Updated 20th August 2021
Coronavirus
Please do NOT make an appointment or attend the Practice if you suspect you may have the virus.
Please do NOT attend the Practice unless you have a pre-arranged appointment. Prescription requests and samples should be left at the station provided at the front entrance to the hospital.
Please note that two metre physical distancing remains in place in healthcare settings as per the current Scottish Government guidance.
For the latest information please visit www.nhsinform.scot/coronavirus and https://coronavirus.nhsfife.org/ and/or call 0800 028 2816
Please be assured that the Practice is open but please see the Clinical Topics section on our website homepage regarding Coronavirus COVID-19 for updated information regarding temporary changes to our appointment bookings systems.
Covid Vaccinations
NHS Scotland are following the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advice and are vaccinating those most at risk first, and those who work closest with them.
Adults aged 18 and over
Everyone aged 18 and over on (and including) 31 October 2021 has now been invited for a vaccine. This includes:
- residents in a care home for older adults and their carers
- front line health and social care workers
- clinically extremely vulnerable individuals
- those aged 18 to 64 with underlying health conditions which put them at higher risk of serious disease and mortality
- all adults with a learning disability – mild, moderate, severe and profound
- unpaid carers
- household contacts of those who are severely immunosuppressed
- adults experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping
If you have not already had your first Coronavirus vaccination and are 16 years old or over, you can register for a vaccination through the online self-registration portal by using this link. This is a convenient and immediate way to register for your Coronavirus vaccine and receive your vaccination appointment details. You will receive alerts and information digitally rather than through the post. It will also help to keep your contact details up to date and make sure you aren’t missed.
Please do not phone the Practice if you have received your appointment as we are not able to make or reschedule these appointments. Instead you should call 0800 030 8013 (available 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week). If you are an unpaid carer and aged 16 years to 64 years can use the online registration service. If you are concerned that you should have received an appointment but it has not arrived, you can complete an online contact form via the NHS Inform website. There is also general patient information available at www.nhsinform.scot/covid19vaccine and www.nhsfife.org/covidvaccine/
Vaccination Passports
As per the NHS/Scottish Government guidance, please do not contact the Practice to ask for a Covid Vaccination Passport or status certificate – we will not be able to provide any standard document. International certification standards have not yet been agreed. The Scottish Government is working to support the re-opening of international travel once it is safe to do so. They are working with the other UK Nations and with the World Health Organisation to agree on potential future COVID certification requirements for international travel. In the meantime you can access your vaccination status through the NHS Inform website or the COVID-19 Status Helpline on 0808 196 8565. The helpline is open every day from 10.00am to 6.00pm.