nutrition/eating-well/eatwell-guide-how-to-eat-a-healthy-balanced-diet for tips on eating a healthy diet and visit www.alcoholchange.org.uk to find ways to manage your drinking and look after your mental health.

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23/12/2025

Taymount and Scone surgeries are closed 25-28 December and 1-4 January.

Your community pharmacist can offer advice and treatment for many common illnesses while we are closed.

Know where to get the right care in the right place this festive season - visit http://keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk

GP practices will be closed for four days at Christmas (25-28 December) and four days at New Year (1-4 January).

Make sure you have common medicines such as paracetamol (including liquid paracetamol for children), ibuprofen, cold and flu remedies, antihistamines and medicine for stomach bugs, as well as first aid kit supplies like plasters, bandages and antiseptic wipes/creams.

Your pharmacist can advise on the best medications to have in your medicine cabinet.

Visit www.keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk for more tips on staying well over the winter months.

08/12/2025

GP practices will be closed for four days at Christmas (25-28 December) and four days at New Year (1-4 January).

Please check you have enough of your repeat medication and, if you need more, please make sure you order in plenty of time before the festive holidays.

Visit www.keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk for more tips on staying well over the winter months.

08/12/2025

Got norovirus? This is one of the most common stomach bugs and usually clears up by itself in a few days. There’s no cure so the best thing to do is stay at home and let it run its course.

You should have plenty of fluids, such as water or fruit juice to avoid dehydration and, if you feel like eating, plain foods like soup, rice, pasta and bread. Take paracetamol for fever or aches and get plenty of rest. You can also use special rehydration drinks from pharmacies if you have signs of dehydration, such as a dry mouth or dark urine.

Stay off work or school until 48 hours after your symptoms have cleared.

Visit www.keepwellinwinter.scot.nhs.uk for advice on how to care for yourself at home.

08/12/2025

This week sees some of the team attending Letham4All.

The Community Fridge is often mistaken as a Food Bank but the Community Fridge is open to anyone regardless of their financial circumstances, no referrals are needed and it can be visited as often as you like. Think about all the good food that gets wasted by local supermarkets and suppliers – that’s what inspired some local people to develop a Community Fridge, where good food is freely available to be used in the community to help tackle climate challenges.

Being a smoker affects so many things, from health to finances. Quitting smoking can boost all of this and more, it can help enhance personal wellbeing and even improve mental health.

If you're in Perth on Friday 12th Dec between 2pm and 4pm, come along and chat with the Quit Your Way Team about how you can quit for good this year while also reducing food waste!