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Out-of-hours
Urgent
medical problems which occur outside our
normal working hours will be dealt with
by NHS24. This is a telephone
advice service staffed by experienced
nurse practitioners based in South
Queensferry.
Following
assessment by this service, some
patients may be advised to contact their
own practice when it next opens.
However, some problems cannot wait that
long, and if necessary a patient may be
advised see a GP or Nurse Practitioner
from the Lothian Unscheduled Care
Service (LUCS) based at St John's
Hospital. Others may be advised to
go directly to Accident and Emergency.
Home visiting will still be an option
when considered essential by NHS24.
NHS24 and LUCS
work independently from the staff at
Howden, but provide us with information
about all contacts they have with our
registered patients. We also
provide relevant clinical patient
information to the Doctors and Nurses at
NHS24 and LUCS to aid ongoing patient
care.
You can visit
the NHS24 website at
www.nhs24.com
To contact NHS24
directly call
08454 24 24
24
999 Ambulance
In the event someone suddenly becomes seriously ill,
it may be best to call for an emergency ambulance.
If you or someone you are with develops any of the
following symptoms, immediately dial 999 and ask for the ambulance service:
- Sudden
unexplained loss of consciousness
- Sudden
severe chest or abdominal pain
- Severe
breathlessness
- Heavy
bleeding from a wound or injury
- Head
injury causing loss of consciousness
- Severe
injury following a fall
For more
details refer to the ambulance service's
website:
www.scottishambulance.com
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