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We are changing our name!!

From 1st April 2019 we will be known as 'Coast Health'.  This is to reflect a number of changes which have taken place over the last few months.

Check out our latest newsletter for further details:

Online Prescription Ordering

You can now view, request, and check the progress of your repeat prescription requests online.  There is also a free 'app' allowing you to manage your prescriptions on your mobile phone. You must contact the surgery first as you will require a code to be able to register. 

Missed Appointments

We try hard to meet  demand but an increasing amount of appointments with the doctors and nurses are being wasted due to patients who fail to attend or who cancel at short notice leaving us unable to offer the appointment to any one else. If you find that you are unable to attend your appointment or no longer need it, please let us know in plenty of time so that it can be given to another patient.

 

Pittenweem or  Elie Surgery?

All of our Doctors and Nurses consult at both Surgeries and you may be offered an appointment at either site.  This can cut the length of time you have to wait but you have the choice  to be seen at. whichever Surgery you prefer.  Please ensure that you have confirmed with the receptionist which Surgery your appointment is at to prevent a wasted journey.

Travel Vaccinationsglobal air travel

 

The Practice does provide travel advice to patients.  To ensure your safety abroad we advise you to contact a Private Travel Clinic who will carry out a full risk assessment for your travel destination.  Private travel clinics may charge a consultation fee but this can sometimes be offset against any charges for vaccination.  We can provide you with a record of the immunisations you have already to take with you.

We are able to provide some vaccines free of charge as an NHS service (Diphtheria Tetanus & Polio, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Cholera & Smallpox). If you require any of these the travel clinic can refer you back to the Surgery to have these done. The Practice Nurse will need to see written evidence, from the clinic, of the vaccinations you have been advised to have.

Some vaccines, however, are not available at the Surgery and you will need to pay the private travel clinic to have these done.  These include Hepatitis B, Meningitis ACWY, Rabies, Yellow Fever, Japanese Encephalitis, and Tic Borne Encephalitis.

Travel clinics can also advise on, and provide, malaria and period delay medication.

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Nearby Travel Clinics

Fife Travel Clinic, Kirkcaldy:  www.jdrhealthcare.co.uk 01592 362133

Davidsons Pharmacy, Elie:  http://www.wdavidson.co.uk/travelclinic  01333 330383

Lloyds Pharmacy, Dunfermline: www.lloydspharmacy.com 01383 626069

Superdrug, Dundee www.superdrug.com 0333 311 1007

(NB:  This information is for guidance only, other clinics may be available.  The Practice does not make referrals or recommendations.  Charges and service may vary - check with individual providers)

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Useful Information on which vaccines you may require, and general health advice for travellers, can be found at:

www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

Europe Europe & Russia North America North America
Central America Central America South America South America
Caribbean Caribbean Africa Africa
Middle East Middle East Central Asia Central Asia
East Asia East Asia Australasia Australasia and Pacific

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)

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