Welcome to Insch Medical Practice

If you are new to the area and wish to register with the Practice, you will find a link to the registration documents in the further information column on the right.  Your address must fall within our catchment area for your registration to be accepted.

Booking an Appointment

If you wish to book an appointment with one of our clinicians please contact the Practice on:

0345 337 6310

Our reception team will take your name and some basic information about your request.  They will then be able to direct you to the clinician best placed to deal with your ailment or query.

Some clinicians work from this Medical Practice and we may also signpost you to colleagues who work at other locations. 

Follow the link below to help you consider your options:

NHS - Grampian (know-who-to-turn-to.com)

Continuity of care

If you have discussed the issue with a GP previously or prefer to speak to a specific GP then please tell the receptionist and they will be able to let you know when that GP's first appointment is (not necessarily that same day). 

Minor Injuries

When the Insch War Memorial Hospital was closed, we also lost our local access to a minor injury unit.  This service is now accessible through calling NHS24 on 111 and choosing the minor injury option.  This is a 24hrs a day / 7 days a week service.

Fit Notes (Sick lines)

Please be aware that the first 7 days ( including non working days) of your absence from work are covered with a self certificate.  Your employer will normally have a self certificate form for you to complete.  If not, you can access a generic form here

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/fill-online/statutory-sick-pay-employer-notification

GP are unable to complete a fitnote before 7 days. 

If you are absent for more than 7 days then you can request a Fitnote by completing the form below and emailing it to gram.inschadministrator@nhs.scot

If you require an extension to your initial fit note, then this can be requested in the same way.  Please note that Fitnotes cannot be pre-dated and can only be created on or after the start/renewal date.

Isolation note - Fit notes for COVID19

Self isolation "fitnotes" can be printed from the internet - no need to contact the GP Practice.

Get an isolation note - NHS (111.nhs.uk)

Repeat Prescriptions

Requests will be accepted on our repeat re-ordered line 01464 821 512 or on-line.

We no longer accept paper requests at the Practice.

If you wish to register for on-line prescriptions requesting, please email us on gram.inschadministrator@nhs.scot to find out more.

Allow three working days from the point of order before you go to the community pharmacies to collect your medication, to allow them time to get your order ready.

Serial Prescriptions

If you are on a medication long term and are stable on a set dose then you may be eligible for a serial prescription.  This means that you no longer need to order your repeat prescriptions through the Practice.  Please see the attached information leaflet for further details.  

Serial Prescribing - Patient Information

Hepatitis C Information 2024 - click the link below

Hepatitis C Information 2024 

FIT surgery

FIT Surgery is a website which will help improve patient experience, recovery times and shorten hospital stays through providing information to enable patients to be as prepared as possible for surgery, their time in hospital, and going home. The idea for this resource followed the Elective Care Redesign workshops held in 2019, and thereafter a series of Colorectal Pathway workshops. These identified a need to provide patients with Grampian specific information, written by local clinicians, on how to best prepare ahead of surgery and aid a better recovery once they were home. A steering group formed which included Acute Sector based Dietitians, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Speech & Language Therapists who worked alongside a wider multi-disciplinary team. The team was supported by eHealth Web Developers, with funding generously provided by the Endowment Fund.

New website Professor Duff M Bruce, National Treatment Centre Clinical Lead and General Surgeon, along with the involved Allied Health Professionals have created this short video explaining why this website is so important. FIT Surgery can be accessed directly here https://www.fitsurgery.org.  It is located within NHS Grampian’s current public facing website and future initiatives supporting patients who are coming into hospital for surgery can be added.

Video Consultations

Start a video call by clicking the access button below