Templehill Surgery Troon

24/12/2025

22/12/2025

🫶 Templehill Surgery would like to thank each and every patient for their generosity and kindness in handing in gifts, cards and well wishes. It is very much appreciated.

🎅 We would also like to wish all our patients a very Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year from everyone here at the practice.

18/12/2025

We’re proud to announce that University Hospitals Ayr and Crosshouse are now offering point of care troponin testing in both our Emergency Departments (ED) and Combined Assessment Units (CAU).

What is troponin?

Troponin is a protein found in muscles, including the heart. When the heart is injured, such as during a heart attack, troponin levels rise in the blood.
Previously, patients had to wait for lab results. Now, with point of care testing, results are available in just 15 minutes.

This means:
• Faster diagnosis for suspected heart attacks
• Quicker access to the right treatment
• Reduced waiting times, especially out of hours
• Fewer patients breaching the four-hour target

This innovation will help us deliver safer, faster, and more effective care for patients when every minute matters.

18/12/2025

18/12/2025

🎄 12 Days Of A Safe Christmas Day 4 ⚠️

Continuing bite-sized tips & guidance, our partners at NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Prevention & Service Support Team (Prevention & Service Support Team - NHS Ayrshire & Arran) are today talking about ketamine - a drug that can produce dissociative sensations and hallucinations.

Key risks:
* Painful "K cramps"
* Serious bladder problems
* Delirium
* Amnesia
* Impaired motor function
* Risk of overdose
* Dangerously slow breathing that can be fatal
* Mental health problems

Ketamine is currently controlled as a Class B substance. Taking too much can lead to what is known as a "K-Hole" - a terrifying feeling of sensory detachment that is likened to a near-death experience.

Mixing ketamine with co***ne increases overdose risk. Like co***ne, ketamine is often mixed with other dangerous substances - increasing the risk of the adverse effects mentioned.

Staying informed helps keep you and your friends safer ♥️


North Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership
East Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership

18/12/2025

Think you have a UTI? Get the advice you need quickly and easily with NHS 24's digital services. Using online symptom checkers, you'll get all the right answers from the team at NHS 24. Visit http://www.nhsinform.scot/winter to find out more.

18/12/2025

16/12/2025

🎄 12 Days of a Safe Christmas Day 3 - Cocaethylene (Alcohol + Co***ne) ⚠️❗

Today we’re focusing on a combination that’s far more dangerous than most people realise. When alcohol and co***ne are used together, the body creates a toxic chemical called cocaethylene, and it’s up to three times more harmful than either drug on its own.

Here’s what you need to know:
✔ Cocaethylene puts huge strain on the heart, increasing risks of stroke, heart attack, irregular heartbeat and sudden death (up to 18–25 times higher).
✔ It affects the brain, leading to poor judgement, impulsive decisions, low mood, panic attacks and increased suicidal thoughts.
✔ It stays in your system twice as long as co***ne.
✔ It raises blood pressure, increases aggressive or violent thoughts and builds up toxic levels in the liver.
✔ Co***ne + alcohol is one of the most common drug combinations linked to death.

People often use both on nights out without realising what their body is actually creating, or how high the risks really are. Your health matters, and understanding this could save a life. ❤️

👉 Join us tomorrow for Day 4 - Ketamine as we keep breaking down important info to help you stay safer this festive season. 🎁✨

16/12/2025

For many, Christmas is a time of joy, but for others, it’s a season filled with heartache - especially if you’re grieving the loss of a loved one to su***de. The empty seat at the table, the memories, and the overwhelming emotions can feel like too much to bear.

You are not alone. Support is available for anyone struggling with grief or difficult emotions this Christmas.

📞 Reach out to the Su***de Bereavement Support Service by visiting https://penumbra.org.uk/services/su***de-bereavement-support-service/ or calling 0800 471 4768.

16/12/2025

Remember some of our services are closed or working shorter hours over Christmas and New Year.

Please make sure you are aware of services opening hours and are prepared for over the festive period by:

- Making sure you are aware of where to get the right care at the right place.
- Checking your medicine cabinet, so you have a supply of necessary over-the counter medicines to help make sure coughs, colds and minor ailments don’t become a big problem for you
- Checking your existing supplies of regular medicine and only order what you need
- Being aware of services opening times over the festive period
- Looking after your mental health and wellbeing
- Checking in on friends, family and neighbours

For information on how to best treat your symptoms at home, ideal for milder illnesses, use the symptom checker at NHS Inform. https://www.nhsaaa.net/services/services-a-z/healthhub/

16/12/2025