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Information for patients considering private medical consultations

Some treatments are not available at all on the NHS, or are only available to people with certain health problems, or have very long waiting lists.  Examples of these treatments include weight loss jabs, treatment for ADHD and sugery for obesity.  Some people consider sourcing private treatment in these circumstances and it is important to understand, before starting treatment, what would happen if you cannot afford to continue with it.

Please see the new guidance has recently been issued by NHS Lothian and we have included it under the Useful information tab.

There is also useful information about having surgical prcoedures abroad on the NHS Inform website: Surgery abroad without NHS referral | NHS inform. 

We are seeking consent to communicate with you by text

📱On 17th April we started sending text messages to patients seeking consent to send patient-specific information via text message.  This is a genuine message from us. Please complete the questionnaire attached to the text and return it to us 📱.

New Whitesands Facebook page

We have a new Facebook page called 'Whitesands Medical GP'!  We will use Facebook, as well as this website, to share helpful information, especially at short notice.  Please search on your Facebook app or click on the link to like and follow our page  Whitesands Medical Practice Facebook page

Letters and texts from NHS Lothian

NHS letters from are now being sent electronically.  Please see the message below from our colleagues at NHS Lothian.