Welcome to Dunedin Medical Practice

With patients’ needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Diabetes Care

Diabetic care has previously been delivered by the practice under an Enhanced Service commissioned by NHS Highland. Enhanced Services are a means by which Health Boards can contract with practices to deliver services which are out-with the core GP contract.

Unfortunately, NHS Highland have withdrawn this Enhanced Service and have not issued an acceptable alternative.

We therefore have to refer a cohort of our patients to the consultant-led diabetes service at Raigmore hospital, and they will be responsible for the continued diabetic care.

Patients that we are having to refer to the diabetic service come under one, or more, of the categories below:

• Diabetics on Insulin.
• On another injectable medication.
• On three or more oral medications.
• On two or more oral medications with an HbA1c of 58 or above.

For all patients whose care will remain with the practice, your diabetic monitoring will now continue as an annual, instead of 6 monthly, review. We will contact you annually, on or around your month of birth, to ask you to arrange your review appointment.

It is a source of regret and frustration to Riverside Highland Medical Group that we are unable to continue to deliver these services locally. It is hoped NHS Highland may in the near future choose to contract this work back to General Practice in a viable way

**Enhanced Services RETURN to GP Practices**

In December 2023 NHS Highland ceased contracts with GP Practices to deliver various additional ‘enhanced’ services.  Since then, after a great amount of negotiation NHS Highland has offered a new contract to all GP Practices across the whole of Highland. 

We are pleased to inform you that Riverside Highland Medical Group has agreed and signed up to this new contract, allowing all services to return to the Practice and will resume with immediate effect. 

This includes the likes of Minor Surgery, Diabetes management, Contraceptive coils and implants and blood testing for those on high risk medication.  At the rural sites, a Minor Injury service will also be in operation, reducing the need to attend Emergency Departments.  

We know it has been a challenging time for our patients and staff but we are pleased we will now be able to continue providing these vital services to our population.

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Extended Hours

Unable to make an appointment during core hours? We have extended hours available with our Practice Nurse weekly on a Friday morning from 7.30am – 8.30am. These appointments are very popular so please give our admin team a call to book.

Get Well, Keep Well

Of course we’re not just here for when you are unwell. Our team of healthcare professionals and back-up staff offer a number of clinics and services to promote good health and wellbeing whatever your medical condition.

Join In 

We hope you enjoy having a look around the site and familiarising yourself with some of the online features such as ordering a repeat prescription. Whatever your thoughts, be sure to let us know via our feedback function. Comments and suggestions are always a great way of helping us continue to enhance the way we look after you.

Access

The practice has access suitable for disabled and wheelchair borne. A foldable wheelchair is available to assist patients into the surgery if necessary.

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