Practice updates
New E-mail address
Please note - our E-mail address has recently changed. If you have been asked to E-mail the practice to send a photograph for example, please send it to the address below.
ggc.gp87112clinical@nhs.scot
Physiotherapy at BMP!
An advanced Practice Physiotherapist has joined our team. If you have a bone, muscle or joint problem they are best to see you, rather than a GP.
How can they help me?
Make a diagnosis & develop a plan.
Provide muscle or joint pain advice.
Referral for further investigations
For ongoing treatment, you may be referred to the main physiotherapy service or Orthopaedics at the hospital.
Wendy is in the surgery all day Tuesday and Thursday.
Self Help Section
The practice's Self Help section has been moved across and updated and can be found under the "Practice Services" section of this website or via the link below.
The practice's Self Help section has been moved across and updated and can be found under the "Practice Services" section of this website or via the link below.
Telephone update
We have had a new auto attend answering machine facility added to our phone line.
This facility will now notify the first 10 callers of their place in the queue. Any callers after this will hear an engaged tone. On hearing the engaged tone, we would advise to hang up and call back later.
If you are still in the queue after 12.30pm, or after 6pm, unfortunately your call cannot be answered. We would appreciate if you could call back during our opening hours,
BMP Refurbishment
As you know our internal refurb is now underway. This refurb is designed to create additional clinical and administrative space to support our growing Practice and Practice team, which will ultimately benefit our patients. The refurb is expected to take 16 weeks in total and will consist of two phases.
Phase 1 will be at the back of the Practice. A large room will be split into one large clinical room and one smaller non-clinical room. A small room will be made into a functional non-clinic room. A second small room will be extended to create a new GP Consulting room.
Details on Phase 2 to follow.
BMP Refurbishment - Parking
Parking
As you may be aware, half of the Surgery parking spaces are being used to house contractor portakabins, etc. Car parking spaces are therefore in even more demand than is normal. We would encourage you, therefore, to think about whether you are able to come to the surgery without your car.
Updates
We will aim to keep you posted on any relevant developments as they transpire.
Many thanks for you ongoing patience, your BMP team!
Public Holidays
The NHSGGC GP public holidays for 2022 have now been agreed and are listed below.
2022
Good Friday 15 April
Easter Mon 18 April
May Day Mon 02 May
May Mon 30 May
Platinum Jubilee 03 June
Fair Mon 01 August
Autumn Mon 26 Sept
Christmas Day 26 Dec
Boxing Day 27 Dec
Getting the right care you need
Right Care, Right Place
When a GP receptionist asks you questions when you call, it is all confidential and is to help you get the right care
The receptionist in a general practice is there to help you find the right care from the right expert
Travel Health
General Practices will no longer provide travel health services from 1st April 2022
The changes are for both adult and childhood travel vaccinations
Patients can access information on what vaccinations are required, together with malarial & safe travel advice at Home-Fit for Travel.
4 Travel Vaccines are available on the NHS (Typhoid, Hepatitis A, DPT and Chlorea) at no direct cost to the patient. Any others will incur a cost to the patient.
Emergency bridging contraception from pharmacies
Please see below link for information on short term bridging contraception available from pharmacies
Emergency bridging contraception link below
Childhood Immunisations
Contact numbers for childhood immunisations in Renfrewshire/Inverclyde
School aged childern - contact number 0141 314 0514
Pre 5 childern - contact numbers 0141 201 1056, 01475 506042.