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Welcome to Whinpark Medical Centre

We provide comprehensive NHS primary care services to help you manage your health and well-being.

Our aim is to provide a high quality, caring and personal healthcare service to our whole patient population by:

  • Putting our patients at the centre of what we do
  • Having a highly qualified and trained multi-professional integrated primary Healthcare Team
  • Offering our services in a safe, supportive and suitably equipped environment, using technological advances in healthcare systems for our patient’s benefit.

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Whinpark Medical Centre

6 Saughton Road
Edinburgh
EH11 3RA

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APPOINTMENTS

As we come out of the winter period, we have now reverted back to a hybrid booking system of a mix of pre-bookable and on the day appointments. There will be a smaller amount of on the day appointments included in this new system so if you would like an on the day please call at 8am. We still offer emergency appointments and these will be triaged by our duty doctor.

STAFF TRAINING

Please be aware that the practice phone lines will be closed every Wednesday between 11:50am and 1pm for staff admin. Every 2nd Wednesday the doors will also be closed during this time to allow for staff training and development. If you have an emergency that cannot wait in this time please contact the emergency mobile number that is provided on the phone message during this time. Please note if it is not deemed an emergency, you will be asked to call back when the practice is open.

If you require urgent medical advice please call the surgery at 8am to arrange a call back from the GP that day. Our reception team will ask for a brief description of your symptoms this is so we can prioritise those with more urgent need. They may also direct you to another clinician or your local pharmacy who may be able to deal with your issue quicker and appropriately.

All GP and physio appointments will be triaged via telephone and you may be asked to email in pictures or arrange a face to face or video consultation, Please use the link below if you are given a video consultation.

Please do not attend surgery for any reason if you have any Coronavirus related symptoms instead call 111 for advice.