Surgery Information
Opening Hours
Monday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Tuesday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Wednesday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Thursday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Friday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED
We have late appointments available with either an advanced nurse practitioner or GP on Tuesday evenings.
Emergency Triage
8:30am – 1pm
Where possible, please call before 1pm
Practice closure dates for 2024/25
Wednesday 20th November (closed 2-6pm)*
Wednesday 25th December 2024
Thursday 26th December 2024
Wednesday 1st January 2025
Thursday 2nd January 2025
Friday 18th April 2025
Monday 20th April 2025
Monday 5th May 2025
Monday 26th May 2025
Monday 21st July 2025
Monday 29th September 2025
Thursday 25th December 2025
Friday 26th December 2025
North Avenue Surgery is Open for Registration of New Patients
Due to difficulties in recruitment, NHS Lanarkshire allowed us to close our patient list to new patients.We are now fully staffed with an experienced and comprehensive staff comprising 6 GPs, 3 Advanced Nurse Practitioners, 2 Mental Health Nurses, a Community Link Worker, an Occupational Therapist and Health Care Support Worker.
We are now open for registration of new patients. Find link below for New Patient Registration Form, which you can print out and bring the completed form along with proof of identity and address or there are copies at reception if needed.
Please get in touch if you have any queries.
Appointments
If you require an appointment, please contact reception and they will organise the quickest and most appropriate way to deal with your issue.
This may be:
- Telephone appointment with a GP or advanced nurse practitioner (ANP) who will book a face-to-face appointment if required
- Face-to-face appointment with an ANP who are able to asses, refer and treat most conditions
- Telephone triage phone call for any emergency issues you may – please phone between 8.30am and 1pm
We also have appointments with our clinical pharmacists if you have a medication query, community link worker if you wish help to access services in the local community or practice nurse if you need help managing your chronic disease.
Our Patient Care Advisors will direct you to the most appropriate service.
We have a late surgery on Tuesday evening that includes telephone and face-to-face appointments so if you need an appointment outwith our usual surgery opening times we are able to accommodate you.
Home Visits
Requests for home visits should be made before 10am. House visits are only available for those patients who are housebound because of illness or disability or at the discretion of the clinician. After making your request for a house visit, you will receive a telephone call from a GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner to gain more information, be given advice or even arrange an alternative such as a District Nurse or an ambulance. This enables us to efficiently visit housebound patients before our afternoon surgeries commence. Late requests will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
Repeat prescriptions
Ordering Prescriptions
Please allow up to 72 hours for your prescription to be processed and ready for collection from the pharmacy.
You can register to have your prescription to be sent to a local pharmacy when it is ready so you can collect it. Please speak to our reception team for more details.
There are 4 ways to request repeat prescriptions:
- You can order your prescription online via our secure and confidential service HERE
- The repeat request slip is attached to your prescription and items required can be ticked and the form posted into the prescriptions box in our reception.
- Option for prescription line Number 1 on our telephone system will take you to a messaging service that will allow you to leave a message giving your details and which prescriptions you require. Please try to be as specific as possible with this.
- You can post your request to the surgery enclosing a stamped self-addressed envelope and we will post your prescription to you when it is ready.
Fit Notes
Any employee is able to self certify up to 7 days absence – after this period if you are absent for a medical reason you will require a fit note (previously known as a ‘sick line’). If you think you require a fit note, our reception team will take your details and put the request to a GP who may or may not need to call you back to discuss this.
AI Software
Heidi Health
We are committed to providing you with the highest quality of care.
To enhance our service, we are introducing Heidi Health, an AI-powered medical scribe, to assist in documenting our consultations. Below, we explain what Heidi Health is, how your data will be managed, and the benefits it brings to your care and our practice. You can click here to visit their website and know more about them.
What is Heidi Health?
Heidi Health is an advanced AI medical scribe designed to accurately and thoroughly documents discussions during patient appointments. It is incredibly useful for other clinicians involved in patient care that visits are described in detail. Heidi also can generate clinical notes, fill out documents, and dictate letters. This tool allows us to focus more on you, the patient, rather than on typing and administrative tasks.
- Enhanced Focus on Patient Care: By automating the documentation process, Heidi Health allows us to spend more time interacting with you, improving the quality of care and communication during consultations.
- Efficiency and Accuracy: The AI scribe ensures that all details of your visit are accurately recorded, reducing the risk of errors and omissions in your medical records.
- Streamlined Workflow: Heidi Health helps in managing various administrative tasks such as generating patient summaries, filling out forms, and creating letters, making our workflow more efficient.
How Your Data is Managed
- Data Security and Privacy: Heidi Health adheres to stringent UK compliance frameworks, including the Data Protection Act, GDPR, and NHS standards such as DCB0129, DTAC, and DSPT. This ensures that your personal information is handled securely and confidentially.
- Local Data Hosting: All data is hosted within the UK, enhancing security and compliance with local data protection regulations.
- Temporary Data Storage: Audio recordings used for generating notes are not stored permanently. They are processed and then deleted, ensuring your data remains private and secure.
Contact Us
Opening Times
Monday-Friday
8:30am - 6pm (Closed between 1-2pm)
Extended hours appointments are available
Emergency Triage
8:30am - 1pm
Where possible, please call before 1pm
Practice closure dates for 2024/25
Wednesday 20th November (closed 2-6pm)*
Wednesday 25th December 2024
Thursday 26th December 2024
Wednesday 1st January 2025
Thursday 2nd January 2025
Friday 18th April 2025
Monday 20th April 2025
Monday 5th May 2025
Monday 26th May 2025
Monday 21st July 2025
Monday 29th September 2025
Wednesday 5th November 2025 *
Thursday 25th December 2025
Friday 26th December 2025
*check "Latest Updates" for more info
Call Us
0141 641 1000 or 0141 641 3037
Visit Us
18 North Avenue, Cambuslang G72 8AT
North Avenue Surgery operates a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy towards aggressive or abusive behaviour. This includes any personal, abusive or threatening comments, bad language, physical contact and aggressive gestures. In keeping with the rest of the National Health Service, this means that no abuse of clinical or administrative staff is acceptable, whether verbal or physical and any patient behaving in this manner will be removed from the practice list with immediate effect. In some cases the police will be called.
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