- Five more centres to open in first 100 days of new
government
A new GP walk-in service will open in the centre of Aberdeen
later this month, Health Secretary has announced.
Based within Aberdeen Health Village on Frederick Street, the new
clinic will open on 23 June for any member of the public to
attend, with no appointment necessary.
The service will be open on a phased basis initially, run by GPs,
Advanced Nurse Practitioners and nurses, offering same day care
and treatment for minor illnesses.
The Aberdeen city centre site will be the seventh GP walk-in
service across Scotland to open since the start of the year, and
the first of the five centres the Scottish Government has
committed to open in its first 100 days.
Walk-in centres have opened in Edinburgh, Dundee, Western Isles,
Stranraer, Lerwick and Hawick in just over four months and
speaking on a visit to the site of the Aberdeen GP walk-in
service, Health Secretary said:
The new walk-in centre in the heart of Aberdeen city centre will
be an asset to local health services in the area and plans are
progressing at pace to welcome patients from the 23rd
June.
We know that accessing GP services on the day, when you need
urgent care, can be a source of frustration. That's why we have
opened GP-led walk-in services across the country to support with
on the day care to address the 8am rush' and relieve pressure on
GP surgeries freeing up capacity to focus on complex and
long-term care.
We value the key role and expertise that GPs have to play in
people's care. We are underpinning that by increasing investment
in general practice by £531 million over three years to
significantly boost recruitment from this year, helping to
deliver the capacity needed to improve services for patients.
Emma King, Primary Care Lead for Aberdeen City Health &
Social Care Partnership, said:
"We are pleased to welcome the Cabinet Secretary to the Aberdeen
GP walk-in centre as we make the final preparations for opening
to the public later this month. We are looking forward to getting
to work and testing this new approach to improving access to
same-day care."
16 GP walk-in services were planned initially, backed by £36
million of investment. Five of these, including the one in
Aberdeen, are due to open within the first 100 days of this
government.
A process to identify 14 more sites, to a total of 30, is
currently underway.
Background
Initial 16 planned GP walk-in sites
Phase One
- Wester Hailes, Edinburgh NHS Lothian
- Lochee GP Practice, Dundee NHS Tayside
- Benbecula NHS Western Isles
- Stranraer NHS Dumfries and Galloway
- Lerwick NHS Shetland
- Hawick NHS Borders
- Invergordon NHS Highland
- Dunoon NHS Highland
- Aberdeen NHS Grampian
- Cardonald, Glasgow NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- Moray NHS Grampian
- Aberdeenshire NHS Grampian
- Sauchie, Alloa NHS Forth Valley
Phase Two
- East Ayrshire, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- Clydesdale, NHS Lanarkshire
- Central Fife, NHS Fife
Locations for an additional 14 additional GP walk-in sites,
taking the total number of planned services to 30, will be
announced within the first 100 days of the new Scottish
Government.
