West Calder Medical Practice

11/11/2025

Please note West Calder Medical Practice will be observing 2 mins silence at 11.00am today to recognise Remembrance Day.

07/11/2025

**Friday 7th November 2025**

We are experiencing GP shortage with 4 GP’s off today which means we have very limited on the day capacity.

If you have a minor illness, please consider accessing help in other ways including our local pharmacies.

Please only contact us if you require urgent medical help.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

06/11/2025

17/10/2025

**Wednesday 22nd October 2025**

𝐈𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄

We are having some IT maintenance carried out on Wednesday 22nd 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 25 between the hours of 𝟏𝟐.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝟏.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦.

Unfortunately, we will have no access to our computers during this time. We ask that should you need to make any enquiries in person or via telephone, that you do so outside of these times as we will have no access to results or medical records.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

01/10/2025

Women's support group based in West Lothian.

Nicola’s is open to any women aged 18 + who may be experiencing issues with their mental or physical health.

Women do not need a formal referral to attend—our sessions are open to anyone who feels they could benefit.

If someone feels anxious about coming along, they’re welcome to reach out via our social media pages, and we’ll arrange for one of our volunteers to meet them outside and sit with them when they arrive.

Facebook link to join the group

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1271095081319759/

01/10/2025

****Practice Closure****

The Practice will be closed for Protected Learning Time (PLT) from 1pm - 4pm on Wednesday 1st October 2025.

Our phone lines will remain on for emergencies only. Our doors will be open from 4pm until closing for anyone needing to collect prescriptions etc.

For all urgent medical problems please call 01506 874300.

29/09/2025

**Monday 29th September 2025**

We are still experiencing GP staff shortage, which means we have very limited on the day capacity.

We have been finding it difficult to obtain locum cover over the last few weeks but we have a new GP starting with us the beginning of November which will help improve things by giving us approximately 100 extra appointments per week.

If you have a minor illness, please consider accessing help in other ways including our local pharmacies.

Please only contact us if you require urgent medical help.

We thank you for your support and understanding.

22/09/2025

**Monday 22nd September 2025**

We are still experiencing GP staff shortage, we have 4 GP’S off this morning which means we have very limited on the day capacity.

If you have a minor illness, please consider accessing help in other ways including our local pharmacies.

Please only contact us if you require urgent medical help.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

19/09/2025

**Friday 19th September 2025**

We are experiencing GP staff shortage which means we have limited on the day capacity.

If you have a minor illness, please consider accessing help in other ways including our local pharmacies.

Please only contact us if you require urgent medical help.

Thank you for your support and understanding.

10/09/2025

Please get in touch with COWL (Carers of West Lothian) for support for all unpaid carers and disabled people living in West Lothian.

You can also visit their website below for more information.

https://cowl.org.uk/

10/09/2025

Winter Vaccination Programme 2025

How and When to Get Your Vaccine

If you are eligible for a vaccine, NHS Scotland will contact you directly with information on how to get your appointment. This will be through a letter, email or text message.

Please wait to be contacted. There is no need to call us at the practice, as we do not have access to the booking system and cannot book your appointment for you.

Who is Eligible?

The vaccines are offered to people who are at the highest risk of getting seriously ill from flu. Eligibility for the winter 2025 programme is decided by NHS Scotland based on health advice.

For a full list of who is eligible for each vaccine and for more information on the winter vaccination programme, please visit the NHS Inform website.

https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/immunisation/flu-vaccine/

31/07/2025

Non Attendance of Appointments

During the month of July we had 101 patients not attending for GP/ANP and nurses appointments.

As our first routine GP appointment is at present around 2 weeks away, please consider informing the surgery if you are unable to attend an appointment.

We understand that sometimes missing an appointment is unavoidable. However, without notice, we can’t offer that slot to someone else who needs it.

Missed appointments, especially without prior notification, lead to wasted clinician time, administrative effort, increased waiting times for patients and a waste of valuable resources.

Due to the number of new houses being built in West Calder and surrounding area our list size is increasing which makes these appointments even more valuable.

You can either call us on 01506 874300 to cancel or appointments can be cancelled following this link to our website.

https://www.westcaldermedicalpractice.org.uk/clinics-and-services/appointments-tests-referrals/appointments-with-the-doctors/cancel-an-appointment/