IN PREPARATION for the upcoming public holiday on Monday October 9 2023, NHS Borders are asking the public to check their repeat prescription and order only what you need, in plenty of time.
Most Health Centres and GP Practices in the Borders will be closed for the public holiday on Monday 9 October 2023.
READ MORE: MP to host public meeting on Battery Energy Storage proposals
The following practices will be open:
Coldstream – Coldstream Medical Practice
Earlston – Earlston Medical Practice
Galashiels - Roxburgh Street Medical Practice
Kelso – Kelso Medical Practice
Lauder – Stow and Lauder Medical Practice, Lauder
Newcastleton – Newcastleton Medical Practice
Selkirk – Selkirk Medical Practice
Stow – Stow and Lauder Medical Practice, Stow
West Linton – West Linton Medical Practice
The Public Dental Service clinics at Hawick Dental Centre, Galashiels Health Centre and Kelso Health Centre will also be closed on the Public Holiday. Emergency dental cover will be provided from Coldstream Dental Centre and can be accessed by calling 0300 7900 710 between 8am and 4pm.
READ MORE: Borders road closed for almost seven hours following crash
The following community pharmacies will be open.
Coldstream: GLM Romanes Ltd 08:45 – 17:30
Duns: GLM Romanes Ltd 09:00 – 17:30
Eyemouth: GLM Romanes Ltd 09:00-13:00; 14:00-18:00
Galashiels: Boots Pharmacy 08:30 - 19:00 Tesco Pharmacy 09:00 – 18:00
Hawick: Lindsay & Gilmour 09:00 - 18:00
Jedburgh: - Jedburgh Pharmacy 08:45 – 17:30
Kelso: Boots Pharmacy 09:00-13:00; 14:00-17:30 Rowlands Pharmacy 08:30 - 17:30
Lauder: Lauder Pharmacy 09:00-13:00; 14:00-18:00
Peebles: Right Medicine 09:00 – 17:30
Selkirk: Lindsay & Gilmour 09:00 - 18:00 Right Medicine 09:00 – 17:30
West Linton: West Linton Pharmacy 09:00–13:00; 14:00-18:00
READ MORE: New legal firm opens hub office in Galashiels
Community Pharmacists can provide you with expert advice and treatment for a range of common illnesses and ailments and give advice about your medicines.
Please be considerate when attending your local pharmacy: You should stay at home and avoid contact with other people if you feel unwell. Please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your medication or ask your pharmacy to have your prescription delivered to your home, as you may unintentionally be putting yourself, pharmacy staff and others at unnecessary risk.
READ MORE: One man taken to hospital after lorry crashes on A68
A spokesperson said: “ If you need health advice or treatment for non-life-threatening conditions, please call NHS 24 on 111 and they will signpost you to the right place to get the advice or care that you need. You may need to wait a while for your call to be answered or for a member of the team to call you back, but this can be done in the comfort of your own home.
“If you do need to be seen, you may be given an appointment. This will avoid you having to make any unnecessary trips to hospital, and it also ensures that our specialists in the Emergency Department are available to treat people who require emergency medical care for life threatening conditions.
“If it is an emergency, you should still call 999 as you did before or come to the Emergency Department, where our team will be able provide you with emergency medical care.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here