Noticeboard

February 2022

Our GP ST1, Dr Ruth Cole, has moved on to ARI to complete her GP ST2 year. Dr Cole will return to Albyn Medical Practice in August 2023 to complete her final year of GP ST3 training.

November 2021

We said goodbye to one of our Nurse Practitioners this week, Sonia. Sonia has been with Albyn Medical Practice for 7 years and will be very missed by both staff and patients.

October 2021

We are delighted to welcome back Dr M Anthony to the surgery as a Partner. Dr Anthony previously completed his GPST training with us in Summer 2020.

August 2021

As we say goodbye to Dr P Withanage who has now finished her GPST training and moved onto pastures new and Dr J Yang moves back to the hospital for the next phase of his GPST training, Albyn Medical Practice are pleased to welcome Dr Dennis Lee back to the practice for his final year of GPST Training.

The practice also welcomes Dr Ruth Cole who joins us for 6 months during her 1st year of GPST Training.

February 2021

Albyn Medical Practice are pleased to welcome Dr J Yang to the practice. Dr Lee joins us for his 6 months during his first year of GPST Training.

August 2020

As we say goodbye to Dr M. Anthony who has now finished his GPST training and moved onto pastures new and Dr D. Lee moves back to the hospital for the next phase of his GPST training. Albyn Medical Practice are pleased to welcome Dr P Withanage back to the practice. Dr P. Withanage joins us for her final year of GPST Training.

March 2020

The surgery has disabled the facility to book appointments online for the foreseeable future, so that staff can question patients re systems for the Coronavirus outbreak

February 2020

Coronavirus Information - Please see link in Further Information section below

April 2017

(SPIRE) Scottish Primary Care Information Resource

NHSScotland is improving the way it uses information from GP patient records

From May 2017 we will improve the way we use information from GP patient records. These changes will help to plan and improve health and care services in Scotland.

SPIRE (Scottish Primary Care Information Resource) is a service that has been developed to help GPs, the NHS in Scotland and researchers to learn from information held at GP practices.

Sickness Certificates

You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.

Evidence that you are sick

If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).

Your employer can ask you to confirm that you've been ill.You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. This is called self-certification.

If you're sick and off work for more than seven days, your employer will probably ask for proof of your illness. Most employers ask for a fit note from your GP.

However, this will also depend on your employer's company policy on sick leave (or sickness absence). This policy should tell you how many days you can be off sick before you need to provide proof of illness or a fit note.

You could also provide evidence from someone who is not a medical practitioner, e.g. a dentist. Your employer will decide whether or not this evidence is acceptable. If your employer has any doubts, they may still ask for a medical certificate from your GP.

Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'

The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.

For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)