Practice Updates
Practice E-mail address
Practice E-mail address, can be used to email registrations forms, change of name/address requests and to cancel appointments only.
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 11 callers of their place in the queue. Any callers after this will be cut off.
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,
Parking
Parking
Parking is located at the rear of the surgery.
Public Holidays
The NHSGGC GP public holidays for 2023 have now been agreed and are listed below.
Good Friday 29 March
Easter Mon 01 Apr
May Day 06 May
May Mon 27 May
Fair Mon 05 Aug
Autumn Mon 30 Sep
Christmas Day 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 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.
BMP Refurbishment
BMP Refurbishment work is now complete
BMP Refurbishment work is now complete.
Telephone Call Recording
NHS GGC have now added call recording to our reception telephones
All incoming and outgoing calls from reception will now be recorded for training purposes.
Ear irrigation
We are pleased to inform patients that from 22nd of November 2023, ear irrigation will be available within Renfrewshire via self-referral.
This will run every Wednesday (by appointment only) from the treatment room at Renfrew Health and Social Work Centre.
To self-refer, please call 0141 207 7760
Ear irrigation via self-referral