Practice updates

Due to the Easter Weekend we will be operating an emergency only clinic 8am-10am on Friday 29th March 2024 and will be closed all day on Monday 1st April 2024.

If you require medical assistance during this period please call 111. If you are experiencing a medical emergency please call 999.

We offer early morning telephone and face to face appointments to those patients who need to travel for their work and find it difficult to attend our surgery during normal hours.

Tuesday & Wednesday 7.30am - 8.15am

Please call 01360 440515 to make an appointment.

Please follow the link below to download a registration form from NHS Inform. Complete the registration form. Follow the steps on the NHS Inform Website. Email the completed form with a photo of your ID to fv.balfronhealthcentre@nhs.scot. Please add a name and telephone number of your next of kin.

As a member of our Patient Forum, you will help to ensure that the patient voice is woven through the work of RCGP Scotland.

From feeding into policy consultation responses, to assisting with the development of campaigns and College communications; members of the RCGP Scotland Patient Forum will play a key role in helping to shape the work of the College in Scotland.

The Patient Forum operates as a virtual advisory group. There will be up to 3 virtual meetings per year plus an online forum to communicate and to progress work outside of meetings. Members of the Patient Forum will be provided with advanced notice of these meetings.

This is a voluntary role for a term of up to three years.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Click on the link below for more information.

Payment to be made before paperwork is issued. Please call us on 01360 440515 for the bank details to make a BACS payment, our preferred method. Alternatively cash & cheque payment is accepted.

We are no longer providing immunisations directly from the practice. The Health Board Immunisation Team are now doing them and will be sending eligible patients appointments via letter. Please go to NHS Inform on the link below to find out if you are eligible and to book an appointment.

We always appreciate the generosity of our patients so thank you to everyone who has given the Practice gifts over the years. I would like to take this opportunity to say that we cannot accept gifts over the value of £10 due to ethical reasons.

If you are considering a weight loss programme then go to the NHS Forth Valley website through the link below to find practical advice, information and downloadable resources.

Surgical options in Scotland can appear more expensive. But you should think about the potential savings against the potential risks of travelling for surgery. You should fully understand what's included in any private treatment package, either at home or abroad. The operation is only one part of treatment. You'll need routine care before and after the actual operation. NHS Scotland is under no obligation to provide this. Please click on the link below to

Breastfeeding provides everything your baby needs for the first 6 months of their life. After 6 months babies need food as well as milk, but breast milk is still important during the first 2 years of your baby's life and beyond. Breastfeeding is also a new skill you and your baby have to learn together, and it isn’t always easy, which is why we’re here for you with lots of advice and information on getting started, keeping going, and overcoming any problems that crop up along the way.

Click on the link below to access the NHS Forth Valley website. This provides you with nutrition focussed topics and they have dedicated a page to Infant feeding. They have included information on milk feeding, vitamin D supplementation and introducing infants to solid food.

If you need urgent help with money, food or fuel your local council may be able to help. Please click on the link to the Scottish Government below to access the information.

The new physical activity web pages provide details of local activities, classes and services across Forth Valley suitable for people of all ages and abilities. This includes simple strength and balance exercises which can be carried out at home as well as tips, advice and videos to help people become more active. To find out more please click on the link below.

It forms part of the wider system of supports and services available for children and young people, such as school counselling supports and Togetherall, an online digital mental health service for 16-26 year olds residing in the Stirling area.

Kooth provides unique out of office hours’ provision and is open 7 days per week, 365 days a year, with live support and counselling available from noon until 10pm weekdays and from 6pm until 10pm on Saturday and Sundays. Also, on the site are moderated, scheduled forums and self-help articles (many written by service users) to provide peer led and self-help support. The attached parent leaflet provides further details.

Below is the link to the NHS Inform page with instructions to people requiring information about their vaccination.

You can also get your record posted to you by calling the freephone national telephone line 0808 196 8565.

Some vaccinations are provided free through the NHS and the Travel Assessment Service will advise you of any costs involved. Alternatively, call Aberfoyle Pharmacy on 01877 389127 and Pharmacist Jamie MacConnacher runs a travel vaccination clinic and can provide you with all your immunisation requirements however please be aware that you will be charged for not going through an NHS Forth Valley Travel Assessment.

Online appointment booking is currently suspended due to the current Cornoavirus (Covid-19) situation.

We will advise when online appointments become available again.

Go to Our Practice/Balfron Health Centre/Video Appointments for link to this service. ONLY LOG IN IF YOU HAVE ASKED RECEPTION FOR A VIDEO CONSULTATION WITH A GP.

If you are ill while away from home you can receive emergency treatment from the local GP practice for 14 days.

You can be registered as a temporary patient for up to three months.

To register as a temporary patient call us on 01360 440515

Click on the link to find out how NHS Forth Valley can help you stop smoking

You can sign up at www.sleepio.com/nhs and get instant access to 6 CBT sessions and a range of expert guides to help with your sleep.

You can sign up for instant access at www.trydaylight.com/nhs and download the app. You will be guided through a range of different CBT techniques to help manage your anxiety.