For medical advice, treatment or prescriptions, you can contact your GP practice.
GP practices are busy. If you have a minor illness, please think about whether you can manage it yourself with guidance from NHS Inform or visit your local pharmacist first.
Your local GP practice can give you more information about which services they offer and how you can access them.
How to Register with a GP
Everyone should be registered with a GP practice. For more information please see our Patient Registration page.
You can also use the NHS Lothian tool to find which GP practice covers your address.
Temporary Restrictions
Registration for new patients at the following practices is currently closed.
- Ferniehill Surgery
- Liberton Medical Group
- Polwarth Medical Practice
- Southern Medical Group
- St Leonards Medical Centre
This measure has not been taken lightly but is essential to ensure these practices can maintain the safe delivery of care.
Patients should continue to try to register with their local practice where lists are open, although in some cases it may take longer than usual to register. If you are experiencing difficulty in registering with a practice, please check the NHS Lothian tool to find which GP practice covers your address .
You can email loth.primarycareenquiries@nhs.scot for further advice. Please include your full address and postcode in your email.
How GP Practices are Working
There are now more ways you can access care from your GP practice including over the phone or video call. If you need to be seen in person you will be given a face-to-face appointment.
When contacting the practice, the GP receptionist will ask a few questions to make sure you get the right care with the right person at the right time.
Alongside GP’s, many practices offer appointments with nurses, pharmacists, health visitors, district nurses, counsellors, podiatrists, community psychiatric nurses and other specialist professionals.
If you have a question about how GP practices are working, please visit our FAQs page.
